8 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
About 8 Newmarket Road
8 Newmarket Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB5 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (29 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold July 2019 for £700,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 12.1% above the 2019 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingAllocated
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
8 Newmarket Road has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
2 applications on record at 8 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
- Sept 2000HeritageOutcome in report
Installation of 90cm satellite dish on rear of listed building.
Listed- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/00/0779
- More recent applications — locked
- BasementMay 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Newmarket Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 17 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2019Most recent
£700,000
+29.6%over 8 years15 September 2010
£540,000
+14.9%over 4 years28 February 2006
£470,000
+32.4%over 4 years21 February 2002
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8DT: £575,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in CB5 8DT
Flat 1, 18 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
Sold Jun 2022
£289,999Flat 2, 18 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
Sold Jun 2022
£289,99914 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
Sold Sept 2017
£620,00010 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
Sold Aug 2015
£700,00012 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT
Sold Jul 2012
£575,000
Versus other Newmarket Road homes
8 Newmarket Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £5,399
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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