Valentine Close Manea, Fenland
49 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE15), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14503485.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £222,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (B: 22, C: 11, D: 1).
- 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 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 49 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fenland Group Practice, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | £222,500 | £215,000 | £230,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £206,500 | £206,500 | £206,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £216,000 | £187,000 | £245,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £205,000 | £200,000 | £210,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £252,500 | £250,000 | £255,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £175,500 | £175,500 | £175,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £144,995 | £144,995 | £144,995 |
| 2015 | 4 | £152,500 | £150,000 | £152,500 |
| 2014 | 4 | £137,500 | £125,000 | £151,250 |
| 2013 | 2 | £134,000 | £125,000 | £143,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2022 | 8 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2022 | 6 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2021 | 26 PE15 0LP | Terraced | £206,500 | |
| 10 Jul 2020 | 15 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 29 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 35 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2019 | 27 PE15 0LP | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 33 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2018 | 31 PE15 0LP | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 9 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £175,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 14 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £144,995 | |
| 7 Aug 2015 | 25 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £152,500 | New build. |
| 15 May 2015 | 11 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 23 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £152,500 | New build. |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 19 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £152,500 | New build. |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 21 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £151,250 | New build. |
| 4 Mar 2014 | 17 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 9 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | New build. |
| 17 Feb 2014 | 15 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 26 PE15 0LP | Terraced | £143,000 | New build. |
| 28 Feb 2013 | 14 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 8 Jun 2012 | 28 PE15 0LP | Terraced | £125,000 | New build. |
| 9 Dec 2011 | 24 PE15 0LP | Detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 25 Nov 2011 | 12 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 18 Jun 2010 | 6 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £147,500 | New build. |
| 7 Jun 2010 | 20 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £149,000 | New build. |
| 6 May 2010 | 8 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £124,000 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 2009 | 10 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £124,000 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2009 | 16 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 18 Sep 2009 | 18 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 15 Aug 2008 | 22 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £155,000 | New build. |
| 6 Dec 2007 | 1 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £152,500 | |
| 22 Oct 2007 | 5 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2007 | 7 PE15 0LP | Semi-detached | £150,000 |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: Bungalow, mid-terrace (12); House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, semi-detached (5). Built: 2015 (21); 2007-2011 (6); 2008 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (5).
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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 35, Westfield Road, Manea, MARCH, PE15 0LS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Former 96, WESTFIELD ROAD, MANEA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE15 0LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| PE15 0US | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 50 addresses are between 3 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE15 0LP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE15 0US | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manea 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Road Manea | 320 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 66.4 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fenland Group Practice | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Alchemy Pharmaceuticals LTD | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Doddington Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Chatteris Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,830 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest S M Guy Memorial Playing Field 2.6 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 49 |
1 of the street's 49 addresses is 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 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake Occasions, By Claire PE15 0JD | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2025 |
| Manea Stores PE15 0LL | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Rose And Crown PE15 0JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 May 2024 |
| Joy Bistro Manea PE15 0JA | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Manea Bakes PE15 0LR | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Manea Village Hall PE15 0JN | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Nicolas Close (11); On or near Cox Way (9); On or near Bedford View (2); On or near Valentine Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Joy Bistro Manea (other catering premises, PE15 0JA) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 24 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
St Nicolas Close · Old Dairy Yard · Cox Way · Bedford View · Providence Place · Acorn Lane · Hiblings Row · Edwards Way · Annabelle Avenue · Georgina Close · Williams Way · Kirton 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.