High Easter, Essex
- Land size
- 643 acres
Description
The land at Hill and Parsonage Farms offers the opportunity to purchase a significant area of Grade 2 arable land with an established irrigation system supported by two reservoirs and abstraction licences. The land is situated in an unspoilt location close to Great Dunmow and Chelmsford. The land extends to 643 acres.
The land is identified as of the Stretham series which is chalky till, described as deep well drained calcareous clayey soils suitable for growing winter cereals and other arable crops. Typical cropping has been first and second wheat, spring oats, beans and potatoes.
The land benefits from irrigation and winter and summer abstraction licences. Easter Hall Reservoir is a winter fill reservoir with a licensed annual abstraction of 20,000 m3. Parsonage Farm Reservoir benefits from a summer abstraction licence for 23,000 m3 per annum.
The land is available as a whole or in two Lots:
Lot 1: 593.62 acres comprising 507.36 acres arable, 62.74 acres woodland with the balance being reservoir, hardstanding, tracks and scrub. Guide Pirce £5,850,000.
Lot 2: 49.80 acres arable land. Guide Price £475,000
CM1 4QP is a nearby postcode.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-04
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 3 Farms & Smallholdings listings in East Anglia (500+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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Property Features
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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 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 71% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Rodings Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 293
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ford End Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 47
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Roxwell Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Flitch Green Academy4.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 272
- Type
- Academy converter
- Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Helena Romanes School5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,265
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chelmer Valley High School5.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,200
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,241
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls6.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,275
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford6.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,153
- 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
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Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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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
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Surface water
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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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