Wenham Lane, Great Wenham, Colchester, CO7
- Land size
- 1.23 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 2
Key Features
- No onward chain
- Characterful detached Grade II listed property - 2474 sqft
- Generous plot size of 1.23 acres
- Easy access to the A12 (northbound junction just 0.75 miles away)
- Detached double garage with additional storeroom
- Sweeping in-and-out driveway
- Original features retained throughout
- Ideally situated for access to both Ipswich and Colchester
- Scope for modernisation and extension (STP)
- Close proximity to The Wenham Queen public house
Description
THE PROPERTY
Walnut Thatch offers substantial ground-floor reception rooms with far-reaching views over the rear garden, together with well-proportioned first-floor bedrooms.
The property dates from the 16th century and was extended several times during the 20th century; however, it retains many original features, including exposed beams and studwork, inglenook fireplaces and a former bread oven.
Four reception rooms provide ample living accommodation, while the well-proportioned bedrooms share two first-floor bath/shower rooms. A ground floor study makes for a fourth bedroom if required.
The property is dry and habitable, but some modernisation is required, in particular the kitchen and bath/shower rooms.
GROUNDS & OUTBUILDINGS
A detached double garage provides substantial storage space and can be accessed from the driveway or via a side door. A boiler room and an additional store are attached to the garage, and electricity and water supplies have been installed.
A sweeping in-and-out driveway leads to ample parking space.
The rear garden extends to just under an acre and is predominantly laid to lawn, with open fields and countryside views beyond. A small patio provides a seating area directly outside the garden room and benefits from a southwest facing aspect. Mature trees border the boundaries and offer almost total privacy.
LOCATION
Great Wenham is a rural hamlet with a public house (The Queen's Head) and St John's Church, both of which are just a short walk from the property.
The house is approximately two miles from the village of Capel St Mary, which provides a range of shops and takeaway restaurants, a doctor's surgery, a primary school, a dentist, a petrol station and a garden centre with a restaurant. Further amenities are available in Ipswich, approximately seven miles away, and Colchester, approximately ten miles away.
Manningtree mainline railway station is less than 15 minutes by car and offers direct services to London Liverpool Street, with a journey time of approximately 60 minutes.
DIRECTIONS
Postcode: CO7 6PJ
What3Words location: ///chilling.quail.conqueror
POINTS TO NOTE
The property is connected to mains water and electricity. It has a private sewerage system and oil-fired heating. The property is registered in Council Tax Band F with Babergh District Council.
An Energy Performance Certificate is not required because the property is listed.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- F
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-08
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,144 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Oil Heating
- 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
- Garage, Driveway
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
46 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 273
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Stratford St Mary Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 88
- Type
- Community school
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 40
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- East Bergholt High School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 902
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hadleigh High School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 712
- Type
- Academy converter
- Manningtree High School4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 908
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chantry Academy5.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Holbrook Academy6.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 584
- 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
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 20 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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