1 Bakers Mill, Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
About 1 Bakers Mill
1 Bakers Mill is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lavenham, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £352,500 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Bakers Mill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
External or internal wall insulation added
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Bakers Mill has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026HeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of an electric vehicle charging point on the internal wall of the garage.
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/26/00942
- Mar 2026RenovationFullIn report
Householder Application- Installation of an electric vehicle charging point on the internal wall of the garage.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/26/00941
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bakers Mill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
£352,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2022Most recent
£352,500
+36.9%over 7 years31 July 2014
£257,500
+37.7%over 9 years5 May 2005
£187,000
+46.7%over 3 years3 July 2001
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9RD: £465,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO10 9RD
4 Bakers Mill, Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Oct 2025
£285,00040 Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Jun 2025
£465,0005 Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Apr 2025
£1,000,0007 Bakers Mill, Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Dec 2024
£550,0005 Bakers Mill, Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Mar 2024
£250,000
Versus other Prentice Street homes
EPC Rating for 1 Bakers Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,147
Street avg £4,489
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
Spring Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Lavenham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







