Hawkswood Road, Downham, CM11
- Land size
- 1.3 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
Key Features
- Double garage with adjoining one bedroom annex
- Electric entry gates onto an extensive driveway
- Ensuite and dressing room to master
- South west facing rear garden
- Landscaped rear garden
- Potential to extend STPP
- Recently refurbished
- 1.3 Acre Plot
Description
Set behind electric gates and approached via an extensive gravel driveway, The Orchard is an exceptional country residence occupying a beautifully private plot of approximately 1.3 acres. Surrounded by mature landscaping and established borders, this impressive four/five bedroom detached home offers a rare combination of luxury family living, outstanding facilities, and complete tranquillity. Offered with the significant advantage of no onward chain, the property presents a seamless opportunity for buyers seeking a prestigious lifestyle home.
The accommodation has been thoughtfully renovated and impeccably maintained, creating elegant living spaces that effortlessly blend style and practicality. At the heart of the home is a stunning contemporary kitchen featuring premium Siemens appliances, a Quooker boiling water tap, wine fridge, and a substantial central island with breakfast seating. Bi-fold doors open directly onto the south-facing terrace, creating a wonderful connection between the indoor living space and the beautifully landscaped gardens beyond.
Designed with both family life and entertaining in mind, the property boasts three generous reception areas, including a magnificent central living room and a striking vaulted orangery with lantern roof, sandstone flooring, and direct access to the gardens and pool. The luxurious principal suite occupies its own private wing, complete with dressing room and a beautifully appointed marble en-suite bathroom. Additional bedrooms are equally well-proportioned, with the first-floor rooms benefiting from dedicated studio areas, walk-in wardrobes, and extensive storage.
Outside, the lifestyle offering is equally impressive. The swimming pool is perfectly positioned within the expansive patio, enjoying views across the south-west facing gardens and rolling paddocks beyond. The grounds provide a peaceful and secluded setting for relaxation, outdoor entertaining, and family enjoyment, with mature planting ensuring exceptional privacy throughout the year.
For equestrian enthusiasts, The Orchard offers first-class facilities including a floodlit ménage, holding paddock, additional post-and-rail paddocks, stable block, and tack room. Further enhancing the property's versatility is a self-contained duplex annex with bedroom, kitchen, and shower room, ideal for guests, extended family, staff accommodation, or potential home-working use. Combined with extensive parking, garaging, video security, and outstanding outdoor space, this is a truly remarkable lifestyle property that delivers both luxury and practicality in equal measure.
EPC Rating: D
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- F
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-22
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,142 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
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
- 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
80 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
- Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 173
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Runwell Community Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 362
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Luke's Park Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 176
- Type
- Free schools
- Wickford Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 472
- Type
- Community school
- St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 100
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Bromfords School2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,181
- Type
- Academy converter
- Beauchamps High School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,486
- Type
- Foundation school
- Mayflower High School3.1 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,616
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Billericay School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,729
- Type
- Academy converter
- De La Salle School4.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 761
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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.
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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 30 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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