22 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
About 22 Merton Road
22 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
22 Merton Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Hip To Gable Roof & Loft Conversion With New Dormer To Rear Elevation
- Agent
- Camplans
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/4506/18/FL
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0735/14/PH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 22 Merton Road
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
Price for 22 Merton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
3 March 2021Most recent
£435,000
+87.5%over 9 years27 June 2011
£232,000
+157.8%over 12 years5 March 1999
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9JW: £575,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 9JW
46 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Nov 2024
£855,00021 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Jul 2024
£345,00048 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Mar 2024
£950,0007 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Jan 2023
£575,00014 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Oct 2022
£402,000
Everything we know about 22 Merton Road, 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 Merton Road homes
22 Merton Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,780
Street avg £3,772
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.5 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB