1 Bunyan Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
About 1 Bunyan Cottage
1 Bunyan Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Long Melford, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 84 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 6 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Bunyan Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent- Installation of french doors, restoration of external fabric including roofing materials, chimney, gutters, replacement of window and internal alterations to form an ensuite.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- B/16/01466
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bunyan Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2017Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9JF: £240,000 (2016–2010).
Nearby sales in CO10 9JF
1 Ruses Cottages, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
Sold Nov 2016
£240,000The Lindens, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
Sold Dec 2013
£220,0002 Bunyan Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
Sold Nov 2011
£342,500Elizabeth House, Flat, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
Sold Apr 2010
£325,0009 Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF
Sold Apr 2001
£190,000
Versus other Hall Street homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Bunyan Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Long Melford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







