Auction: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Rear Parcel 8, Birdbrook Tavern, Halstead, CO9
Key Features
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Description
For sale by Under the Hammer online auction on Wednesday 21st October 2026. Head over to our website to download the legal pack, register to bid and see more information.
A Freehold Plot of Land measuring approximately 255 sq m (2,745 sq ft) situated to the rear of the former Birdbrook Tavern in New England, near Halstead, with potential for residential development, subject to planning permission.
Illustrative plans have been prepared for a pair of three bedroom houses and are available for inspection. No planning application has been submitted for the proposed scheme, and the computer-generated images show a proposed concept only. The plans offer buyers a starting point for exploring the site's potential.
Any development or alternative use would be subject to the necessary permissions and consents. Buyers should make their own enquiries into the site's planning history and the feasibility of their intended use.
The land is situated on a residential road in New England, near Halstead. Local shops and amenities are nearby, with Moyns Park, the A1017 and Sudbury railway station within reach.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-01
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 Property
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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
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Ridgewell Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Coupals Primary Academy2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 290
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 189
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kedington Primary Academy2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westfield Primary Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 425
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Samuel Ward Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,076
- Type
- Academy converter
- Castle Manor Academy3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 760
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stour Valley Community School4.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 569
- Type
- Free schools
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form6.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,177
- Type
- Academy converter
- Linton Village College9.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 766
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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.
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