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Get started1 Balham Villas is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newmarket (CB8 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Non-material amendment to DC/18/0896/VAR - Change of material to slate to dormers and render to gable ends to Hardie Board cladding
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.
On price per m², 1 Balham Villas stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £3,193
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Green Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning Application - Variation of Condition 2 of application DC/16/1856/FUL for a gable roof, to replace the existing hipped roof
2 more applications for this property
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3 May 2018Most recent
£110,000
+4.8%over 2 years24 July 2015
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB8 8HB: £152,500 (2023–2016).
7 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Oct 2023
6 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold May 2020
4 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Oct 2018
4a Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Mar 2016
5 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Feb 2016
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
CB8 8GQ
Closest school
0.3 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB
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