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Guide Price£300,000

Lord's Wood, Leaden Roding, Essex

Land size
33.51 acres

Description

Lord's Wood extends to about 34.60 acres (14 hectares) and is a ring-fenced block of woodland in a highly desirable, rural setting on the edge of the village of Leaden Roding, Essex.

In addition to providing ample amenity uses, the property contains a significant volume of productive saleable coppice timber. The woodland primarily consist of Hornbeam in the top section, interspersed with Field Maple and Hazel, with the bottom section predominantly consisting of Ash. Enjoying a peaceful countryside location with excellent privacy, Lord's Wood presents a rare opportunity to acquire a sizeable and attractive woodland block suitable for a range of recreational, environmental and commercial forestry purposes.

LOCATION & ACCESS

Lord's Wood lies approximately 0.3 miles to the east of the village of Leaden Roding in a highly desirable rural mid-Essex location, approximately 12 miles north-west of Chelmsford, 10 miles to the east of the M11, 11 miles to the south of Stansted Airport and 43 miles from Central London. The wood is accessible from its northern boundary via a public footpath off Keeres Green Road, which continues through the wood and along adjoining arable land to High Easter Road.

The nearest postcode is CM1 4PZ.

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TENURE

Lord's Wood is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession and is registered under title number EX815866.

A small area of the property, extending to approximately 1.09 acres, is excluded from the sale. This area is shown hatched white on the plan appended to these particulars. Further details are available from the Vendors' agents.

ADDITIONAL PROPERTY

An additional property, Crippings Farm, is available by separate negotiation and adjoins Lord's southern and eastern boundaries. A summary of the property is provided below:

Crippings Farm extends to about 120.19 acres (48.64 hectares) and comprises a ring-fenced residential arable farm on the edge of Leaden Roding, Essex, having been in the same family ownership for many years. The holding includes a Grade II Listed four-bedroom farmhouse, a secondary dwelling, productive Grade 2 arable land and a range of traditional farm buildings with development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Further details are available from the Vendor's agents.

FIXTURES & FITTINGS

Any fixtures, fittings and chattels, whether referred to in these particulars or not, are excluded from the sale unless expressly stated to be included.

SPORTING, TIMBER & MINERAL RIGHTS

All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included within the sale in so far as they are owned.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS
OF WAY

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way (whether public or private), light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies, together with any other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements, restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in these particulars or not.

BOUNDARIES

All boundaries outlined on the attached plans are for identification purposes only. Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the position of any boundaries and the ownership of them, and any mistakes, omissions or inaccuracies will not entitle a purchaser to cancel the contract or claim compensation.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER

VIEWINGS

Strictly by appointment with the selling agents. Interested parties are requested to contact the agents to arrange a viewing.

VAT

Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or any part thereof, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable by the purchaser in addition to the purchase price, and all interested parties are advised to seek independent professional advice regarding their VAT position.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING

In accordance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017, once an offer is accepted the purchaser(s) will be required to provide any requested information to enable the necessary due diligence to be completed as a legal requirement.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Given the potential hazards of a woodland, all parties viewing the property do so at their own risk. Neither the Vendor nor the selling agents accept any responsibility for the safety of those viewing the property.

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Date Posted
2026-06-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 4 Woodland listings in East Anglia (25+ acres).

This Property£8,953 / acre
Woodland Average (25+ acres) £7,280 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

62 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Rodings Primary School742 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    293
    Type
    Foundation school
  • St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak3.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    49
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Roxwell Church of England Primary School4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dr Walker's CofE Primary School4.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Helena Romanes School5.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,265
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ongar Academy6.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    467
    Type
    Free schools
  • Chelmer Valley High School6.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,200
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,241
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Hylands School7.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    614
    Type
    Academy converter

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 Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Heath4.8 miles
Tesco Takeley, Takeley5.1 miles
Tesco Dunmow Superstore, Great Dunmow5.2 miles

GP surgery

The Eden Surgeries5 miles

Pharmacy

Yogi Pharmacy5.2 miles

Hospital

Broomfield Hospital6.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field400 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

Stansted Airport Rail Station6.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rodings Primary School691 metres

Typical drive times

Great Dunmow12 min · 6.8 miles
Chipping Ongar14 min · 8.1 miles
Sawbridgeworth15 min · 8.1 miles
Chelmsford (city)16 min · 10 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.

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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