1 Pretty Close
Last sold
£329,000
December 2024 New build
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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The home
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The building
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Crime nearby
Crimes recorded within about 500 metres, last twelve months.
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Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
Howard Community Academy Ages 3 to 11 · 210 pupils
No grade
0.2 miles
Tollgate Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 437 pupils
Good, 2023
0.8 miles
Sexton's Manor Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 165 pupils
No grade
0.8 miles
Secondary schools
St Benedict's Catholic School Ages 11 to 18 · 968 pupils · Roman Catholic
No grade
0.7 miles
Bury St Edmunds County High School Ages 11 to 16 · 657 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.7 miles
King Edward VI CEVC School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,189 pupils · Church of England
No grade
1.0 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
0
Restaurants
1
Cafés
Allison's Eatery
0
Pubs and bars
6
Takeaways
Subway, Peyton Plaice, Papa John's, Howard's…
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Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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3 Woodburn Drive
August 2026
£480,000
4 Shearing Street
June 2026
£450,000
3 Shearing Street
June 2026
£450,000
53 Pettits Drive
April 2026
£260,000
12 Wool Road
April 2026
£400,000
22 Pettits Drive
April 2026
£280,000
24 Shearing Street
January 2026
£455,000
10 Woodburn Drive
November 2025
£420,000
45 Pettits Drive
November 2025
£300,000
3 Shearing Street
October 2025
£450,000
16 Mainwearing Road
July 2025
£300,000
1 Flittons Close
July 2025
£365,000
22 Flittons Close
July 2025
£375,000
5 Peachey Close
June 2025
£324,995
25 Shearing Street
June 2025
£580,000
14 Mainwearing Road
May 2025
£305,000
17 Flittons Close
May 2025
£365,000
7 Peachey Close
May 2025
£319,995
29 Shearing Street
April 2025
£450,000
3 Mainwearing Road
March 2025
£330,000
34 Mainwearing Road
March 2025
£454,995
17 Pretty Close
March 2025
£495,000
32 Mainwearing Road
March 2025
£340,000
22 Mainwearing Road
February 2025
£270,000
23 Mainwearing Road
February 2025
£126,011
5 Mainwearing Road
January 2025
£349,995
25 Mansfield Road
December 2024
£346,000
1 Pettits Drive
December 2024
£340,000
22 Peachey Close
December 2024
£349,995
1 Pretty Close
December 2024
£329,000
12 Flittons Close
December 2024
£162,450
1 Waits Close
December 2024
£480,000
4 Mainwearing Road
December 2024
£366,995
36 Mainwearing Road
November 2024
£380,000
7 Mainwearing Road
November 2024
£375,000
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Close | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector IP32 6 | £269,000 | £277,250 -3% since | £209,500 +28% since | £149,000 +81% since | £148,225 +81% since |
| West Suffolk | £280,000 | £260,000 +8% since | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in IP32 6, over the last five years (1,051 sales):
- What sells: 30% detached, 29% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 11% flats, 4% other.
- 13% sold leasehold, and 38% were new builds.
- 141 sales in the last twelve months, against 286 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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