CB8 0QW

Drinkwater Close, Newmarket

Median, last 3 years

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No sales in Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£305,000

9 Feb 2022

Standard sales

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

CB8 district median

£334,000

486 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2008 to 2022. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2022 (few sales)	£297,500	2
2021 (few sales)	£271,215	2
2019 (few sales)	£275,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£275,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£350,000	1
2016 (few sales)	£295,500	2
2014	£214,225	4
2013	£192,000	5
2012 (few sales)	£194,000	1
2010 (few sales)	£177,250	2
2009 (few sales)	£169,500	2
2008 (few sales)	£184,500	2
2006	£207,500	4
2005 (few sales)	£192,500	1
2004	£218,750	4
2003	£168,000	3
2002 (few sales)	£132,000	2
2001	£119,500	4
2000 (few sales)	£86,000	1
1999 (few sales)	£125,000	1
1998 (few sales)	£72,475	2
1997 (few sales)	£89,000	2
1996	£58,000	5
1995	£69,500	3

Sale history (58 records · 16 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
54, DRINKWATER CLOSE 9 Feb 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £275,000 (Aug 2018) · +11%	9 Feb 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£305,000
55, DRINKWATER CLOSE 5 Jan 2022 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £192,000 (Oct 2013) · +51%	5 Jan 2022	Semi-detached · Freehold	£290,000
59, DRINKWATER CLOSE 7 Sep 2021 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £215,000 (May 2013) · +40%	7 Sep 2021	Semi-detached · Freehold	£300,000
60, DRINKWATER CLOSE 15 Jan 2021 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £185,000 (Sep 2003) · +31%	15 Jan 2021	Semi-detached · Freehold	£242,430
80, DRINKWATER CLOSE 26 Nov 2019 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £58,000 (Aug 1996) · +374%	26 Nov 2019	Semi-detached · Freehold	£275,000
54, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 Aug 2018 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £128,000 (May 2002) · +115%	8 Aug 2018	Terraced · Freehold	£275,000
58, DRINKWATER CLOSE 10 Feb 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £84,500 (Aug 1997) · +314%	10 Feb 2017	Detached · Freehold	£350,000
74, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 Nov 2016 · Detached · Freehold Previously £228,500 (Dec 2014) · +27%	8 Nov 2016	Detached · Freehold	£290,000
77, DRINKWATER CLOSE 24 Oct 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Oct 2006) · +51%	24 Oct 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£301,000
49, DRINKWATER CLOSE Cat B 7 Oct 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £205,000 (Apr 2013)	7 Oct 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£255,000
74, DRINKWATER CLOSE 19 Dec 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Sep 2001) · +90%	19 Dec 2014	Detached · Freehold	£228,500
78, DRINKWATER CLOSE 2 Sep 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £270,000 (Aug 2004) · +37%	2 Sep 2014	Detached · Freehold	£370,000
68, DRINKWATER CLOSE 14 Mar 2014 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £165,000 (Aug 2008) · +21%	14 Mar 2014	Semi-detached · Freehold	£199,950
69, DRINKWATER CLOSE 24 Feb 2014 · Detached · Freehold	24 Feb 2014	Detached · Freehold	£189,995
50, DRINKWATER CLOSE 29 Nov 2013 · Terraced · Freehold	29 Nov 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£175,000
55, DRINKWATER CLOSE 25 Oct 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £179,500 (Apr 2010) · +7%	25 Oct 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£192,000
59, DRINKWATER CLOSE 30 May 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 May 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£215,000
49, DRINKWATER CLOSE 22 Apr 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £164,000 (Mar 2009) · +25%	22 Apr 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£205,000
71, DRINKWATER CLOSE 15 Mar 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £175,000 (Sep 2010) · +1%	15 Mar 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£177,000
62, DRINKWATER CLOSE 15 Mar 2012 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £204,000 (Apr 2008) · −5%	15 Mar 2012	Semi-detached · Freehold	£194,000
71, DRINKWATER CLOSE 10 Sep 2010 · Semi-detached · Freehold	10 Sep 2010	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
55, DRINKWATER CLOSE 1 Apr 2010 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £175,000 (Jul 2009) · +3%	1 Apr 2010	Semi-detached · Freehold	£179,500
55, DRINKWATER CLOSE 9 Jul 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £175,000 (Sep 2004) · 0%	9 Jul 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
49, DRINKWATER CLOSE 27 Mar 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £95,000 (May 2001) · +73%	27 Mar 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£164,000
68, DRINKWATER CLOSE 26 Aug 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £68,500 (Apr 1995) · +141%	26 Aug 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£165,000
62, DRINKWATER CLOSE 4 Apr 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £168,000 (Sep 2003) · +21%	4 Apr 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£204,000
75, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 Dec 2006 · Detached · Freehold	8 Dec 2006	Detached · Freehold	£215,000
82, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 Dec 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £235,000 (Jun 2004) · +6%	8 Dec 2006	Detached · Freehold	£249,995
77, DRINKWATER CLOSE 20 Oct 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £166,000 (Nov 2003) · +20%	20 Oct 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£200,000
56, DRINKWATER CLOSE 3 Mar 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 Mar 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£177,000
47, DRINKWATER CLOSE 13 Dec 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £202,500 (Sep 2004) · −5%	13 Dec 2005	Detached · Freehold	£192,500
55, DRINKWATER CLOSE 10 Sep 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £57,000 (Jan 1996) · +207%	10 Sep 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
47, DRINKWATER CLOSE 3 Sep 2004 · Detached · Freehold	3 Sep 2004	Detached · Freehold	£202,500
78, DRINKWATER CLOSE 20 Aug 2004 · Detached · Freehold	20 Aug 2004	Detached · Freehold	£270,000
82, DRINKWATER CLOSE 11 Jun 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Nov 1999) · +88%	11 Jun 2004	Detached · Freehold	£235,000
77, DRINKWATER CLOSE 27 Nov 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Nov 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£166,000
60, DRINKWATER CLOSE 15 Sep 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £74,950 (Jul 1998) · +147%	15 Sep 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£185,000
62, DRINKWATER CLOSE 3 Sep 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £119,000 (Jun 2001) · +41%	3 Sep 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£168,000
73, DRINKWATER CLOSE 13 Dec 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Dec 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£136,000
54, DRINKWATER CLOSE 24 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	24 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
74, DRINKWATER CLOSE 21 Sep 2001 · Detached · Freehold	21 Sep 2001	Detached · Freehold	£120,000
85, DRINKWATER CLOSE 13 Aug 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £76,500 (Jul 1996) · +75%	13 Aug 2001	Detached · Freehold	£133,500
62, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 Jun 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	8 Jun 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£119,000
49, DRINKWATER CLOSE 25 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	25 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£95,000
52, DRINKWATER CLOSE 25 Feb 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 Feb 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£86,000
82, DRINKWATER CLOSE 3 Nov 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £87,500 (Mar 1996) · +43%	3 Nov 1999	Detached · Freehold	£125,000
60, DRINKWATER CLOSE 16 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	16 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£74,950
53, DRINKWATER CLOSE 8 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	8 May 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
84, DRINKWATER CLOSE 19 Dec 1997 · Detached · Freehold	19 Dec 1997	Detached · Freehold	£93,500
58, DRINKWATER CLOSE 28 Aug 1997 · Detached · Freehold	28 Aug 1997	Detached · Freehold	£84,500

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: CB8
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01029951
Introduced: Oct 1984

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

West Suffolk, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £294,810
Change since July 2025: +0.3%
First-time buyers: £245,272

Average by property type

Detached: £449,433
Semi-detached: £279,777
Terraced: £229,882
Flat / maisonette: £144,735

The official index for West Suffolk as a whole, not CB8 0QW alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

CB8 0QN £293,000 · 3 sales
CB8 0DP £315,000 · 8 sales
CB8 0FQ £280,000 · last sale 2020
CB8 0QE £425,000 · 3 sales
CB8 0QF £367,500 · 4 sales
CB8 0QD £340,000 · 3 sales
CB8 0DL £357,500 · 2 sales
CB8 0DN £323,000 · last sale 2020
CB8 0DW £330,000 · 1 sale
CB8 0NX £288,000 · last sale 2022
CB8 0DY £295,000 · 3 sales
CB8 0QG £284,000 · 2 sales