1 Shop Hill Cottage, Shop Hill, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BU
About 1 Shop Hill Cottage
1 Shop Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alpheton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2018. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 26.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £236,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
1 Shop Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2022PorchFullIn report
Housholder Application - Erection of a single storey and two storey rear extension, two storey side extension and new front porch (following demolition of existing side extension)
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/00544
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£236,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£236,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9BU: £696,995 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in CO10 9BU
Elms Farm, Shop Hill, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BU
Sold Jan 2021
£696,995Elms Farm Barn, Shop Hill, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BU
Sold Aug 2014
£820,000Elliots Cottage, Shop Hill, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BU
Sold Oct 2010
£410,0002 Shop Hill Cottage, Shop Hill, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BU
Sold Aug 2006
£279,995
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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
1.0 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
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







