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About 16 Boyden Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Boyden Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 8XU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 58.9% above the 2008 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Boyden Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2008)
£158,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Boyden Close homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Boyden Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,736
Street avg £2,593
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 8XU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
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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