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Beacon Rise, 2, 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX

Property type
Detached
Floor 04
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
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 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 17th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (79 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor.

At 51 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 74 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in September 2024.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryMid Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beacon Rise, 2, 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beacon Rise has no planning applications on record.

21

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.
Current estimate

£336,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£360,000

Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2024Most recent

    £360,000

    -2.7%over 7 years

  2. 17 September 2017

    £370,000

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

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.

On price per m², Beacon Rise stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£7,059

Street avg £4,064

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Beacon Rise

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£328k

1 Bailey Mews, Auckland Road

CB5 8DR

£328k

1 Century Close

CB5 8EL

1 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Beche Court, Beche Road

CB5 8HZ

£350k

1 Bergholt Close

CB5 8UA

£355k

1 Biggin Abbey Cottages, Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton

CB5 8TB

£355k

1 Ditton Court, Ditton Lane

CB5 8UD

£358k

1 Chigwell Court

CB5 8TY

2 bed
£360k

1 Anns Road

CB5 8TN

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 road noise heatmap for CB5 8AX

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Beacon Rise, 2, 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.