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.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-11
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 4 Woodland listings in East Anglia (25+ acres).
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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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
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
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.
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Getting Around
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Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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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