Friars Wood, Broadfield Lodge Road, Rushden, Hertfordshire, SG9
- Land size
- 50 acres
Key Features
- The wood is an ancient and semi natural woodland surrounded by premium priority habitat
- Size of approximately 50 acres
- 6 miles from Buntingford
Description
LOCATION
The woodland is located to the North West of Buntingford, surrounded by multiple villages, including Sandon, Rushden, and Roe Green. Access to the wood is located past Bennett’s Lane and Broadfield Lodge Farm Rd in Rushden. The land is within a desirable rural location 6 miles from Buntingford and 10 miles from Royston.
DESCRIPTION
This sale offers a rare opportunity to purchase an attractive wood, with a size exceeding 50 acres in total. Friars Wood is an ancient and semi natural woodland.
ACCESS
A right of access exists over the private land extending from the end of Bennett’s Lane to the wood.
TENURE AND OCCUPATION
The land is available freehold with vacant possession and is currently owner occupied.
DIRECTIONS
From M11 Junction 8, take the A120 Westwards around Bishops Stortford and towards Standon. Turn North on the A10, and follow this for approximately 5 miles until you reach the A507 Baldock Road. Follow this through Cottered and Cumberlow Green up to Rushden. Take Bennetts Lane through Rushden and towards Southern Green for 1.2 miles. At the crossroads with Broadfield Lodge Farm Road continue left. Follow this for approximately 120 metres and access to the land is located on the left hand side.
LOCATION
The woodland is located to the North West of Buntingford, surrounded by multiple villages, including Sandon, Rushden, and Roe Green. Access to the land is located past Bennett’s Lane and Broadfield Lodge Farm Rd. The land is in rural location 4 miles from Buntingford and 10 miles from Royston.
DESCRIPTION
This sale offers a rare opportunity to purchase an attractive wood, with a size exceeding 50 acres in total. Friars Wood is an ancient and semi natural woodland surrounded by premium priority habitat.
TENURE AND OCCUPATION
The land is available freehold with vacant possession and is currently owner occupied.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-25
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 3 Woodland listings in East Anglia (25+ acres).
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 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
4 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
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
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 22
- Type
- Community school
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 46
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Millfield First and Nursery School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Pupils
- 311
- Type
- Community school
- Therfield First School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Pupils
- 69
- Type
- Community school
- Layston Church of England First School3.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Pupils
- 124
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Freman College2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,049
- Type
- Academy converter
- Edwinstree Church of England Middle School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 486
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Knights Templar School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,375
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Nobel School5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,475
- Type
- Foundation school
- Marriotts School6.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,415
- Type
- Community school
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
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
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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3 The Gatehouse, Hadham Hall, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2EB
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