Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
About Merchants House
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2024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
Planning history
Merchants House has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2013AnnexHeritageIn 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
- Nov 2013AnnexFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Merchants House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£801,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2019Most recent
£1,220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SJ: £300,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SJ
The Elms, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Nov 2024
£348,000Brookside, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Jun 2023
£375,0003 Old Manor Farm Cottages, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold May 2022
£300,0001 High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Oct 2021
£297,5001a, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Feb 2020
£135,000
Everything we know about Merchants House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other High Street homes
Merchants House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£14,186
Street avg £2,944
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB