Short Drive Manea, Fenland
17 addresses across 1 postcode (PE15), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14502081.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2010 the median was £210,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Fenland costs £2,538 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Manea, about 320 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are -1 to 1 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fenland Group Practice, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £202,500 | £202,500 | £202,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £167,250 | £122,000 | £212,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £174,950 | £174,950 | £174,950 |
| 2002 | 2 | £148,300 | £136,600 | £160,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 1999 | 4 | £103,750 | £100,000 | £110,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2010 | 5 - 7 PE15 0GF | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2008 | 1 - 3 PE15 0GF | Detached | £202,500 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 6 - 8 PE15 0GF | Detached | £212,500 | |
| 2 Jun 2006 | 6 - 8 PE15 0GF | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2003 | 9 - 11 PE15 0GF | Detached | £174,950 | |
| 9 Jul 2002 | 10 - 12 PE15 0GF | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 6 - 8 PE15 0GF | Detached | £136,600 | New build. |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 2 - 4 PE15 0GF | Detached | £135,000 | New build. |
| 2 Dec 1999 | 5 - 7 PE15 0GF | Detached | £105,000 | New build. |
| 19 Aug 1999 | 9 - 11 PE15 0GF | Detached | £100,000 | New build. |
| 5 Mar 1999 | 14 - 16 PE15 0GF | Detached | £110,000 | New build. |
| 3 Mar 1999 | 1 - 3 PE15 0GF | Detached | £102,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Fenland in 2026-27: Band D £2,538 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,692 | £1,974 | £2,256 | £2,538 | £3,102 | £3,666 | £4,230 | £5,075 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 7 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between -1 m and 1 m above sea level (0 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE15 0GF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manea 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 68 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fenland Group Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cornerstone Pharmacy | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Doddington Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | March Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,390 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 80 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | S M Guy Memorial Playing Field 2.6 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ballast Hole Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 17 |
2 of the street's 17 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 Fenland: see them on the Fenland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manea Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wimblington Road (8); On or near Holly Close (2); On or near Delilah Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PE15 0GF: 17 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Station Road · Charlemont Drive · Delilah Close · Holly Close
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.