7 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
About 7 Alstead Road
7 Alstead Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 45.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £396,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Roof extension to create a first floor, including raising of ridge height, rear dormer and front roof lights
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04577/HFUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 14 years.
£396,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£396,000
+32.9%over 13 years18 October 2007
£298,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9EX: £450,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CB24 9EX
19 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
Sold Jul 2025
£630,00011 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
Sold Oct 2024
£560,0008 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
Sold Jun 2021
£360,0006 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
Sold Aug 2019
£450,00010 Alstead Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EX
Sold Jun 2014
£315,000
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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 Alstead Road homes
7 Alstead Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,870
Street avg £4,270
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB