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Guide Price£375,000

Grange Road, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex, CO11

Land size: 1.55 acres

Key Features

Rural Lawford location
Plot of 1.55 acres (STS)
Full planning approval
Single dwelling and cart lodge
Tendring reference 21/01718/FUL

Description

Rural plot of approximately 1.55 acres (subject to survey) with FULL planning approval for a single, single storey, two bedroomed dwelling with cart lodge. For full details see Tendring planning application number 25/00755/FUL

A rare opportunity to acquire a generous plot of land on Grange Road, Lawford, extending to approximately 1.55 acres (STS). The site benefits from full planning consent for a single, two-bedroomed dwelling with a detached cart lodge, offering scope to create a bespoke rural home in a sought-after location.
Set in peaceful countryside, this plot combines space, privacy, and convenience, yet within easy reach of local amenities and transport links, with Manningtree mainline railway station an approximate 5-minute drive from the plot itself.
Grange Road is a quiet rural lane on the edge of Lawford, a well-regarded village close to Manningtree. The area offers excellent local amenities, highly regarded schools, and convenient rail links to London Liverpool Street, making it ideal for both village life and commuting.

Agents Note

Prospective purchasers should be aware that a planning application has been submitted to Tendring District Council for a proposed residential development on land within the Lawford Tye / Grange Road area. The application seeks permission for the construction of approximately 95 dwellings, together with associated infrastructure and landscaping. The application is currently subject to the planning process, and no decision has been made at the time of publication.

Development Vacant Land Undeveloped Land Freehold Bare Land Planning Permission Rural properties

Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-06-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 74 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£241,935 / acre

Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (1+ acres) £40,142 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Restrictions: Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

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 86% 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 Limited Limited

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

Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School679 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
349
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Highfields Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
320
Type
Community school
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
202
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
39
Type
Academy sponsor led
Faith
Church of England
Brooklands Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
268
Type
Academy converter

Secondary

Manningtree High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
908
Type
Academy converter
East Bergholt High School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
902
Type
Academy converter
Colchester Academy5.1 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
879
Type
Academy sponsor led
The Gilberd School5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,588
Type
Academy converter
The Trinity School5.4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
780
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

Co-op Manningtree Foodstore, Manningtree1.3 miles

Tesco Manningtree Express, Manningtree1.3 miles

Co-op Brantham Foodstore, Brantham2.4 miles

GP surgery

Lawford Surgery0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.2 miles

Hospital

Colchester General Hospital6.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field212 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

Manningtree Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Claude Oliver Cl533 metres

Typical drive times

Wivenhoe14 min · 8.9 miles

Manningtree4 min · 2.1 miles

Brightlingsea20 min · 11 miles

Colchester (city)16 min · 8.8 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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