40 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
About 40 St Catherines Road
40 St Catherines Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Long Melford, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 75% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £264,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
40 St Catherines Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell to ground level 1 No. Pine and 1 No. Laburnum.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00997
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 13 years.
£264,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2021Most recent
£264,000
+85.3%over 12 years27 February 2009
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9JU: £265,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO10 9JU
50 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
Sold Nov 2025
£210,0007 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
Sold Mar 2022
£305,00062 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
Sold Mar 2022
£325,00021 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
Sold Feb 2021
£260,00045 St Catherines Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JU
Sold Jan 2021
£265,000
Versus other St Catherines Road homes
Years Held for 40 St Catherines Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,474
Street avg £2,571
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







