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Guide Price£1,000,000

Old Church Road, Chingford, Waltham Forest

Land size
0.13 acres

Key Features

  • Exceptional opportunity to acquire a strategically located development site in Chingford Mount, East London
  • Approved planning permission for a new mixed-use scheme totalling a 10,789 sq ft scheme consisting of a ground floor commercial unit with 9 flats above
  • It is situated in a prominent position on Old Church Road, the main thoroughfare through the town
  • Cleared site, measuring 0.13 acres The ground floor will have a mix of a retail unit, bike store and an entrance lobby measuring approx. 362 sq m
  • The upper floors are to consist of nine flats which are proposed to range from 51 sq m 1-bed flats to 88.8 sq m 2-bed duplex’s
  • Freehold

Description

Exceptional opportunity to acquire a strategically located development site in
Chingford Mount, East London. The site has approved planning permission for a new
mixed-use scheme totalling a 10,789 sq ft scheme consisting of a ground floor
commercial unit with 9 flats above.

Situated in a prominent position on Old Church Road, the main thoroughfare
through the town, the cleared freehold site measures 0.13 acres. The ground floor will have a mix of a retail unit, bike store and an entrance lobby measuring approx. 362 sq m. The upper floors are to consist of nine flats which are proposed to range from 51 sq m 1-bed flats to 88.8 sq m 2-bed duplex’s.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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 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 · available to 47% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Lime Academy Larkswood364 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    510
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chase Lane Primary School502 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    680
    Type
    Community school
  • Ainslie Wood Primary School776 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    451
    Type
    Community school
  • Parkside Primary School886 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    672
    Type
    Community school
  • Salisbury Manor Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    268
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • South Chingford Foundation School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    547
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chingford Foundation School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,363
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Highams Park School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,592
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Walthamstow Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,092
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Christian
  • Heathcote School & Science College1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,115
    Type
    Community school

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

Iceland Chingford, London26 metres
Sainsburys Chingford, London162 metres
Tesco Mount Rd Chingford Express, London165 metres

GP surgery

Churchill Medical Centre129 metres

Pharmacy

My Pharmacy172 metres

Hospital

Chingford Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field311 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

Highams Park Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Chingford Mount30 metres

Typical drive times

Chigwell15 min · 6 miles
Loughton16 min · 5.4 miles
Waltham Abbey16 min · 6.6 miles
Waltham Cross14 min · 6.4 miles
City of London (city)35 min · 12 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

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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

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.

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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