1 Ruses Cottages, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JF

1 Ruses Cottages 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). Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 17.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.