Hill Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10
Description
An exciting opportunity to acquire a well-positioned building plot in the sought-after village of Great Sampford, with full planning approval granted for the construction of a substantial modern home extending to approximately 2,400 sq. ft.
(Planning Ref - UTT/25/0263/FUL)
The approved plans provide for an impressive and thoughtfully designed residence, offering generous accommodation arranged around contemporary family living. The proposed home includes three large bedrooms, three reception rooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and driveway parking. This creates an excellent balance of space, style, and practicality.
Designed with modern lifestyles in mind, the layout offers flexible reception space ideal for entertaining, working from home, or relaxed family living.
The plot sits within the charming village setting of Great Sampford just a short drive to main towns of Saffron Walden or Great Dunmow.
The village of Great Sampford lies 3 miles from Thaxted and 8 Miles from Saffron Walden, each providing further schooling and shopping facilities. The village itself offers a primary school, two churches and a pub, additionally is a village green and cricket club. Newport station provides train services to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge which is less than 8 miles away and M11 access is 25 minutes away by car.
This is a rare chance to create a bespoke modern village home with the benefit of planning already in place.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS & TENANTS:
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view.
POTENTIAL PURCHASERS: Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
POTENTIAL TENANTS: Properties are offered in line with current legislation, including the Renters Rights Act. Tenancies will typically be granted as periodic (rolling) agreements, unless otherwise agreed. A security deposit will be required, capped in line with current legislation. It is the tenant’s responsibility to insure their personal possessions.
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Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-04-30
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
- Parking Available
- 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 · available to 71% of premises
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
- Great Sampford Community Primary School372 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 79
- Type
- Community school
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 138
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wimbish Primary Academy3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 41
- Type
- Academy converter
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Thaxted Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 228
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- Castle Manor Academy6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 760
- Type
- Academy converter
- Saffron Walden County High School7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 2,157
- Type
- Academy converter
- Samuel Ward Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,076
- Type
- Academy converter
- Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport7.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 865
- Type
- Academy converter
- Helena Romanes School7.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,265
- 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
Green space
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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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