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Guide Price£500,000

Buxhall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14

Land size
0.5 acres

Key Features

  • Plot of approx. 0.5 acres (sts)
  • Approved Change of Use from agricultural buildings to dwellings. As well as approval for the building operations reasonably necessary for conversion.
  • Approved under Class Q on 22n April 2025
  • Babergh District Council Planning ref: DC/25/00643
  • Plans by Hollins Architects. Tel
  • Consent for two 4-bedroom homes, and two 2-bedroom homes
  • Abutting beautiful farmland in a picturesque setting
  • Barn A – 245 sq m
  • Barn B – 79 sq m each
  • Barn C – 165 sq m

Description

An exciting opportunity to convert three agricultural barns into four dwellings situated in the picturesque village of Buxhall.

An exciting opportunity to convert three existing agricultural barns into four modern converted dwellings on a plot size of approximately half an acre (STS).

Barn A is proposed as a detached 4 bed, two storey dwelling GIA 245 sq m.

Barn B1 and B2 are proposed as semi-detached 2-bedroom single storey dwellings GIA 79 sq m each.

Barn D is proposed as a detached 4-bedroom single storey dwelling 165 sq m.

Each dwelling is set to have allocated parking spaces and individual gardens as shown in the plans.

Plans were prepared by Hollins Architects of Framlingham (Tel. ), to show the potential designs for each dwelling.

Note, there is an additional barn with plans drawn to allow for an annexe to Barn D.

PLANNING

Application for Prior Approval of Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses, and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion has been approved by Babergh District Council.
Planning Reference: DC/25/00643

Copies of the Approval and drawings are available from the agents, and on the Babergh District Council Planning Portal:

DISTANCES

Stowmarket - 3 miles (approx. 90 mins to London’s Liverpool Street Station)
A14 - 4.6 miles
Bury St Edmunds - 11.6 miles

DIRECTIONS (IP14 3DW)

From Ipswich, travel North along the A14. Take junction 49, followed by the second exit at the first roundabout, and the first exit of the next one. Follow Tot Hill Road for just under a mile, before turning left towards Harleston. Follow Haughley road for approx. 1.3 miles, turning right onto Cutler’s Lane, and following signs to Buxhall. At the end of Cutler’s Lane turn left onto Lower Road, following for 0.4 miles. Turn right at the sign for Buxhall, and follow this road for 0.7 miles, turning right when you see the sign for Mill Road. Shortly after, you will see a collection of barns on your right signed Highams.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services: Buyer is to satisfy themselves with the connection of services. Water supply to field to be maintained.

Mobile: Outdoor signal likely with EE, Three, O2, and Vodafone (Source: Ofcom)

Broadband: Ultrafast Broadband available in the area (Source: Ofcom)

EPC: TBC

Council Tax: TBC

Tenure: Freehold

Flood Risk: Very Low (Source: Gov.uk)

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): It is our understanding that the site will not be liable for CIL.

Viewings: By appointment with Jackson-Stops.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-11

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 57% 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

  • Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    108
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    135
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wood Ley Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    307
    Type
    Community school
  • Grace Cook Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Free schools
  • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    366
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Stowmarket High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    901
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stowupland High School4.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    846
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Thurston Community College7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,512
    Type
    Community school
  • Sybil Andrews Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    657
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ixworth High School9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    512
    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

Budgens Chilton Leys, Stowmarket2.8 miles
Spar - Bury Road, Stowmarket2.8 miles
Asda Stowmarket Superstore, Stowmarket2.9 miles

GP surgery

Stowhealth2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Violet Hill Pharmacy2.9 miles

Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital9.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field487 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

Stowmarket Rail Station3.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Crown374 metres

Typical drive times

Hadleigh24 min · 12 miles
Stowmarket8 min · 3.7 miles
Needham Market13 min · 6.6 miles
Bury St Edmunds23 min · 14 miles
Colchester (city)46 min · 33 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 30 or greater chance each yearHigher 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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