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7 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Merton Road

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

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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Valuation

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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
  • Utility roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Merton Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Aug 2019
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion & downstairs WC

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2105/19/FL
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2009
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension

    Agent
    Gee
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0722/09/F
    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.

7 Merton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£575,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 January 2023Most recent

    £575,000

    +173.8%over 15 years
  2. 28 February 2007

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9JW: £485,000 (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.

On years held, 7 Merton Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,180

Street avg £3,758

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 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
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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