What type of property is Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX is a detached house.

What did Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX sell for?

Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX last sold for £550,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £500,000 in December 2016, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

Across 2 sales between December 2016 and August 2024, Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX rose from £500,000 to £550,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +1.3% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

The current EPC rating for Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft). That makes it about 43% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB5 8AX. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX is in council tax band D.

Where is Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX located?

Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB5 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX in a safe area?

Police records around Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (68% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

The closest primary school to Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX is St Matthew's Primary School (613m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community College (953m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX?

The closest rail stop to Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, CB5 8AX is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.6km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.3km away.

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Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About Beacon Rise

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beacon Rise is a detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. At 97 m² this is the 66th smallest of 75 units on EPC record in Beacon Rise, where floor areas span 45–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 74 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Last sale on file: £550,000 in August 2024.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beacon Rise's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beacon Rise, 10, 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beacon Rise has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

21 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Beacon Rise valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£557,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£550,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2024Most recent
£550,000
+10.0%over 7 years
15 December 2016
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8AX: £450,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CB5 8AX

On the street

Versus other Newmarket Road homes

Four headline reads against 74 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Beacon Rise is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,670

Street avg £4,084

Above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Full Cambridge report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

14/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.6 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB5 8AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB5 8AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low

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