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About 3 Drinkwater Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Drinkwater Close is a semi-detached house in Newmarket (CB8 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 93.9% above the 2002 sale of £148,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 28 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Drinkwater Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£148,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Drinkwater Close homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 3 Drinkwater Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,531
Street avg £2,975
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newmarket district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 0QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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