42a, High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BD
About 42a
42a is a four-bedroom detached house in Long Melford, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £590,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
42a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.4% per year over 7 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 15.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2020Most recent
£590,000
+21.6%over 5 years25 August 2014
£485,000
+136.6%over 1 year20 September 2012
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9BD: £654,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO10 9BD
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Sold Mar 2022
£750,00041 High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BD
Sold Apr 2015
£799,00040 High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BD
Sold Jun 2014
£550,00042 High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BD
Sold Jun 2013
£165,000
Versus other High Street homes
42a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,782
Street avg £2,489
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
High Street Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Long Melford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







