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Guide Price£25,000

Writtle Road, Margaretting, CM4

Land size
1 acres

Key Features

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  • Suitable for various uses (STPP)
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Description

Approx. 1 acre of land situated in a desirable semi-rural location with gated access directly from Writtle Road, Margeretting.

Come visit our on-site office! See the parcels up close, ask questions, and chat with our sales team about the opportunities available.

The land benefits from gated access directly from Writtle Road, providing convenient entry while still enjoying a peaceful countryside setting. The surrounding area offers a blend of open countryside and nearby village amenities, making it an attractive proposition for a range of purchasers.

The plot is well positioned within a sought-after location, offering excellent connectivity to nearby towns and transport links, whilst retaining the charm and tranquillity associated with rural Essex living.

This parcel of land presents potential for a variety of uses, subject to the necessary consents and permissions being obtained.

These details are prepared as a general guide only, and should not be relied upon as a basis to enter into a legal contract, or commit expenditure. An interested party should consult their own surveyor, solicitor or other professionals before committing themselves to any expenditure or other legal commitments.

All dimensions/measurements are approximate

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 376 land-only listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£25,000 / acre
Regional Average (1+ acres) £27,752 / 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

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

  • Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School865 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Highwood Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Community school
  • Ingatestone Infant School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    127
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Writtle Infant School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    178
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Writtle Junior School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    238
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Anglo European School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,533
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hylands School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    614
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Moulsham High School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,662
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Great Baddow High School3.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,516
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford3.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,153
    Type
    Academy converter

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 Ingatestone, Ingatestone2 miles
Co-op Ingatestone, Ingatestone2 miles
Co-op Long Braddocks Writtle, Writtle2.3 miles

GP surgery

The New Folly Surgery2.2 miles

Pharmacy

Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd2 miles

Hospital

Chelmsford & Essex Hospital3.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field372 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

Ingatestone Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Black Bull679 metres

Typical drive times

Wickford15 min · 9.9 miles
Brentwood12 min · 7.3 miles
Billericay13 min · 7.1 miles
Chelmsford (city)10 min · 5.1 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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