Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset
- Land size
- 6.36 acres
Key Features
- Level paddock of 6.36 acres with access from the A39.
- Potential for residential development, subject to gaining the necessary consents.
- Consideration would be given to an offer which is subject to planning.
- Located on the edge of Cannington ½ mile from the centre of the village and facilities
Description
The site is located just off New Road being the A39 which gives further access into West Somerset. The land is located on the edge of the village of Cannington and is within walking distance of village and facilities.
Cannington provides a shop, church, village hall, primary school, The Friendly Spirit Inn, The Kings Head and The Rose & Crown and is home to Bridgwater and Taunton (Agricultural) College. The land is level and has the potential for residential development as a new estate. Cannington has seen new residential development schemes recently, fuelled by the development of Hinkley Power Station.
Cannington is situated at the foot of the Quantock Hills with the West Somerset Coastline being within 4 miles. Exmoor National Park is close by within 12 miles. The village is approximately 2 miles from the town of Bridgwater which offers a further range of amenities and facilities including supermarkets, shops, a library, secondary school, sport centre, cinema, community hospital, college and theatre. It also has a mainline railway station. Bridgwater is linked to the M5 motorway at J23 (Dunball) as well as J24 (Huntsworth).
TENURE
The freehold interest in the land is for sale at a guide price of £1.75 million and consideration would be given to an offer which is subject to gaining planning permission for residential development.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-05
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 48 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in South West England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
17 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Mobile signal
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
- Cannington Church of England Primary School868 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 171
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wembdon St George's Church School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 294
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 490
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre2.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 382
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Brymore Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Pupils
- 327
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Gender
- Boys
- Haygrove School2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,051
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chilton Trinity School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 990
- Type
- Academy converter
- Robert Blake School2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,014
- Type
- Foundation school
- Bridgwater College Academy3.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,561
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
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Rivers and the sea
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Surface water
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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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