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26 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Merton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 145.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £485,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Merton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£535,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£485,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 August 2022Most recent

    £485,000

    +259.3%over 20 years

  2. 25 July 2002

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9JW: £575,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Merton Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Merton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,063

Street avg £3,729

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 90 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£451k

1 Brackenbury, Impington

CB24 9YQ

3 bed
£436k

1 Allington Close, Histon

CB24 9YB

3 bed
£399k

1 Farmstead Close, Histon

CB24 9XT

3 bed1 bath
£483k

1 Burkett Way, Histon

CB24 9XU

4 bed
£1.2m

1 Clay Close Lane, Impington

CB24 9NE

3 bed2 bath
£416k

1 Aingers Road, Histon

CB24 9JP

2 bed1 bath
£701k

1 Burrough Field, Impington

CB24 9NW

4 bed2 bath
£331k

1 Brackenbury Manor, Kay Hitch Way, Histon

CB24 9YY

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
Full Cambridge report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 9JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.