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Get started6 Balham Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newmarket (CB8 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (18–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 20.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² the property is well over the postcode median (31 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2020 for £163,000.
6 Balham Villas's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 3 years.
£163,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 3 years.
On price per m², 6 Balham Villas runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,717
Street avg £3,296
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 32 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
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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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27 May 2020Most recent
£163,000
+6.9%over 3 years7 May 2017
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB8 8HB: £110,000 (2023–2016).
7 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Oct 2023
4 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold Oct 2018
1 Balham Villas Granby Street Newmarket
Sold May 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
6.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
CB8 8XY
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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