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Guide Price£500,000

Hungerdown Lane, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex, CO11

Land size
0.6 acres

Key Features

  • Outstanding rural position
  • Plot of approximately 0.6 acres (STS)
  • Full planning for two, three bedroom dwellings
  • Under Tendring reference 22/01423/FUL

Description

Set on Hungerdown Lane, Lawford, this attractive parcel of land extends to approximately 0.6 acres (STS) and offers an exceptional opportunity for development. Benefiting from planning permission for two thoughtfully designed three-bedroom detached dwellings, the plot combines a peaceful, semi-rural setting with convenient access to local amenities and transport links. The site presents an ideal prospect for those seeking to create high-quality homes in a well-regarded Essex location.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-04-04

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Sewerage
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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 · available to 94% of premises

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

  • Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    349
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Highfields Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    320
    Type
    Community school
  • St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Manningtree High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    908
    Type
    Academy converter
  • East Bergholt High School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    902
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Colchester Academy4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    879
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gilberd School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,588
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Trinity School4.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    780
    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

Co-op Manningtree Foodstore, Manningtree2.2 miles
Co-op Dedham Foodstore, Dedham2.2 miles
Tesco Manningtree Express, Manningtree2.3 miles

GP surgery

The Ardleigh Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.1 miles

Hospital

Colchester General Hospital5.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces379 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

Manningtree Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bargate Lane704 metres

Typical drive times

Wivenhoe12 min · 8.1 miles
Manningtree6 min · 3 miles
Brightlingsea19 min · 10 miles
Colchester (city)15 min · 8 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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