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Main Road, Christian Malford, Wiltshire

Use Class
Use Class: 9

Key Features

  • Residential Development
  • 6 dwellings
  • Bungalows
  • Well positioned for access to M4
  • New Homes

Description

SITUATION
Christian Malford is a picturesque village with excellent facilities including a parish church, community store with post office and a village pub. The nearby market towns of Malmesbury and Chippenham provide further amenities. The area offers excellent choice of schools and colleges, including Christian Malford C of E Primary and Sutton Benger C of E Primary Schools and St Mary’s Calne. Recreation opportunities in the area include the summer music
festival, the renowned bonfire and firework display, cricket pavilion, multi-use games area and Sutton Benger Rugby Football Club. Christian Malford is ideally located with excellent access to the centres of Malmesbury and Chippenham for more extensive range of shopping and recreational facilities. The M4 motorway junction 17 is located 3 miles to the west of the village putting Swindon, Bristol, Bath and London within easy commuting distance.

THE PROPERTY
An attractive development opportunity set in the heart of the village. The property
comprises a level grass paddock bounded by mature hedges with planning permission
for 6 dwellings. Detailed planning permission was granted by Wiltshire Council on 6th
January 2026 (ref: PL/2024/08281) for the development of 6 Dwellings.
The sizes of each unit are:
Unit 1 – 2 bedroom (848 Sq. Ft) Unit 2 – 3 bedroom (990 Sq. Ft)
Unit 3 – 3 bedroom (990 Sq. Ft) Unit 4 - 3 bedroom (2,034 Sq. Ft)
Unit 5 – 3 bedroom (1,872 Sq. Ft) Unit 6 - 2 bedroom (848 Sq. Ft)
Total - 7,582 Sq. Ft.

Prospective buyers are advised to carry out their own measurements. Further details are available on Wiltshire Council’s planning website.

BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN
The proposed developed requires 0.36 of a unit of off-site credits. A quote has been received from a Habitat Bank of £7,200 plus VAT. Prospective buyers should factor the cost of BNG within their offer.

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY
The purchaser will be responsible for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charged and should factor this into their offer. The CIL notice was issued on 19th February, 2026. Wiltshire Council have calculated a charge of £100,430.77.

EXISTING SERVICES
An existing electricity cable and pylon crosses the property. A diversion quote is being obtained from the DNO to understand the likely full cost. An existing underground Wessex Water gravity sewage pipe crosses part of the proposed layout. An approved contractor will have to undertake the diversion works.

RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS
The property is sold subject to any existing rights of way, drainage, water and other rights, easements and incidents of tenure affecting the sale and all easements and wayleaves in connection with all electric or telephone wires, pipes, cables, stays etc. as at present erected on or passing over the property and subject to all existing and all pending agreement if any affecting the same.

METHOD OF SALE
For sale by private treaty.

VIEWING
Strictly by prior appointment through the Selling Agents.

TENURE
The property is freehold with vacant possession. The Seller will retain full right of way across the property to the existing residential property.

VAT
VAT will not be charged on the sale price of the property.

DIRECTIONS
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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-14

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

No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.

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

  • Christian Malford CofE Primary School594 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    56
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    165
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Seagry Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    29
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    56
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Hardenhuish School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,519
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Abbeyfield School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    902
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sheldon School4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,467
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Malmesbury School5.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,438
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kingsbury Green Academy6.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,077
    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 Lower Stanton St Quintin, Lower Stanton St Quintin2.9 miles
Co-op Chippenham, Chippenham3.7 miles
M&S Chippenham BP, Chippenham3.8 miles

GP surgery

Hathaway Surgery4.6 miles

Pharmacy

Morrisons Pharmacy3.8 miles

Hospital

Chippenham Hospital5 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces367 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

Chippenham Rail Station4.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Avonweir120 metres

Typical drive times

Calne13 min · 7.1 miles
Chippenham11 min · 5.6 miles
Malmesbury16 min · 9.2 miles
Bath (city)35 min · 18 miles
Royal Wootton Bassett13 min · 8.2 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

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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