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Guide Price£250,000

Land at Pound Green, Guilden Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire

Land size
0.15 acres

Key Features

  • Self-build opportunity in a highly desirable Cambridgeshire village.
  • Attractive 0.15-acre plot with outline planning for one dwelling.
  • Excellent rail links to Cambridge and London nearby via Ashwell & Morden

Description

LOCATION
Guilden Morden is a picturesque village positioned approximately 16 miles southwest of Cambridge and 9 miles west of Royston. The village offers a selection of everyday amenities, including a well-regarded primary school, a recreation ground with sports facilities and a children's play area.

For wider shopping, leisure and healthcare amenities residents typically travel to the nearby market towns of Royston or Biggleswade. Cambridge further offers an extensive range of retail, cultural, educational and employment opportunities.

Transport connections are excellent for a village of this nature. Ashwell & Morden railway station, situated approximately 3 miles away, provides a regular mainline service to Cambridge and London King's Cross.

Road links via the A505 and A10 offer convenient routes towards Cambridge, Royston, Baldock and the A1(M). Secondary education options include Bassingbourn Village College with additional state and independent schools accessible in Cambridge.

THE PLOT
The plot extends to approximately 0.15 acres (0.06 hectares) and is currently laid to meadow grass. It benefits from shared vehicular access directly from Pound Green.

The plot offers an attractive self-build opportunity in a desirable village setting and is offered for sale with the benefit of outline planning consent.

PLANNING PERMISSION
Outline planning permission for the erection of a single self build dwelling was granted on 15 January 2026 under application reference 25/03632/OUT. The approval includes Condition 14, which permits development of a single-storey property.

Prospective purchasers may consider the potential to apply for the variation or removal of Condition 14 in the future, subject to the usual planning process.

Full copies of the planning decision, indicative drawings and associated documents are provided within the Development Information Pack.

ACCESS & SERVICES
The plot benefits from a shared vehicular access leading from Pound Green.

Purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries regarding the availability and capacity of all services before proceeding.

RESERVED RIGHTS AND COVENANTS
The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all public rights and private rights of way, light drainage, overhead cable, and other easements and restrictions or obligations that exist whether the same are described in the particulars.

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)
The local planning authority (SCDC) currently have not adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Therefore, there is no CIL obligation to developers or self-builders.

BOUNDARIES
The buyer will be deemed to have inspected the property and satisfied themselves as to the ownership of any boundaries. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any other points arise on the stipulations, particulars or plans, or the interpretation of any of them the question should be referred to an independent Arbitrator appointed by the selling agent.

DEVELOPMENT DATA ROOM
A Development Information Pack is available upon request.

VAT
It is understood that VAT is not payable on the sale.

HEALTH & SAFETY
Neither the Vendor or the agent will be responsible for the safety of those viewing the plot and accordingly those viewing the plot, do so at their own risk.

ADDRESS
Pound Green, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0JZ

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GUIDE PRICE
£250,000

HEALTH AND SAFETY
Given the potential hazards on site we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when viewing the plot. Neither the seller or the agent is responsible for the safety of those viewing the plot and accordingly those viewing the plot, do so at their own risk.

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Date Posted
2026-02-28

Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy192 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    67
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    141
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    58
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dunton CofE Junior School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ashwell Primary School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    229
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Bassingbourn Village College3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    652
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stratton School4.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    917
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Edward Peake CofE VC School4.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    359
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • King James Academy Royston5.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 18
    Pupils
    947
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pix Brook Academy5.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 16
    Pupils
    1,011
    Type
    Free schools

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Bassingbourn, Bassingbourn3.6 miles
Lidl Biggleswade, Biggleswade4.4 miles
Sainsburys Biggleswade Kings Reach Local, Biggleswade4.4 miles

GP surgery

Ashwell Surgery2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Ashwell Pharmacy2.8 miles

Hospital

Biggleswade Hospital4.7 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces288 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Ashwell & Morden Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Congregational Church230 metres

Typical drive times

Potton11 min · 5.6 miles
Baldock15 min · 8.7 miles
Royston16 min · 9.2 miles
Stotfold16 min · 8.3 miles
Cambridge (city)31 min · 18 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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