24 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
About 24 Merton Road
24 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 19% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 91.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Merton Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed hip to gable roof extension with dormer and roof lights
- Agent
- Ashworth Parkes
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- S/4362/18/LD
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Ground floor rear and side extension first floor rear extension.
- Agent
- Ashworth Parkes
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3516/18/FL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 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
24 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 2 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2017Most recent
£395,000
+18.6%over 2 years18 June 2015
£333,000
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 24 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
EPC Rating for 24 Merton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,702
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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