Terraced

7 LOWTHER STREET

NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS

£230,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Dan's Barber Shop	0.1 miles
Bus stop	School	0.2 miles
Train station	Newmarket	0.5 miles
Hospital	Urgent Care Cambridge	11.3 miles
University	Cambridge University Boathouse	11.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£230,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£255,351 (37 sales)

Street crime

142 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/03/2026	£230,000	Terraced	—	£228,136 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	13/02/2026	£230,000
sold	01/01/2026	£230,000
sold	01/01/2016	£177,000
sold	01/01/2007	£146,500
sold	01/01/2005	£130,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
41 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS	£217,500	25/03/2025	Terraced
18 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD	£295,000	15/12/2023	Terraced
37 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS	£230,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
42 MILL HILL, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JB	£250,000	12/10/2023	Terraced
18 ABERNANT DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0FH	£350,000	08/09/2023	Terraced
22 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS	£248,000	02/05/2023	Terraced
3 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ	£275,000	10/02/2023	Terraced
12 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD	£435,000	02/12/2022	Terraced
28 MILL HILL, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JB	£285,000	09/11/2022	Terraced
26 FITZROY STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JW	£350,000	10/10/2022	Terraced
2 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD	£277,500	16/09/2022	Terraced
17 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ	£325,000	29/07/2022	Terraced
3 ROCKINGHAM VILLAS, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HL	£297,500	08/07/2022	Terraced
50 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS	£212,000	21/06/2022	Terraced
38 ROWLEY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JL	£282,000	16/05/2022	Terraced
ST. MARYS COTTAGES 1 CHURCH LANE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HP	£220,000	11/03/2022	Terraced
13 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ	£300,000	28/02/2022	Terraced
33 ROWLEY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JL	£263,000	17/02/2022	Terraced
19 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS	£260,000	11/02/2022	Terraced
47 FRESHFIELDS, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0EF	£275,000	22/12/2021	Terraced

Area average: £282,375 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 8.4%

10y growth 20.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): West Suffolk. Series: Terraced. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 2.6%

5y (index) 12.4%

10y (index) 34.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for West Suffolk. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,060/mo

Realistic £1,178/mo

Optimistic £1,296/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Suffolk.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Crampton Cottages, CB8	£1,500/mo	3	0.35 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.65%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 7.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 12.8×

Monthly cashflow £419/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 7.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~62 m² (0.02 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	71
Other theft	11
Shoplifting	11
Criminal damage and arson	10
Public order	9
Anti-social behaviour	8
Other crime	7
Bicycle theft	6
Possession of weapons	3
Vehicle crime	3
Drugs	2
Robbery	1
Total incidents	142

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2019
St Louis Catholic Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2011
Fairstead House	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
Newmarket Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 25 Sep 2023
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 20 Nov 2022

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 7 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS

## Property details

- Slug: `db0298a` (address key hash: `db0298aa4586d7077eb53f952b6b8631950a8015`)
- Postcode: CB8 0JS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £230,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £255,351 (37 sales)
- Street crime: 142 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £230,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £230,000 | Terraced | — | £228,136 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-a1b3-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £230,000 | 06/03/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [172148408](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/52fb952)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-13 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £177,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £146,500 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £130,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 41 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £217,500 | 25/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 18 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD | £295,000 | 15/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 37 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £230,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 42 MILL HILL, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JB | £250,000 | 12/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 18 ABERNANT DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0FH | £350,000 | 08/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £248,000 | 02/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 3 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ | £275,000 | 10/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD | £435,000 | 02/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 28 MILL HILL, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JB | £285,000 | 09/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 FITZROY STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JW | £350,000 | 10/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 DORIS STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0LD | £277,500 | 16/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ | £325,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 ROCKINGHAM VILLAS, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HL | £297,500 | 08/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £212,000 | 21/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 38 ROWLEY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JL | £282,000 | 16/05/2022 | Terraced |
| ST. MARYS COTTAGES 1 CHURCH LANE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HP | £220,000 | 11/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 13 ST MARYS SQUARE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0HZ | £300,000 | 28/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 ROWLEY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JL | £263,000 | 17/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 LOWTHER STREET, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0JS | £260,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 47 FRESHFIELDS, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 0EF | £275,000 | 22/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £282,375 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 8.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Suffolk; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Suffolk). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,060/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,178/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,296/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cambridge (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Crampton Cottages, CB8 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.65% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £419/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 7.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 71 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **142** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2019 |
| St Louis Catholic Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2011 |
| Fairstead House | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Newmarket Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Sep 2023 |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2022 |