Gainsborough House, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
About Gainsborough House
Gainsborough House is a five-bedroom detached house in Horringer, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP29 5PY). It has a recorded floor area of 332 m² (around 3574 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 332 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Gainsborough House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Gainsborough House has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
9 applications on record at Gainsborough House, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
- Sept 2011Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TCA11/2142 - Trees in a Conservation Area Notification(i) Reduce height by up to 1.2 metres and trim sides to row of approximately 10 Leylandi trees to north of property and (ii) fell three Leylandi trees in rear garden (west of property)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/11/0965
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2025Decision
- Tree WorksJan 2024Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Gainsborough House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP29 5PY: £820,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in IP29 5PY
Manor Grove, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
Sold Jan 2025
£1,394,5502 Brook Close, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
Sold Dec 2023
£255,000Garden House, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
Sold Sept 2018
£820,000Horringer Manor, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
Sold Oct 2016
£4,000,000Dairy Cottage, Manor Lane, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5PY
Sold Oct 2016
£450,000
Versus other Manor Lane homes
Floor Area for Gainsborough House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
332 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Park Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ickworth Park Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







