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Get started4a Balham Villas is a mid-terrace house in Newmarket (CB8 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (18–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 68.6% above the 2016 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (32 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 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 10 years ago, in March 2016.
4a Balham Villas's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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
Latest sale on 4a Balham Villas was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for 4a Balham Villas runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,889
Street avg £3,128
Floor Area
18 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 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
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
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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 March 2016Most recent
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB8 8HB: £152,500 (2023–2017).
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Sold Oct 2023
6 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold May 2020
4 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Oct 2018
1 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold May 2018
5 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Feb 2016
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
CB8 8NR
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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