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Guide Price£130,000

Land West of Stanbrook, Stanbrook Road, Thaxted, Essex, CM6

Land size
0.54 acres

Key Features

  • Strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers

Description

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSDAY, 8TH OCTOBER 2026 AT 12.00PM NOON. LIVE STREAMED VIA DEDMAN GRAY WEBSITE. BIDDING AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE, PROXY AND ONLINE

LAND INVESTMENT: A FREEHOLD PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.54 OF AN ACRE WITH HISTORIC PLANNING IN PRINCIPLE FOR 1 TO 3 DWELLINGS

The land benefits from extensive road frontage in a desirable residential area. The site is located on the west side of Stanbrook Road immediately north of Stanbrook Cottages, approximately one mile from Thaxted. There are existing residential properties along the road with equestrian use and a stable block opposite and agricultural land to the rear. A hedgerow borders the site along the west, providing views of the agricultural field. The site is relatively flat and has maintained ground vegetation.
The site benefits from an historic Permission in Principle (PIP) decision granted at Appeal on 25th February 2022, for between one and three dwellings, in accordance with the
terms of the application Ref: UTT/21/1188/PIP

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-17

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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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 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

  • Thaxted Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    228
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wimbish Primary Academy3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Community school
  • Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    140
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Helena Romanes School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,265
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    865
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Forest Hall School6.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    506
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Saffron Walden County High School6.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    2,157
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Birchwood High School8.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,417
    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

Co-op Great Bardfield, Great Bardfield4.4 miles
Tesco Dunmow Superstore, Great Dunmow4.8 miles
M&S Stansted Airport SF, Molehill Green4.8 miles

GP surgery

Thaxted Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Thaxted Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

Saffron Walden Community Hospital6.6 miles

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

Elsenham Rail Station4.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Easton Road39 metres

Typical drive times

Thaxted2 min · 0.9 miles
Great Dunmow10 min · 6.3 miles
Saffron Walden15 min · 8.5 miles
Chelmsford (city)30 min · 20 miles
Stansted Mountfitchet12 min · 8 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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