CO8 5JB
Last sold £490,000 in February 2024
Sunlea, The Croft, Bures
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 6 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,582 sq ft / 147 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 22m — higher than about 20% of homes in Bures
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Price history in context
- Feb 2024 — £490,000 · +71.9% · 51 pts ahead of the UK market
- Apr 2019 — £285,000
What this home might be worth today
£520,000
Estimate range £494,000–£546,000
+6.0% since February 2024 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 14 nearby sales within two years · 6-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 343m
- The Ryes College 4.0km
- Bures station 514m
- Nayland End Wood 2.4km
- The coast (coastline) 13.3km
- Lake 129m
- Pond 197m
- River Blackwater 26.5km
- River Stour 137m
- Shalford Meadow 3.9km
- Play Area 274m
- Rose’S General Store 257m
- Church (Opp) 175m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more Not available
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more Not available
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Bures, 514m away
- 75 min London
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.2 miles State Ofsted Good
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,680 hours a year — sunnier than 80% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 5% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the Bures St Mary conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Among the lowest for England & Wales — 60 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- Hope Cottage, 1, The Croft, Bures £260,000 · 2023
- Hope Cottage, 2, The Croft, Bures £315,000 · 2026
- 3, Croftside, Bures £695,000 · 2021
- Beech House, The Croft, Bures £325,000 · 2008
- Beckermonds, The Croft, Bures £73,000 · 1999
- The Croft Cottage, The Croft, Bures £355,000 · 2021
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Householder Application - Proposed double bay Cartlodge Mar 2026 source
- Undecided Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT257 - Fell 1 No.… Jul 2026 source
- Permitted Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1 mature Beech tree.… Apr 2026 source
- Undecided Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of the existing sand and cement render… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01103 - Biodiversity Gain Plan May 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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