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Guide Price£1,600,000

East Hanningfield Hall House, East Hanningfield, CM3

Land size
2.2 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Imposing country residence c.16th Century
  • Plot approx 2.2 acres
  • Five bedrooms, three bathrooms
  • Three large reception rooms
  • Kitchen/breakfast room with AGA
  • Large Cellar, Period features
  • Heritage Annex/Cart Lodge
  • Swimming Pool & Tennis Court
  • Views over open countryside

Description

East Hanningfield Hall is a Grade II Listed residence dating back to the 16th Century with later additions, set within a plot of 2.2 acres offering a tennis court, swimming pool and a Heritage designed Annex/Cart Lodge is adjacent to the main house, potential to separate.

The main residence is set over two floors with a Cellar. The entrance gives access into the country-style kitchen/breakfast room offering a range of units with built-in appliances and 2-oven AGA. Doors leads out to the sun terrace and, adjacent is a good sized boot room/utility with flagstone floor with door to outside and a downstairs wc. A further substantial central entrance/dining hall has beams made from French oak railway sleepers, original timber floorboards and external access to the side – stairs lead up to the main landing area on the first floor. There are two further spacious reception rooms offering feature fireplaces – the main reception is triple aspect with brick Inglenook fireplace, inset woodburning stove and double doors to the terrace with access to the cellar and secondary staircase. The second reception offers French doors to the garden. There are exposed beams and lots of windows flooding these rooms with natural light.

To the first floor an impressive landing with balustrade staircase gives access to the bedrooms. The dual aspect principal bedroom has a large fully tiled en-suite shower room with his & hers sinks doorway through to a further bedroom/dressing room or nursery, where the secondary staircase accesses – this creates a private space to one end of the property. There is a further bedroom with en-suite bathroom and two double bedrooms and a stylish fully-tiled family bathroom with separate shower. Features of the property include high ceilings, underfloor heating in the bathroom and en-suite and panelled timber doors.

The Heritage Annex is of brick and timber construction with black weatherboarded elevations under a slate roof. To ground level a double garage/workshop, two-bay Cart Lodge and central entrance to the Annex. To the first floor is a modern fitted kitchen and living space with feature fireplace, a double bedroom and separate shower room, providing lovely Annex space for visitors or additional family members.
This could be separated as another dwelling, subject to planning.

A private driveway approaches the property with a walled garden featuring well tended lawns and mature specimen trees. Within the grounds is an outdoor swimming pool, being well maintained with cover. There is also a tennis court, an orchard and chicken shed.

East Hanningfield lies to the south east of Chelmsford set amidst beautiful countryside, bridleways and offering village facilities such as a Primary School, shops, All Saints’ Church and nearby RHS Hyde Hall, the renowned Vita Bella restaurant and Hanningfield Reservoir. Excellent road links are via A130/A12/M25 with main line rail services at nearby Chelmsford City Centre. There are excellent local school with further renowned educational facilities at Chelmsford including King Edward VI Grammar School and New Hall School.

No onward chain.

Additional land available under separate negotiation which includes equestrian facilities.

Information: Tenure Freehold, EPC Rating exempt, Chelmsford City Council Band G, private drainage system, Oil heating, some electric underfloor heating, electric heating to Annex. (Ref: NBC221424).

Chelmsford main line station 7 miles (London Liverpool Street approx. 34 minutes) | East Hanningfield CofE Primary School approx. 1 mile (20 mins walk)
New Hall School approx. 8 miles and King Edward Grammar School, Chelmsford 7.5 miles approx. | Main road links via A12/M25/A414 (Stansted Airport)

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-12

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,211 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£727,273 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £375,160 / acre
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Utilities & 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

72 Mbps

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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

  • East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    58
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rettendon Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Priory Primary School, Bicknacre2.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    153
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • William de Ferrers School3.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,237
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Sandon School3.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,218
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Beauchamps High School4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,486
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Great Baddow High School4.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,516
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Moulsham High School4.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,662
    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

M&S South Woodam Ferrers BP, South Woodham Ferrers2.3 miles
Sainsburys South Woodham Ferrers, South Woodham Ferrers2.5 miles
Co-op Wickford - St Luke's Park, St Lukes Park2.5 miles

GP surgery

Greenwood And Wyncroft Surgery2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Village Pharmacy2.8 miles

Hospital

Runwell Hospital2.6 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

South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Firs884 metres

Typical drive times

Maldon15 min · 8.7 miles
Wickford13 min · 6.9 miles
Chelmsford (city)13 min · 7.4 miles
South Woodham Ferrers9 min · 5.2 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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