Summary - 1 Overhall Cottage, Colne Engaine CO6 2HW
6 bed 3 bath Detached
Rare small estate with farmland, outbuildings and leisure facilities.
- Regency red-brick main house dating to c.1831
Over Hall is a rare Essex small estate combining a handsome Regency family house with substantial agricultural land and versatile outbuildings. The red-brick main house (c.1831) provides six bedrooms, three bathrooms and multiple reception rooms together with formal gardens, a swimming pool, tennis court, stables and extensive garaging for up to 12 cars. Two semi-detached cottages and an array of barns, stores and an estate office broaden uses for staff accommodation, rental income or conversion.
The whole holding extends to 162.86 acres of arable, pasture and woodland divided into defined lots and sold either as a single purchase or in five lots. Parts of the land are under a Farm Business Tenancy (notice can be served to expire September 2027) and some acreage participates in a Countryside Stewardship scheme (income to the tenant; scheme expires August 2026). There are existing income opportunities from cropping, contracted cricket bat willow and potential lettings from the cottages or converted buildings.
Buyers should note practical and running-cost considerations: the property has an EPC rating of E, oil-fired central heating, presumed uninsulated solid brick walls and historically high council tax. Footpaths cross parts of the land and some lots carry fencing obligations if sold separately. The estate is a functioning farm with associated hazards and tenant agreements that will require management, but it offers clear potential for refurbishment, diversification and long-term capital or rental return.
6 bedroom detached house for sale in Lot 1 | Over Hall, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 — £2,500,000 • 6 bed • 3 bath • 5343 ft²
Land for sale in Lot 4 | Over Hall, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 — £450,000 • 1 bed • 1 bath • 5237 ft²
Land for sale in Lot 3 | Over Hall, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 — £500,000 • 1 bed • 1 bath • 5237 ft²
Land for sale in Lot 5 | Over Hall, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 — £500,000 • 1 bed • 1 bath • 5237 ft²
2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Lot 2 | Over Hall, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 — £800,000 • 2 bed • 2 bath • 1821 ft²
6 bedroom detached house for sale in Ridgewell, Essex, CO9 — £850,000 • 6 bed • 2 bath • 3800 ft²
