Manor Road Babergh
47 addresses across 7 postcodes (IP7,IP8), about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1500766.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £480,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 7, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Elmsett Green, is about 950 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 74 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hadleigh Health Centre, about 5.9 km (3.7 miles) away.
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £862,500 | £575,000 | £1,150,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £995,000 | £995,000 | £995,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £682,500 | £640,000 | £725,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £520,000 | £520,000 | £520,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £257,500 | £175,000 | £340,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £112,500 | £100,000 | £125,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £135,050 | £135,050 | £135,050 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2025 | 9 IP7 6PN | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | WILLOW BARN IP7 6PJ | Semi-detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2024 | HIGH FIELDS IP7 6PN | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 1 IP7 6PN | Detached | £995,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2022 | OAKTREE IP7 6PL | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2022 | ROOKERY FARM BUNGALOW IP7 6PN | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | ROOKERY FARM BUNGALOW IP7 6PN | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | WILLOW BARN IP7 6PN | Other | £860,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Apr 2017 | LUCY WOOD COTTAGE IP7 6PL | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2014 | HOLLYHOCKS, 3 IP7 6PN | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2014 | 1 IP7 6PN | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2013 | COWSLIP COTTAGE IP7 6PN | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 21 May 2012 | 3 IP7 6PN | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | 7 IP7 6PN | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2010 | 7 IP7 6PN | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2005 | 1 IP7 6PN | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 3 IP7 6PN | Detached | £135,050 | |
| 25 Nov 1996 | 2 IP7 6PN | Detached | £103,000 | |
| 5 Jun 1996 | 10 IP7 6PN | Detached | £129,000 | |
| 10 Feb 1995 | 8 IP7 6PN | Detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (8); House, detached (6). Built: 1950-1966 (3); before 1900 (2); 2016 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 3, Manor Road, Elmsett
- 5, Manor Road, Elmsett
- 7, Manor Road, Elmsett
- Chestnuts, Manor Road, Elmsett
- Church Farm Barn, Manor Road, Elmsett
- Church Farm Byre, Offton Road, Elmsett
- Cowslip Cottage, Manor Road, Elmsett
- Elm House, 1 Manor Road, Elmsett
- Lucy Wood Cottage, Elmsett
- Rookery Farm, Manor Road, Elmsett
Council tax
What each band costs in Babergh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,821 | £2,081 | £2,342 | £2,862 | £3,382 | £3,903 | £4,683 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (21% of about 2,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade I
- CHURCH FARM, grade II
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 27 November 2026 to 4 December 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026 to 23 September 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 56 m and 74 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 6LS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6PJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6PL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6PN | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| IP7 6RQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 4RW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 57 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hadleigh Health Centre | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wattisham Dental Centre | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Elmsett Green 2,350 m² | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 500 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Moated site known as Offton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Borley's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Langham Close Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Elmsett Park Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Corn Hatches Grove | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Cherry Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 47 |
11 of the street's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmsett Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD: Utility asset works, 27 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.