What type of property is 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL?

17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL last change hands?

17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL last sold for £285,000 in August 2025. Before that, it sold for £140,000 in June 2018, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL?

Across 2 sales between June 2018 and August 2025, 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL rose from £140,000 to £285,000, a change of £145,000. That works out to roughly +10.4% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. It has dropped from a B recorded in June 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL?

17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 9AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL?

17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL located?

17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL sits in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL?

The closest primary school to 17 Merrington Place, CB24 9AL is Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (329m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Impington Village College (512m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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17 Merrington Place, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9AL

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Merrington Place

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

17 Merrington Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9AL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–217 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 16.8% below the 2025 sale of £285,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£576/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £285,000 in August 2025. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 61 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Merrington Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2021

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2021from Jun 2011

EPC improved fromB81toC79

Low Energy Lighting

17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Merrington Place, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Merrington Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Merrington Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2018.

Current estimate

£237,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£285,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

28 August 2025Most recent
£285,000
+103.6%over 7 years
28 June 2018
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9AL: £246,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CB24 9AL

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On the street

Versus other Merrington Place homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Merrington Place stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,196

Street avg £3,866

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

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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.

Full Cambridge report

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

Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

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