Woolstaplers Bungalow, Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
About Woolstaplers Bungalow
Woolstaplers Bungalow is a detached house in Lavenham, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 12.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,219/sq ft) was about 329.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Woolstaplers Bungalow has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Goat Willow to fell to ground level. T2 Alder to fell to ground level. Both trees are the wrong type for where they are and are now too close to the buildings.
- Agent
- Suffolk Tree Services Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/26/01566
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single-storey glazed link extension between bungalow and garage.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00579
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Sales history & valuation
Woolstaplers Bungalow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 12 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2014Most recent
£525,000
+2.4%over 3 years14 December 2010
£512,500
+31.4%over 8 years17 December 2001
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9RD: £465,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO10 9RD
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Sold Jun 2025
£465,0005 Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RD
Sold Apr 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
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£250,000
Versus other Prentice Street homes
On price per m², Woolstaplers Bungalow stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£13,125
Street avg £4,179
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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







