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About Holly Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Holly Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Cowlinge, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 565 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 63.8% above the 2009 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 119.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% 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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.6% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2009)
£235,000
Growth on file: -6.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Queen Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Holly Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,477
Street avg £3,329
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
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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 9QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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