Detached 2 sales on record

16 BRAITHWAITE ROAD

LONG MELFORD, SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO10 9FS

£395,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Bull Lane Farm 0.0 miles
Shop Budgens 0.5 miles
Train station Sudbury 2.9 miles
Hospital Halstead Hospital 9.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

66 m²

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£395,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,985/m²

Local average

£495,696 (97 sales)

Street crime

9 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 28/03/2019

Expiry date: 27/03/2029

Current heating cost: £206/year

Potential heating cost: £206/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 25/03/2026 £395,000 Detached +29.5% £390,646 to April 2026 View transaction
Sold 12/04/2019 £304,995 Detached — £347,610 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £395,000
listed 08/10/2025 £395,000
sold 01/01/2019 £304,995

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
17 SAMPSON DRIVE, LONG MELFORD, SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO10 9TF £385,000 18/08/2025 Detached
OLD COTTAGE BULL LANE, LONG MELFORD, SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO10 0BG £785,000 17/12/2021 Detached

Area average: £585,000 (2 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 3.2%
10y growth 41.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Babergh. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%
5y (index) 11.3%
10y (index) 30.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Babergh. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £875/mo
Realistic £972/mo
Optimistic £1,069/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Babergh.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bury St Edmunds: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Long Melford, CO10 £1,100/mo 2 0.48 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Station Road, CO10 £995/mo 2 1.15 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,048/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.27%
Max investor price (0.8%) £131,000
Target investor price (1%) £104,800
Gross yield 3.2%
Cost-to-rent ratio 31.4×
Monthly cashflow £-637/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -6.7%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 8
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 9

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 6 Sep 2019
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Good — 14 Dec 2017
Woodhall Primary School Primary 2.0 miles Good — 8 Jan 2020
Hillside Special School Other 2.1 miles Outstanding — 12 Feb 2014
Ormiston Sudbury Academy Secondary 2.2 miles Requires improvement — 18 Oct 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.