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Duchess Drive, Newmarket

MyStreetCheck free street report: Duchess Drive, Newmarket · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newmarket-cambridgeshire/duchess-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB8 8AG, CB8 8AJ, CB8 8AL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£404,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£528,000
27 sales
Price range
£198k – £1.5m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
CB8 8AG

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At a glance

House prices£528k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station14 min walkNewmarket station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

27 property sales on Duchess Drive, Newmarket have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £404,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £532,769. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% detached, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Duchess Drive range from £197,500 to £1,500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Duchess Drive compared

CB8 postcode area£373,241
Newmarket£480,988
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Duchess Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CB8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £462,000 (3 sales)2016£462k2017: £495,000 (4 sales)2017£495k2018: £414,833 (3 sales)2018£415k2019: £453,750 (4 sales)2019£454k2021: £197,500 (1 sales)2021£198k2022: £701,667 (3 sales)2022£702k2023: £550,500 (4 sales)2023£551k2024: £730,500 (4 sales)2024£731k2026: £404,000 (1 sales)2026£404k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached26£532,76917 Sep 2024
Semi-detached1£404,00024 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Duchess Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 24 Jul 2026£404,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 17 Sep 2024£440,000 DetachedFreehold
45A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 13 May 2024£432,000 DetachedFreehold
Beech Lodge, 117, Duchess Drive CB8 9HB 9 May 2024£1,500,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 19 Apr 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
115, Duchess Drive CB8 8AL 28 Sep 2023£710,000 DetachedFreehold
33A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 4 Aug 2023£465,000 DetachedFreehold
3A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 18 Jul 2023£570,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 7 Jul 2023£457,000 DetachedFreehold
Beech House, 79, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 14 Nov 2022£865,000 DetachedFreehold
33B, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 18 Aug 2022£605,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 31 Jan 2022£635,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 14 Jan 2021£197,500 DetachedFreehold
33A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 16 Dec 2020£525,000 DetachedFreehold
93, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 9 Dec 2019£375,000 DetachedFreehold
109, Duchess Drive CB8 8AL 30 Aug 2019£465,000 DetachedFreehold
39 - 39A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 10 May 2019£485,000 DetachedFreehold
107, Duchess Drive CB8 8AL 29 Mar 2019£490,000 DetachedFreehold
89, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 19 Dec 2018£342,500 DetachedFreehold
91, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 26 Oct 2018£430,000 DetachedFreehold
Hedgerows, 45, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 22 Jun 2018£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 10 May 2018£472,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 30 Nov 2017£620,000 DetachedFreehold
107, Duchess Drive CB8 8AL 14 Jul 2017£475,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 3 Jul 2017£505,000 DetachedFreehold
45A, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 14 Feb 2017£380,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 15 Apr 2016£374,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Duchess Drive CB8 8AJ 8 Feb 2016£382,000 DetachedFreehold
Oak Tree House, 23, Duchess Drive CB8 8AG 8 Jan 2016£630,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
45A, Duchess Drive £380,000 (Feb 2017) → £432,000 (May 2024) +14%
over 7 yrs
33A, Duchess Drive £525,000 (Dec 2020) → £465,000 (Aug 2023) -11%
over 3 yrs
107, Duchess Drive £475,000 (Jul 2017) → £490,000 (Mar 2019) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Duchess Drive

Crime

62 crimes were reported within about a mile of Duchess Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences24
Shoplifting11
Anti-social behaviour7
Public order7
Criminal damage & arson5
Other theft3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Duchess Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Groundwater flooding in Newmarket Flood alert area
  • River Kennett at Dalham, Moulton and Freckenham Flood warning area
  • River Kennett in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Flood alert area
  • Ely Ouse in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk Flood alert area
  • River Lark in Suffolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Duchess Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ditton Lodge Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket 177 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Fairstead House 224 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Louis Catholic Academy 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy 332 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Newmarket Academy 797 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.4 mi
Paddocks Primary School 179 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Laureate Community Academy 239 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Newmarket station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Dullingham station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Kennett station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barry Lynham Drive (adj, New Cheveley Road) 4 min walk
  • Barry Lynham Drive (opp, New Cheveley Road) 4 min walk
  • Boleyn Walk (opp, Cheveley Road) 5 min walk
  • Boleyn Walk (adj, Cheveley Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Rookery Medical Centre
    The Rookery, Newmarket · 0.9 mi
  • Orchard House Surgery
    Fred Archer Way, Newmarket · 0.9 mi
  • Oakfield Surgery
    Newmarket Hospital, 56 Exning Road, Newmarket · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Newmarket · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Hyperion BP · 0.8 mi
  • Cook Cook Newmarket · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Newmarket · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.8 mi
  • Lords Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Jones And Oates Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Moons Dental · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.1%62.5%
Private rented16.5%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households739

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.7%64.1%
Aged 65+24.2%18.6%
Residents1,656

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks71%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across East Cambridgeshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Duchess Drive

Ethnic group

HereEast Cambridgeshire
White95.3%94.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%0.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%2.2%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Christian56.7%48.5%
No religion36.2%42.9%
Not answered6.5%6.3%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Sikh0.1%–
Muslim0%0.6%

Country of birth

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK87%88.2%
Born outside the UK13%11.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above36.9%35%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%16.4%
No qualifications14.9%16.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%9.8%
Apprenticeship7.9%6.1%
Other qualifications2%2.6%

General health

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Very good health52.2%48.3%
Good health34.7%35.1%
Fair health11%12.4%
Bad health1.9%3.3%
Very bad health0.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Cambridgeshire
2 cars or vans in household42.1%34.9%
1 car or van in household34.5%39.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%14%
No cars or vans in household6%12%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Cambridgeshire.

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