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About Beech Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Beech Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gazeley, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 54.5% above the 2014 sale of £290,000. At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Beech Cottage, The Street, Gazeley, Newmarket, CB8 8RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Beech Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullApprove application
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Planning Application - Single storey side extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2014)
£290,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Beech Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,302
Street avg £2,992
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 8RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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