154a, Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
About 154a
154a is a five-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £963,000 is 33.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
154a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of garage and workshop, construction of single storey side and rear extension with detached garage
- Agent
- David Osborn Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01098/HFUL
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of garage and workshop. Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension with detached garage.
- Agent
- David Osborn Architect
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01329/HFUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 154a
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
154a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£963,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 12 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2015Most recent
£720,000
+106.9%over 11 years26 August 2003
£348,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9ET: £825,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 9ET
113 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
Sold May 2025
£850,000134 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
Sold Feb 2025
£750,000138 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
Sold Dec 2023
£735,000140 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
Sold Nov 2022
£825,000150 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET
Sold Aug 2022
£1,250,000
Everything we know about 154a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cottenham Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 154a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,830
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Histon and Impington Park Primary School. 6 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
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB