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6 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Merton Road

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms2
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2019
    AnnexFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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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.

6 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 May 2013Most recent

    £250,000

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.

6 Merton Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,676

Street avg £3,809

Below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
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.

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.

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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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