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Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Merchants House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Merchants House is a detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 is 34.3% below the 2019 sale of £1,220,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,318/sq ft) was about 443.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £1,220,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Merchants House has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Nov 2013
    AnnexHeritage
    In report

    Conversion and alteration to barn to form annex accommodation

    Agent
    Barry Coupe Architects
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    S/1847/13/LB
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2013
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Conversion of barn to form annex accommodation

    Agent
    Barry Coupe Architects
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    S/1845/13/FL
    View planning record

What's in Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ's planning history?

3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Merchants House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Merchants House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£14,186

Street avg £2,944

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 120 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above

Years Held

7 years

Street avg 10 years

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Fen Drayton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 4SJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4SJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4SJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.