# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CB8 8XQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | NORTHFIELD HOUSE, WASH LANE, NEWMARKET, WICKHAMBROOK, SUFFOLK CB8 8XQ |
| Price | £565,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Floor area | 186 m² |
| Last sold | £565,000 Jul 2015 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** F
- **Potential rating:** D
- **Expiry date:** 28/02/2026 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £2,690/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £22,100

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- X (£4,500)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0398-5002-7247-3736-9900)

## Description

A superb family home delightfully set with this semi-rural location and enjoying some delightful views to rear overlooking rolling countryside.

Cleverly extended and improved by the current owner, the property offers some generous size rooms throughout. Accommodation includes entrance hall, superb living room measuring 30ft in length, garden room/conservatory, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, four generous size bedrooms (en-suite to master) and a re-fitted bathroom. Benefiting from oil fired heating and double glazing. 

Approached via a sweeping driveway the property also offers plenty of parking and delightful well stocked gardens. 

Further detached barn offering huge scope for possible conversion or separate dwelling subject to usual consent and approval.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/48794563/1350267) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/48794563/1350268) - EPC 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| NORTHFIELD HOUSE WASH LANE, WICKHAMBROOK, NEWMARKET, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK, CB8 8XQ | £565,000 | 31/07/2015 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| HEYBRIDGE POST OFFICE HILL, WICKHAMBROOK, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 8UH | £660,000 | 17/03/2023 | Detached |
| THE NEW HOUSE CLOAK LANE, WICKHAMBROOK, NEWMARKET, WEST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, CB8 8UJ | £580,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £620,000 (2 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £602,050 (57 Detached, CB8, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -6.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,059/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,177/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,295/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,446/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £147,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £117,700

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,038/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15.6%
- **10y growth:** 54.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Suffolk; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 33%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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