7 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
About 7 Merton Road
7 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 109.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in January 2023.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Aug 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion & downstairs WC
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2105/19/FL
- Jul 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension
- Agent
- Gee
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0722/09/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Merton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 16 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2023Most recent
£575,000
+173.8%over 15 years28 February 2007
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9JW: £485,000 (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
£950,00014 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Oct 2022
£402,00026 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW
Sold Aug 2022
£485,000
Everything we know about 7 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
On years held, 7 Merton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,180
Street avg £3,758
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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