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£1,150,000

Bulford Mill Lane, Cressing, CM77

Land size
2.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Detached four-bedroom bungalow
  • Approx. 2.5 acres of private grounds
  • Gated driveway with ample parking
  • Double detached garage/outbuilding
  • Spacious open-plan kitchen/dining room
  • Separate dining room and large living room
  • Two modern en-suite shower rooms
  • Potential to remodel or extend (STP)
  • Semi-rural village location in Cressing
  • Excellent transport links to London Liverpool Street

Description

Set within approximately 2.5 acres of private grounds, this impressive detached bungalow is approached via a gated driveway, offering an excellent degree of privacy and generous outside space alongside a substantial double detached garage. The property combines spacious and versatile accommodation with modern interiors, making it ideal for family living and entertaining alike.

The welcoming entrance hall provides access to the principal reception areas and benefits from useful storage cupboards. At the heart of the home is an open-plan kitchen and dining room, fitted with contemporary units and offering ample space for both everyday dining and social gatherings, with doors opening out to the grounds. A separate formal dining room creates a further entertaining space and flows through to the spacious living room, which enjoys an abundance of natural light and direct access outside.

The bungalow offers four good-size bedrooms, providing flexible accommodation for families or those seeking guest space or home office potential. The principal bedroom benefits from fitted storage and a modern en-suite shower room, while a second bedroom also enjoys its own en-suite facilities. Two additional bedrooms are served by a stylish family bathroom.

Externally, the property continues to impress with expansive grounds extending to approximately 2.5 acres, offering superb potential for outdoor entertaining, recreation or further landscaping opportunities. The detached double garage/outbuilding provides excellent storage, workshop space or potential for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary consents.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a spacious and modern bungalow in a private setting with extensive grounds, excellent versatility and onward potential to extend (STP).

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-07-09

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,167 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£460,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £379,294 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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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

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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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

  • Cressing Primary School558 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Beckers Green Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    317
    Type
    Academy converter
  • White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    108
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • John Ray Infant School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    319
    Type
    Academy converter
  • John Ray Junior School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Alec Hunter Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,210
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Tabor Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    989
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lift New Rickstones3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,221
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lift Maltings4.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    787
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

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 Braintree Simply Food, Braintree1.1 miles
Co-op Petrol Galleys Roundabout, Braintree1.1 miles
M&S Braintree Outlet, Braintree1.3 miles

GP surgery

Silver End Surgery1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Challis Pharmacy1.5 miles

Hospital

St Michael'S Hospital2.5 miles

Green space

Play Space99 metres

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

Cressing Rail Station316 metres

Nearest bus stop

Tye Green Post Office461 metres

Typical drive times

Witham9 min · 5.1 miles
Halstead13 min · 8 miles
Braintree6 min · 2.6 miles
Coggeshall10 min · 6.3 miles
Chelmsford (city)19 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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