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3 sales on record
About 40 Drinkwater Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
40 Drinkwater Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Newmarket (CB8 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £545,000 in May 2023.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 40 Drinkwater Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2023)
£545,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.
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.
40 Drinkwater Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,672
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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.
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