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4 sales on record
About White Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
White Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Denston, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £380,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 93 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
White Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against White Cottage, Water Lane, Denston, Newmarket, CB8 8PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
White Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesNo objections
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Leylandii (T1 T2 and T3 on plan) fell
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
White Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Water Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for White Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,086
Street avg £18,878
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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 8PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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