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Land at Morrow Lane, Ardleigh

Land size
60.64 acres

Key Features

  • Land
  • Rural
  • 60.64 Acres of Land
  • Freehold
  • Land Information: Existing mineral option
  • Grade 1 Land
  • Irrigation available (via separate negotiation)

Description

A single parcel of 60.64 acres (or thereabouts) of prime Grade 1 arable land, located on the outskirts of the village of Ardleigh. The land is currently planted to potatoes, and has an existing minerals option in place.

Council Tax Band: Exempt (Tendring District Council)
Tenure: Freehold

Location and Situation

The property is located to the north east of the City of Colchester, on the outskirts of the village of Ardleigh. The land is some 6 miles from the centre of Colchester.

Nearest Postcode: CO7 7NE

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Description

The land at Morrow Lane is located near Ardleigh, to the north east of Colchester, and comprises approximately 60.64 acres (24.54 hectares) of arable land in a single enclosure.

The full extent of the property is shown edged red on the attached plan for identification purposes only.

The land is classified as Grade 1 on DEFRA's Land Classification Map. According to the Soil Survey of England and Wales, the land belongs to the Tendring series.

Access

The property benefits from access directly off Morrow Lane and Little Bromley Road.

Guide Price

Offers are sought in the region of £700,000.

Method of Sale

The property is offered for sale, as a whole, by Private Treaty.

Prospective purchasers should register their interest with the selling agent to whom offers should be submitted. Please contact Hugh Wasteney or Graham Ellis.

Viewings

Should you wish to inspect the land, please register your interest with the agents and inform them of your attendance. Viewing may take place unaccompanied during daylight hours with a set of particulars in hand.

Land Registry

The property is registered with HM Land Registry under title number EX847477.

Tenure, Possession and Holdover

The property is offered for sale with the benefit of vacant possession, but is subject to Holdover until the current crop is harvested.

Sporting, Mineral and Timber

To be included in the sale, so far as they are owned. There is a minerals Option Agreement currently in place on the land, which runs until 31st December 2030.

Environmental Services

There are no live environmental schemes on the property.

Local Authority

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE.

Services

The property does not benefit from any services and prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries to the availability of services.

Irrigation may be available via separate negotiation with the vendor.

Planning

All planning enquiries should be directed to Tendring District Council.

Covenants, Rights of Way, Easements and Wayleaves

The land is offered for sale and will be conveyed with the benefit and subject to all covenants, rights of way (whether private or public), water, drainage, sewage, wayleaves and other easements, if any, subject to all outgoings or charges connected with or chargeable upon the land whether mentioned herein or not.

There is a public footpath running across the land from east to west. There are also telegraph poles and overhead wires crossing the land.

There is a possibility that the land will be affected by the National Grid's proposed Norwich to Tilbury project. The current proposed pylon route runs within the land's northern boundary.

The land is subject to intrusive and non-intrusive survey licences between the vendor and National Grid. Both the intrusive and non-intrusive licences run until Spring 2028.

Boundaries, Plans, Areas, Schedule and Disputes

The plans attached to these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey and are for identification purposes only. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and any errors or mistakes shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

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 under chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition.

AML Compliance

In order to comply with the current Anti-Money Laundering legislation, once an offer has been accepted (subject to contract) the prospective purchaser(s) will need to provide, as a minimum, proof of identity and residence, together with proof of source of funds for the purchase, before the transaction can proceed.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-10

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 32 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (50+ acres).

This Property£11,544 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (50+ acres) £9,388 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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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
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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 · available to 75% 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 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

  • Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Elmstead Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    349
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Manningtree High School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    908
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Colchester Academy3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    879
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gilberd School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,588
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Trinity School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    780
    Type
    Free schools
  • East Bergholt High School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    902
    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

Budgens Elmstead Market, Elmstead Market2.4 miles
Tesco Colchester Bromley Rd Express, Colchester3.1 miles
Co-op Dedham Foodstore, Dedham3.1 miles

GP surgery

The Ardleigh Surgery1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Dedham Pharmacy3.1 miles

Hospital

Colchester General Hospital4.6 miles

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 Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Burnt Heath596 metres

Typical drive times

Wivenhoe11 min · 6.6 miles
Manningtree7 min · 4.4 miles
Brightlingsea17 min · 8.9 miles
Colchester (city)13 min · 6.5 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

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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