Croquet Gardens, Wivenhoe, Essex
- Land size
- 3.52 acres
Key Features
- Freehold site forming part of a wider 37.4-acre masterplanned setting
- Excellent connectivity with regular rail services to London Liverpool Street and easy access to the A12 corridor
- Outline planning permission secured for up to 25 bungalows and a 60-bed care facility (C2 use)
- Local Amenities: 0.3 miles
- 3.52 acres (approx) site area
- Opportunity to deliver modern, energy-efficient homes alongside a long-term community anchor
Description
A highly desirable development opportunity located in Wivenhoe, within the Colchester District of Essex. The site benefits from outline planning permission and offers strong potential for both residential and care-led accommodation.
Extending to approximately 3.52 acres, the site benefits from outline consent for 25 bungalows and a 60-bed care facility, designed to deliver a balanced community environment with high-quality homes, integrated facilities, landscaped grounds and sustainable links.
The site has been arranged to provide:
25 new-build bungalows
A care facility (C2 use) of up to 60 beds (potential to increase - STP)
The bungalows are envisioned as modern, energy-efficient homes, while the care facility is designed to meet supported-living needs and serve as a long-term community anchor.
Situated on the edge of Wivenhoe, the location combines the appeal of a historic riverside town with direct connectivity to Colchester and the wider Essex region. Wivenhoe
The railway station offers regular services to London Liverpool Street in under 70 minutes, while the A12 provides excellent road links to Chelmsford, Ipswich, and the national motorway network.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a consented freehold site in one of Essex’s most attractive and well-connected locations, with the flexibility to deliver a high-quality residential and care-led development.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Heating
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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 Property
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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
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Millfields Primary School479 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 217
- Type
- Foundation school
- Broomgrove Infant School896 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 158
- Type
- Community school
- Broomgrove Junior School896 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 212
- Type
- Community school
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 223
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 96
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Colchester Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 879
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Thomas Lord Audley School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 940
- Type
- Academy converter
- Colne Community School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,289
- Type
- Academy converter
- Colchester Royal Grammar School3.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,073
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Christian
- Gender
- Boys
- St Helena School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 986
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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