CB8 — Newmarket
The CB8 board covers Newmarket in Forest Heath, built from 19,336 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £57,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £275,000, a 4.8× change. Peak momentum came in 2002, when the CB8 median climbed +29.7%. 2009 was the year the music stopped here: -19.0% on the median.
Median sold price in CB8
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £57,000 | 528 |
| 2000 | £85,000 | 748 |
| 2005 | £170,000 | 664 |
| 2010 | £189,950 | 467 |
| 2015 | £233,750 | 568 |
| 2020 | £275,000 | 489 |
| 2025 | £315,000 | 587 |
| 2026 | £275,000 | 75 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Newmarket (CB8 0) (33% of local sales) — busiest streets: Exning Road, Bill Rickaby Drive, Heasman Close
- Newmarket (CB8 8) (27% of local sales) — busiest streets: All Saints Road, Barry Lynham Drive, New Cheveley Road
- Newmarket (CB8 7) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Weston Way, Aureole Walk, Bury Road
- Exning (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Laceys Lane, Burwell Road, Chapel Street
- Newmarket (CB8 9) (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Crockfords Road, The Avenue
- Cheveley (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Holland Park, Cheveley Park
- Wickhambrook (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Boyden Close, Coltsfoot Green, Nunnery Green
- Moulton (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Lark Hill, Newmarket Road, Maltings Close
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.