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Building Plot, Church Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7

Description

LOCATION
The site is nestled in the sought-after village of Bocking, two miles north of Braintree Town Centre and 3.5 miles south of Gosfield. The site is located along Church Street, 0.5 miles west of the junction with High Garrett, which provides access to the A120 via the A131 south and Gosfield and Halstead north.

Bocking is a village, benefiting from local amenities such as St Mary's Bocking Church, Bocking Primary School, Village Club, Braintree Hockey Club, the Retreat Freehouse, Co-operative convenience store and a number of local businesses.

From the Marks Farm Roundabout, proceed north along A131, taking the second exit at the Broad Road roundabout. Continue 0.4 miles north and turn left along Church Street, heading west towards Bocking centre. Approximately half a mile along Church Street, the site is located on the left hand side, via a private driveway.

From Bocking centre, proceed north along Church Street, passing Bocking School and the Bocking United Reform Church on your left, the site can be found on the right via the private drive way, opposite a cul-de-sac of residential dwellings.
Follow signposts for 'Bocking windmill'

DESCRIPTION
The building plot is approached from Church street, Bocking. The site is tucked away in an enviable position adjacent to 272A Bocking Church Street and next to open countryside and Bocking windmill. A site plan and a plan showing the proposed elevations and floor plans are attached.

The plot is level and is adjacent to open farmland to the south. The plot is approached over a private road with the benefit of right of way. The property is sympathetically designed in the Essex vernacular style.

The site has planning for 4 bedroom detached house extending to approximately 1,722 sq. ft.

SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas are understood to be available for connection to the site. The purchaser should make their own specific enquiries of the various statutory authorities.

TERMS
The site is available for sale on a freehold basis with vacant possession.

PLANNING
Planning permission granted by Braintree District Council (under Application 26/00171/FUL) for a detached two storey dwelling designed by J Bell Construction and Design.

The site is subject to a restrictive covenant, limiting the development to one dwelling.

OTHER
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations require Nicholas Percival to formally verify purchasers identity, residence and source of funds prior to instructing solicitors.

REF: C5297

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-11

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
Parking Available
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

10 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

  • Bocking Primary School380 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    269
    Type
    Community school
  • Great Bradfords Junior School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    326
    Type
    Community school
  • John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    501
    Type
    Community school
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Catholic

Secondary

  • Tabor Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    989
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alec Hunter Academy2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form2.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,210
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ramsey Academy, Halstead4.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    702
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hedingham School and Sixth Form5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,177
    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

Co-op Church Street, Bocking, Braintree552 metres
Morrisons Daily Braintree Panfield Lane, Braintree1.6 miles
Tesco Braintree Coggeshall Express, Braintree1.7 miles

GP surgery

Church Lane Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Christchurch Pharmacy1.7 miles

Hospital

Braintree Community Hospital1.9 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces96 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

Braintree Rail Station2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Windmill Gardens36 metres

Typical drive times

Witham16 min · 9.3 miles
Halstead8 min · 4.6 miles
Braintree7 min · 2.5 miles
Coggeshall12 min · 7.3 miles
Chelmsford (city)23 min · 17 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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