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Land at Reach Road, Burwell

Land size
0.31 acres

Key Features

  • Offers invited subject to planning
  • Residential/Commercial Opportunity
  • Edge of popular village
  • Approximately 0.31 acres
  • Previously granted planning permission
  • Potential Development Land

Description

BURWELL
This popular village is located some 5 miles from the Racing town of Newmarket,13 miles from the historic City of Cambridge and 12 miles from the cathedral city of Ely City, all of which have an extensive range of shopping, retail and culinary outlets. The village itself has a regular bus service, primary school, doctors’ surgery, Post Office, church, petrol station, pubs and other small local shops. Rail stations can be found at both Newmarket and nearby Soham and access to the A14 road junctions are at Newmarket and Cambridge. Burwell is a highly sought-after village as it offers the peace and beauty of rural life alongside easy access to urban amenities. It is a vibrant community and is a village that offers something for everyone.

Description - This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a site allocated for commercial use on the outskirts of this increasingly popular village. The plot measures approximately 0.31acres (stms) and is the last remaining part of land developed by Hopkins Homes for residential and Commercial use under East Cambridgeshire District Councils planning reference 14/00046/OUM.

Location - The land is on the south side of Reach Road, opposite open countryside and sits adjacent Residential and Commercial units at Burling Way and Lucas Close and the local fire station.

Registered Title - The title is registered as part of title CB383398

Tenure & Possession - The site is for sale freehold, with vacant possession upon completion.

Planning - The site was allocated for commercial office space, but was not developed and the planning has now lapsed. It sits within the jurisdiction of East Cambridgeshire District Council and all enquiries as to the future suitable use can be directed to their planning department. There are no current planning applications underway.

Method of Sale - The property is for sale by Private Treaty.

Offers - Offers are invited for the freehold purchase of the site on a subject to planning basis. All offers will need to be confirmed in writing to the sellers sole agent and include the following:
1 - Any proposed conditions attached to the offer.
2 - Proof of funding.
3 - Timescales for expected planning application submission, exchange and completion.
4 - Proof of ID for all buyers.
5 - Details of Solicitors to be instructed on the purchase
6 - Confirmation that a 10% deposit will be paid on exchange of contracts.

Services. - All prospective purchasers are to make their own enquiries as to the location/provision of services.

Restrictive Covenants, Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way - We are not aware of any restrictive covenants associated with the site but the land is to be sold subject to all existing rights of way, public or private, light support, drainage ,water and electricity supplies and allotted rights and obligations, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves whether referred to or not in the sales particulars. - Purchasers will be deemed to have full knowledge and satisfied themselves as to the provisions of any such matters which may affect the property.

Value Added Tax - Should any sale of the land or any right attached to it become chargeable for VAT, then such tax will be the liability of the purchaser to settle in addition to the purchase price.

Local Authorities - East Cambridgeshire District Council -       Cambridgeshire County Council -

Viewings - Access to the site and viewings are strictly by appointment via Bovingdons Limited. When onsite, we would ask you to be a vigilant as possible for your own personal safety. - Call or

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-16

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
Yes

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

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

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

  • Burwell Village College (Primary)0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    374
    Type
    Community school
  • Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Exning Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    223
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Laureate Community Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    239
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Newmarket Academy3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    797
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bottisham Village College4.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,396
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Soham Village College4.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,436
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cottenham Village College8.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    860
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bede's Inter-Church School8.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    943
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England/Roman Catholic

* 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

Asda Burwell Express Petrol, Burwell, Cambridgeshire0.7 miles
Co-op Burwell, Burwell, Cambridgeshire0.9 miles
M&S One Thousand Guineas BP, Newmarket2.1 miles

GP surgery

Burwell Surgery938 metres

Pharmacy

Jardines Pharmacy705 metres

Hospital

Newmarket Community Hospital3.5 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden88 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

Newmarket Rail Station4.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Swaffham Road276 metres

Typical drive times

Soham12 min · 6.3 miles
Newmarket11 min · 4.7 miles
Ely (city)21 min · 13 miles
Mildenhall19 min · 12 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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