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Land And Buildings At Wareside School, Reeves Green, Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12

Land size: 0.9 acres

Key Features

Rare Residential redevelopment opportunity STP
Excellent village location in Wareside, Ware
Brownfield - previously developed land with buildings
A10 (3.5 miles); M25 J25 (11.8 miles); M11 J7 (11 miles)
Ware (2.4 miles); Sawbridgeworth (9.9 miles); Hertford (28 miles); London Stansted Airport (15.8 miles)

Description

The site is a rectangular shaped parcel of land measuring 0.9 acres of previously developed land. The site includes former education buildings, suitable for conversion (subject to planning) and a Grade 2 listed residential dwelling in need of refurbishment. A heritage assessment has been undertaken reviewing the scope for redevelopment and is included within the information pack. The plot is adjacent to existing residential dwellings. To the northern part of the site is an area of hardstanding associated with the existing use as a preparatory school.

The school and residential property is vacant and has been closed since 31 August 2022.

The parcel is considered a brownfield development opportunity for residential use on a subject to planning basis.

The site is well located to nearby local schools all within 5 miles and a 10-minute drive:
Hundsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School (Ofsted Outstanding)
Predales School Secondary (Ofsted Outstanding)
The Chauncy School (Secondary) (Ofsted Outstanding)

The site is in the delightful small village of Wareside in Hertfordshire. Wareside benefits from the well-regarded public house, The Chequers Inn and community hall. Nearby in Ware are excellent facilities providing independent and chain retail, food and leisure shops.

Ware is well connected to transport infrastructure, making the area highly desirable. Connections include:
A10 - 3.5 miles
M25 J25 - 11.8 miles
M11 J7 - 11 miles

The nearest station is Ware, 2.8 miles from the site which runs frequent services into London Liverpool Street (approximately 45 mins) providing an easy commute for residents.

Liverpool Street provides access to the Elizabeth Line, Weaver Line, Greater Anglia and Stansted Express.

The site has good connectivity to London Stansted Airport (33 mins).

Rare Residential redevelopment opportunity STP

Excellent village location in Wareside, Ware

Brownfield - previously developed land with buildings

A10 (3.5 miles); M25 J25 (11.8 miles); M11 J7 (11 miles)

Ware (2.4 miles); Sawbridgeworth (9.9 miles); Hertford (28 miles); London Stansted Airport (15.8 miles)

Brownfield Land Development Residential Historic Houses Rural properties

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Date Posted: 2026-05-02

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Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 25% 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.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Priors Wood Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
231
Type
Community school
Widford School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
65
Type
Community school
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
93
Type
Community school
Larkspur Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
64
Type
Academy sponsor led
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
332
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England

Secondary

Presdales School2.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,167
Type
Academy converter
Gender
Girls
The Chauncy School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,515
Type
Academy converter
The John Warner School3.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
726
Type
Academy converter
Simon Balle All-Through School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 18
Pupils
1,617
Type
Academy converter
Richard Hale School4.6 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,207
Type
Academy converter
Gender
Boys

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

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Ware Star Street Local, Ware, Hertfordshire2.1 miles

Tesco Ware Superstore, Ware, Hertfordshire2.2 miles

Co-op Stanstead Abbotts, Stanstead Abbotts2.3 miles

GP surgery

Dolphin House Surgery2.2 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.2 miles

Hospital

Princess Alexandra Hospital4.5 miles

Green space

Play Space609 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

Ware Rail Station2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

White Horse PH289 metres

Typical drive times

Ware6 min · 3 miles

Harlow15 min · 9.2 miles

Hertford11 min · 5.9 miles

Hoddesdon13 min · 7.7 miles

St Albans (city)31 min · 21 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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