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About 8 Drinkwater Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Drinkwater Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Newmarket (CB8 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 22.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £235,000.
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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Drinkwater Close, Newmarket, CB8 0QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Drinkwater Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullApprove application
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 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 (2018)
£235,000
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.
On floor area, 8 Drinkwater Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,052
Street avg £2,882
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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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