6 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
About 6 Merton Road
6 Merton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 sits 53.2% above the 2013 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.
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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
- Bedrooms2
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Hip-to-gable roof extension with associated rear facing flat roofed dormer.
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01383/HFUL
- Nov 2019AnnexFullIn report
Single story front extension and extension to side and rear and existing garage extension and conversion to annexe
- Agent
- Camplans
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2932/19/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2013Most recent
£250,000
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 6 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
6 Merton Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £3,809
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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.
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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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB