The Nest, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
About The Nest
The Nest is a detached house in Alpheton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2020 for £765,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £845,000 is 10.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
The Nest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Nest has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of single-storey and two-storey extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00742
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of first-floor rear extension including part ground-floor extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00395
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Nest
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Nest has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2020Most recent
£765,000
+68.1%over 8 years12 December 2011
£455,000
+160.0%over 12 years4 August 1999
£175,000
+43.4%over 2 years21 November 1996
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9BT: £395,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in CO10 9BT
Lynnets, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
Sold Jan 2025
£440,000Amicus, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
Sold Jan 2022
£430,000Green Apple, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
Sold Feb 2018
£382,000Ashwood, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
Sold Jan 2014
£350,000Highcroft, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT
Sold Aug 2009
£395,000
Versus other Old Bury Road homes
On epc rating, The Nest runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,430
Street avg £2,786
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Old Bury Road — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







