Robin Hatch Newmarket, East Cambridgeshire
8 addresses across 1 postcode (CB8), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 12004180.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £867,475 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newmarket, about 210 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 700 m (0.4 miles) away, and King Edward VII Memorial Grounds (0.7 hectares) is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 43 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Rookery Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £867,475 | £835,000 | £899,950 |
| 2021 | 1 | £850,000 | £850,000 | £850,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £835,000 | £835,000 | £835,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £667,000 | £667,000 | £667,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | £677,500 | £620,000 | £755,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | £750,000 | £650,000 | £850,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2023 | 6 CB8 9DT | Detached | £835,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2023 | 3 CB8 9DT | Detached | £899,950 | |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 4 CB8 9DT | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2015 | 2 CB8 9DT | Detached | £835,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2011 | 4 CB8 9DT | Detached | £667,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2009 | 5 CB8 9DT | Detached | £755,000 | New build. |
| 7 Sep 2009 | 3 CB8 9DT | Detached | £620,000 | New build. |
| 22 May 2009 | 6 CB8 9DT | Detached | £625,000 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 2009 | 4 CB8 9DT | Detached | £730,000 | New build. |
| 3 Oct 2008 | 2 CB8 9DT | Detached | £750,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2008 | 1 CB8 9DT | Detached | £850,000 | New build. |
| 20 Mar 2008 | 7 CB8 9DT | Detached | £650,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 232 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 2007-2011 (3); 2007 onwards (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in East Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,485 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,933 | £2,209 | £2,485 | £3,037 | £3,590 | £4,142 | £4,970 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Swimming Pool Site, Newmarket: up to 14 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 40 m and 43 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB8 9DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 210 m |
| Dullingham 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crockfords Road Newmarket | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Guineas Bus Station Newmarket | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newmarket Station Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Granary Road | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.8 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Rookery Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Terrace Dental Centre | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Haverhill Police Station | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 48 High Street Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | King Edward VII Memorial Grounds 6,830 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crockfords Park 4,570 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Palace House and entrance steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) north. 62 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Palace House and entrance steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Well Belt | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Lower Links Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Dane Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Todd's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Cambridgeshire: see them on the East Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditton Lodge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket | Primary | 4–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Louis Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Newmarket Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Paddocks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditton Lodge Community Nursery CB8 8BL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Caterlink At Ditton Lodge Primary School CB8 8BL | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Ditton Lodge Wrap Around Care CB8 8BL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 4 Good | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Newmarket Bowls Club CB8 9AY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Woodditton Road (3); On or near Robin Hatch (1); On or near Crockfords Road (1); On or near St Johns Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Postcodes on this street
- CB8 9DT: 8 addresses
Nearby streets
Crockfords Road · Peterhouse Drive · Downing Close · Selwyn Close · Paddocks Drive · Darwin Place · Kings Drive · Girton Close · Trinity Drive · Granary Road · St Johns Avenue · Fitzwilliam Close
All the streets in CB8 and across East Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.