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Guide Price£250,000

Hill Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10

Description

An exciting opportunity to acquire a well-positioned building plot in the sought-after village of Great Sampford, with full planning approval granted for the construction of a substantial modern home extending to approximately 2,400 sq. ft.
(Planning Ref - UTT/25/0263/FUL)

The approved plans provide for an impressive and thoughtfully designed residence, offering generous accommodation arranged around contemporary family living. The proposed home includes three large bedrooms, three reception rooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and driveway parking. This creates an excellent balance of space, style, and practicality.

Designed with modern lifestyles in mind, the layout offers flexible reception space ideal for entertaining, working from home, or relaxed family living.

The plot sits within the charming village setting of Great Sampford just a short drive to main towns of Saffron Walden or Great Dunmow.

The village of Great Sampford lies 3 miles from Thaxted and 8 Miles from Saffron Walden, each providing further schooling and shopping facilities. The village itself offers a primary school, two churches and a pub, additionally is a village green and cricket club. Newport station provides train services to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge which is less than 8 miles away and M11 access is 25 minutes away by car.

This is a rare chance to create a bespoke modern village home with the benefit of planning already in place.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS & TENANTS:

We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view.

POTENTIAL PURCHASERS: Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.

POTENTIAL TENANTS: Properties are offered in line with current legislation, including the Renters Rights Act. Tenancies will typically be granted as periodic (rolling) agreements, unless otherwise agreed. A security deposit will be required, capped in line with current legislation. It is the tenant’s responsibility to insure their personal possessions.

BUYERS INFORMATION

To conform with government Money Laundering Regulations 2019, we are required to confirm the identity of all prospective buyers. We use the services of a third party, Lifetime Legal, who will contact you directly at an agreed time to do this. They will need the full name, date of birth and current address of all buyers and ID. There is a nominal charge of £80 inc VAT for this (for the transaction not per person), payable direct to Lifetime Legal. Please note, we are unable to advertise a property or issue a memorandum of sale until the checks are complete.

REFERRAL FEES

We may refer you to recommended providers of ancillary services such as Conveyancing, Financial Services, Insurance and Surveying. We may receive a commission payment fee or other benefit (known as a referral fee) for recommending their services. You are not under any obligation to use the services of the recommended provider. The ancillary service provider may be an associated company of Intercounty.

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Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-04-30

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Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 71% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree 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.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Great Sampford Community Primary School372 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Community school
  • Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    138
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wimbish Primary Academy3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    71
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thaxted Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    228
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • Castle Manor Academy6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    760
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Saffron Walden County High School7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    2,157
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Samuel Ward Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,076
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport7.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    865
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Helena Romanes School7.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,265
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Great Bardfield, Great Bardfield3.6 miles
Aldi Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden5.9 miles
Tesco Saffron Walden Superstore, Saffron Walden6 miles

GP surgery

The Freshford Practice3.1 miles

Pharmacy

Thaxted Pharmacy3.2 miles

Hospital

Saffron Walden Community Hospital6.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field300 metres

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

Getting Around

Nearest station

Newport (Essex) Rail Station7.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Red Lion262 metres

Typical drive times

Thaxted5 min · 3.6 miles
Haverhill16 min · 9.2 miles
Great Dunmow16 min · 10 miles
Saffron Walden15 min · 8.1 miles
Chelmsford (city)35 min · 24 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.

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, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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57 High Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1AA

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