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About 20 Highwood Crescent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Highwood Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gazeley, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 89.5% above the 2004 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Highwood Crescent's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2004)
£152,500
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highwood Crescent homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Highwood Crescent is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,773
Street avg £3,272
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 8RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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