Maldon
- Land size
- 35 acres
Key Features
- Well Located Strategic Land
- Agricultural Permitted Development rights available
- Road Frontage
Description
Approximately 35 acres Grade 3 arable land for sale with access from Lodge Road in Woodham Mortimer, Maldon.
Ideally located for a variety of uses including farming, small holding, vines, grazing, amenity and possible long term opportunities (subject to relevant consents).
BEST & FINAL OFFERS BY 12 NOON 4TH JUNE 2026 USING ATTACHED TENDER FORM.
Location
Set within Woodham Mortimer, the land at Elms Farm lies approximately 1.7 miles south west of the town of Maldon and approximately 2.6 miles east of the village of Danbury, using straight line distances.
POSTCODE: CM9 6SJ
Tenure
The land is currently farmed by a tenant with vacant possession due on 29th September 2026.
Town & Country Planning
The local Planning Authority is Maldon District Council.
The land may benefit from Permitted Development rights, subject to the usual criteria and any necessary consents.
Prospective purchasers must make their own inquiries as to the likelihood of obtaining planning consent for any proposed use.
Restrictive Covenants, Easements and RoW
The land is sold subject to any easements, quasi easements, wayleaves, rights of way or obligations whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
A right of way is reserved by the vendor over the land shaded yellow on the plan, providing access to the field to the north.
Footpath EX|Woodham Mortimer|18 runds alongside the boundary to the north, outside of the ownership.
Services
There are currently no services connected to the land. Prospective purchasers must make their own inquiries as to the suitability and availability of services.
Overage
The land will be sold subject to overage. The term of the overage will be 25 years. The Seller will reserve 25% of any uplift resulting from implementable planning for uses other than horticulture, equestrian, forestry, and agriculture (except where such uses permit independent residential habitation).
Notice
Whirledge & Nott does not have any authority to give representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate. No assumption should be made that the property has the necessary planning, building regulations or other consents. Whirledge & Nott has not carried out a survey nor tested any appliances, services or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment Viewing of the property is entirely at the risk of the enquirer. Neither Whirledge & Nott nor the vendor accept any responsibility for any damage, injury or accident during viewing.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-02
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 50 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (25+ 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
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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 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 137
- Type
- Free schools
- Wentworth Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 437
- Type
- Community school
- Purleigh Community Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Academy converter
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 316
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 196
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Plume School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,789
- Type
- Academy converter
- William de Ferrers School4.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Sandon School5.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,218
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Maltings6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 787
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Great Baddow High School6.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,516
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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