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Guide Price£1,395,000

Thoby Lane, Mountnessing

Land size
3.6 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • 3.6 acre plot
  • Superb outbuildings to include an Essex barn for renovation
  • Scope for multi-generational living
  • Original period features throughout
  • Peaceful yet highly accessible location
  • Four double bedrooms

Description

Set within 3.6 acres of mature grounds, this enchanting country home features superb outbuildings to include an Essex barn for renovation, and annexe/workshop. Rich in character and beautifully positioned towards the rear of the plot, Woodlands Farmhouse provides exceptional scope for multi-generational living, hobby use, business purposes, and sympathetic development (subject to planning).

Approached via a long private driveway, the property sits elegantly amongst established trees and sweeping lawns, creating a wonderfully secluded and peaceful environment.

The main residence boasts many original features, with exposed beams, traditional joinery, and generous room proportions.

An entrance hall with parquet flooring leads to a selection of spacious reception rooms. The living room is bright and inviting, with French doors opening to the patio and gardens beyond - perfect for enjoying the idyllic setting. The dining room features an open fireplace, creating a wonderful ambiance for entertaining and family gatherings. A separate office, kitchen, and utility room provide excellent practical space.

To the first floor are four double bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with dressing area and en-suite bathroom. A further family bathroom serves the additional bedrooms, and a separate study off the second bedroom provides a quiet, tucked-away space with garden views.

A standout feature of this property is the extensive range of outbuildings shown on the floorplan, offering remarkable flexibility:

  • A large barn suitable for storage, workshop, conversion, or creative use (subject to permissions)

  • Two spacious workshops ideal for machinery, or crafts

  • An impressive games room

  • Additional stores

  • A loft room with potential for further development

These buildings provide endless possibilities - equestrian use, classic car storage, home offices, studio space, small business operations, or leisure facilities.

The estate spans approximately 3.6 acres, comprising open lawns, mature woodland pockets and open clearings that frame the house beautifully. The grounds offer a sense of tranquillity rarely found so close to Ingatestone & Shenfield.

A previously enjoyed tennis court sits within the grounds, now requiring refurbishment but offering an exciting project for those wishing to reinstate this private sports facility.

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Positioned along the picturesque Thoby Lane, the property enjoys a peaceful yet highly accessible location. The villages of Mountnessing and Ingatestone are nearby, providing excellent local amenities, schooling, and a mainline station with direct links to London Liverpool Street. The A12 is easily reached, connecting conveniently to Chelmsford, Brentwood and beyond.

With its generous living accommodation, wealth of outbuildings, and expansive private grounds, this is a quintessential country property with exceptional potential - ideal for those seeking space, privacy, and character in a prime Essex setting.


EPC Rating: D

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-09-06

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,210 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£387,500 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £375,089 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

  • Mountnessing Church of England Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    191
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Long Ridings Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    392
    Type
    Community school
  • Ingatestone Infant School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    127
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    200
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Shenfield High School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,528
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Anglo European School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,533
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Martin's School Brentwood2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,794
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Becket Keys Church of England Free School2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,152
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    991
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
    Gender
    Girls

* 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

M&S Brentwood Connect BP, Shenfield1.1 miles
Co-op Hutton, Shenfield1.6 miles
Tesco Doddinghurst Express, Doddinghurst2 miles

GP surgery

The New Folly Surgery1.9 miles

Pharmacy

Village Pharmacy2 miles

Hospital

Brentwood Community Hospital2.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field949 metres

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

Ingatestone Rail Station1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Swallow Cross966 metres

Typical drive times

Brentwood8 min · 3.8 miles
Billericay9 min · 5 miles
Chipping Ongar11 min · 6.2 miles
Chelmsford (city)14 min · 9.2 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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