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Highfields Farm Barns, Bures, Suffolk, CO8

Land size: 1.89 acres

Key Features

Attractive rural location
Extensive meadow with natural pond extending in total to 1.89 acres
Easy access to Colchester and Sudbury
Stunning surrounding countryside

Description

A group of modern farm buildings set within approximately 1.89 Acres within a secluded location on high ground adjoining and overlooking the Stour Valley area of outstanding natural beauty. The buildings have the benefit of full planning permission for a residential conversion, a detached property of some 3,400 sq.ft. The total site area to be sold with the barn extends to 1.89 acres and the relevant consent is planning reference DC/24/03644 Babergh District Council.

This stunning located group of modern farm buildings are located off a shared private driveway in a quiet location bordering the Stour Valley area of outstanding natural beauty. The buildings have full planning consent which includes for partial demolition. The present range of buildings extend to some 5,000 sq.ft and the planning consent allows for the construction of a residential detached dwelling of some 3,400 sq.ft. The approval reference is Babergh District Council DC/24/03644.

Location

Highfields Farm has a sheltered secluded location which is extremely well situated for easy access to the A134 south to Colchester and with easy access to the north to Sudbury and its connections to Ipswich. Mainline Railway Station is available from Colchester and there is a branch line station in the village of Bures which connects to the mainline Marks Tey. Bures also has local facilities including a good primary school and there is a private prep school available close at hand at Littlegarth. The private road that leads to Highfields farm is a byway marked by some beautiful mature Oak trees and the whole property benefits from superb views out across the Stour Valley into Essex, all of which forms part of the Stour Valley/Dedham Vale AONB

Directions

Use the postcode CO8 5BN

Important Information

Important information
Services - TBC
Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - TBC
Ref - WIT230404

Agents Note
Right of access is over a private road which is also a restricted byway.

AONB Properties Development Barns Freehold Planning Permission Rural properties Outbuildings Ponds

Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-06-03

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 169 Development Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£211,640 / acre

Development Land Average (1+ acres) £230,614 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Parking Available
Garden: Ask Agent

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

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

Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
161
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Nayland Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
197
Type
Community school
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
48
Type
Academy sponsor led
Faith
Church of England
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
178
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Wells Hall Primary School4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
494
Type
Academy sponsor led

Secondary

Thomas Gainsborough School4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,603
Type
Academy converter
Ormiston Sudbury Academy5.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
Ages
11 to 19
Pupils
710
Type
Academy sponsor led
The Trinity School6.3 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
780
Type
Free schools
The Gilberd School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,588
Type
Academy converter
St Helena School6.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
986
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

Co-op Cornard Foodstore, Sudbury4.2 miles

Co-op Great Cornard, Sudbury4.2 miles

Morrisons Daily Great Cornard Applegate, Sudbury4.7 miles

GP surgery

Hardwicke House Group Practice5.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.7 miles

Hospital

St Leonards Hospital5.2 miles

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

Bures Rail Station1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Elm Tree Lane1.3 miles

Typical drive times

Acton16 min · 7.9 miles

Sudbury14 min · 7.5 miles

Hadleigh18 min · 12 miles

Halstead16 min · 10 miles

Colchester (city)19 min · 9.7 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

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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