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About 1 Factory Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Factory Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cowlinge, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 398.7% above the 1996 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 64.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Factory Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Factory Cottages, Pound Green, Cowlinge, Newmarket, CB8 9QQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2014ConditionsApprove application
Application to discharge condition 2 (new openings) & 3 (materials).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Factory Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Pound Green homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Factory Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£844
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB8 9QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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