The Manor, Blacksmiths Cottage, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
About The Manor
The Manor is a semi-detached house in Herringswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6SH). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Manor's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Manor has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Manor
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£450,000
+12.5%over 5 years24 March 2016
£400,000
+33.3%over 7 years7 August 2008
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6SH: £340,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IP28 6SH
The Manor, Apartment 10, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
Sold Dec 2024
£340,000The Manor, Apartment 2, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
Sold Oct 2023
£502,500The Manor, Apartment 1, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
Sold Sept 2022
£650,000The Manor, Apartment 7, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
Sold Jan 2021
£165,000The Manor, Apartment 5, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SH
Sold Jun 2019
£312,500
Everything we know about The Manor, 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 the street
Years Held for The Manor lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,879
Street avg £3,106
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
The Pines Primary School. 2 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
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB