Greystone Cottage, 51 Bury Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7BY
East of England
£250,000Guide Price
Listed on 12/11/2026
Listed on 12/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1270 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Offered at auction on 9 December 2026, this freehold detached house in Newmarket has four bedrooms and approximately 118 sq m of internal accommodation, excluding the garage. The house is vacant and requires substantial updating, offering scope for a purchaser to plan a refurbishment suited to their needs.
The ground floor includes an entrance hall, dining room, sitting room with a bay window and open fireplace, kitchen, utility area, study, playroom and a shower room with WC. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property is believed to date from the early 20th century and is built with brick and rendered walls beneath a mainly pitched tiled roof, with a flat-roofed section to the rear.
Outside, a shared driveway provides access to one parking space and an attached single garage. There is a modest side garden, mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by timber fencing. The house is set back from Bury Road on the north-eastern edge of Newmarket town centre. EPC rating D, Council Tax Band G.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
73out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £250,000, this detached four-bedroom house is priced well below the local average per square foot, making the asking price a clear opportunity to acquire in a desirable part of Newmarket. The auction guide is £250,000–£300,000; bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
The appeal is the scope: a substantial interior overhaul can turn the dated rooms into a coherent family home, with the attached garage, multiple ground-floor spaces and overgrown garden offering further potential to shape. The photographed finishes are worn across several rooms, including a particularly dated kitchen and blue bathroom suite. No clear major structural failure is visible, though the rear flat roof’s condition cannot be confirmed.
Key opportunities
- Rework the substantial interior project into a refreshed family home, renewing finishes across the photographed rooms and replacing the dated kitchen and blue bathroom suite.
- Make use of the multiple ground-floor spaces and attached garage to shape a layout and practical setup that suits the next owner.
- Clear and replant the overgrown garden to make better use of its lawn and side setting.
Key risks
- Stripped-back finishes and a heavy, multi-room programme — plan for a full interior rebuild rather than a cosmetic refresh, with time and budget for coordinated work.
- The rear flat roof’s condition cannot be confirmed from the available information; inspect it as part of due diligence.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Newmarket Rail Station
1.3 miles
Train · Newmarket
Kennett Rail Station
3.3 miles
Train · Kennett
Dullingham Rail Station
4.3 miles
Train · Dullingham
Soham
6.8 miles
Train · Soham
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