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About Chapel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Lidgate, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 48), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 28.4% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £225,000.
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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Driveway
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chapel Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G2
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel Cottage, The Street, Lidgate, Newmarket, CB8 9PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2024RenovationFullApprove application
Householder planning application - dropped kerb to hardstanding off-road parking
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Chapel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,041
Street avg £3,321
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 9PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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