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Guide Price£40,000

Land at Colchester Road, Great Totham, Maldon

Land size
3 acres

Description

Approximately 3 acres of mainly scrub and woodland benefitting from gated roadside access from Colchester Road.

For sale by auction - Thursday 8th October 2026

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The land is situated on the western edge of the village of Great Totham, approximately 4.2 kilometres south west of the village of Tiptree and 6.5 kilometres north east of the town of Maldon, using straight line distances.

POST CODE: CM9 8HX

Tenure

The land is offered for sale freehold, vacant and is registered under Land Registry title EX894412.

For further details please refer to the legal pack.

Town & Country Planning

The Local Planning Authority is Maldon District Council.

Prospective purchasers must make their own enquiries as to the likelihood of obtaining planning consent for any proposed use.

Restrictive Covenants, Easements and RoW

The land is sold subject to any easements, quasi easements, wayleaves, rights of way or obligations whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

Services

It is understood that there are currently no services connected to the land.

Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries as to the availability and suitability of services.

Overage

The land will be sold subject to overage. The term of the overage will be 40 years. The seller will reserve 25% of any uplift resulting from implementable planning for uses other than horticulture, equestrian, forestry and agriculture.

Please refer to the legal pack for further details.

Method of Sale

The land is for sale by auction on Thursday 8th October 2026.

The auction will be streamed via the Dedman Gray website. Bidding available by telephone, proxy and online.

Notice

Whirledge & Nott does not have any authority to give representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate. No assumption should be made that the property has the necessary planning, building regulations or other consents. Whirledge & Nott has not carried out a survey nor tested any appliances, services or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Viewing

Viewing of the property is entirely at the risk of the enquirer. Neither Whirledge & Nott nor the vendor accept any responsibility for any damage, injury or accident during viewing.

Joint Marketing

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 15 Woodland listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£13,333 / acre
Woodland Average (1+ acres) £8,186 / acre
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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

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

  • Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tollesbury School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Community school
  • St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    267
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tiptree Heath Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    198
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Milldene Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Thurstable School3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    932
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Paxman Academy6.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    873
    Type
    Free schools
  • Plume School6.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,789
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Stanway School6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,396
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Thomas Lord Audley School7.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    940
    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

Morrisons Daily Tollesbury High Street, Tollesbury2.3 miles
Tesco Colchester Superstore, Tiptree2.8 miles
Iceland Tiptree, Tiptree2.8 miles

GP surgery

The Tollesbury Practice2.2 miles

Pharmacy

Tollesbury Pharmacy2.3 miles

Hospital

St Peter'S Hospital6.9 miles

Green space

Playing Field491 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

Kelvedon Rail Station5.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Five Lakes717 metres

Typical drive times

Maldon18 min · 8.9 miles
Witham19 min · 11 miles
West Mersea17 min · 8.3 miles
Colchester (city)20 min · 9.7 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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