40 High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BD

40 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Long Melford, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £703,000 is 27.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 143% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).