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The Gael, Church Lane, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex, CM11

Land size
2 acres
Bedrooms
2

Key Features

  • Freehold
  • Strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers

Description

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSDAY, 30TH JULY 2026 AT 12.00PM NOON. LIVE STREAMED VIA DEDMAN GRAY WEBSITE. BIDDING AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE, PROXY AND ONLINE

RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT: A FREEHOLD TIMBER FRAMED BUNGALOW IN A RURAL LOCATION SITUATED ON A PLOT OF JUST OVER 2 ACRES WITH TENANT IN OCCUPATION
A detached two bedroom timber bungalow on a two acre plot. The property is sold subject to a long term sitting tenant with the land at the rear being leased to a separate tenant. Crays Hill lies in a peaceful semi-rural corner of Billericay. The area combines countryside charm with easy access to nearby towns. Commuters benefit from good links, Wickford railway station is about 3.6 km away, with Billericay station just over 4 km away. Nearby conveniences include Crays Hill Primary School, while further amenities in Billericay are just a short drive away. It is considered that the property offers future development potential subject to planning
Entrance Porch
Entrance Hall
Living Room - 12'0 x 12'0
Kitchen/Dining Room - 10'6 x 11'10
Shower Room - 3'7 x 1'8
Bedroom One - 14'6 x 10'1
Bedroom Two - 14'1 x 10'4
WC
Workshop - 7'9 x 7'7

It is considered that if the property became vacant then it would be ideal for redevelopment subject to planning consent
The bungalow is let at the rate of £300 pcm with the land leased at £10 per week giving a total of £4,120 per annum. We have been advised that there are no tenancy agreements
For all planning enquiries please contact Basildon Council on
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Property details

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

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,165 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£100,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £379,659 / acre
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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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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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 7% 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

  • Crays Hill Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sunnymede Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    389
    Type
    Foundation school
  • South Green Infant School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • The Bromfords School1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,181
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Billericay School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,729
    Type
    Academy converter
  • De La Salle School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    761
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Mayflower High School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,616
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Basildon Lower Academy2.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 14
    Pupils
    892
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

EG - OTM - Basildon, Basildon1.5 miles
Tesco Grange Road Express, Billericay1.5 miles
Tesco Mayflower Retail Park Extra, Basildon1.6 miles

GP surgery

Dr Sharma & Partners1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Mayflower Community Hospital2.9 miles

Green space

Playing Field872 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

Wickford Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Shepherd & Dog0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Basildon10 min · 4.7 miles
Rayleigh16 min · 8 miles
Wickford9 min · 3.2 miles
Billericay10 min · 4.1 miles
Chelmsford (city)24 min · 14 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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