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Swimming pool
About 8 Balaton Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Balaton Place is a six-bedroom detached house in Newmarket (CB8 7YP). It has a recorded floor area of 334 m² (around 3595 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,269,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 334 m² the property is well over the postcode median (206 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms5
- 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.
8 Balaton Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Balaton Place, Snailwell Road, Newmarket, CB8 7YP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2023Tree WorksTreesNo objections
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Robinia (T1 on plan) - remove lowest branch growing over the roof back to secondary stem and overall crown reduction by up to two metres b. six Lime and two Sorbus (G1 on plan) reduce in height to previous pollard points and reduce laterals by up to two metres on the outside.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Snailwell Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Balaton Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £3,028
Floor Area
334 m²
Street avg 375 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 7YP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
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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