17 Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
About 17 Home Close
17 Home Close is a detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1576 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 126.4% above the 2009 sale of £277,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Home Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Home Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Home Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Home Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 7 years.
£277,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2009Most recent
£277,000
+43.9%over 6 years30 May 2002
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9JL: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB24 9JL
4 Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
Sold Nov 2025
£650,00047 Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
Sold Oct 2024
£425,00054 Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
Sold Mar 2024
£430,0006b, Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
Sold Aug 2023
£195,00044 Home Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JL
Sold Mar 2023
£425,000
Everything we know about 17 Home Close, 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 Home Close homes
17 Home Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,891
Street avg £4,196
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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 Brook Primary School. 9 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB