Summary - ESSEX HALL, STAMBOURNE ROAD, HALSTEAD, RIDGEWELL CO9 4PH
6 bed 2 bath Farm House
Substantial 140-acre rural holding with conversion potential and productive arable land.
Grade II listed farmhouse dated c.1549 with strong period character
Essex Hall is a striking Grade II listed farmhouse dating to the 16th century, set within about 140 acres of arable land, paddock, woodland and extensive traditional and modern farm buildings. The principal house offers six bedrooms, generous reception rooms, cellar and a formal garden with remnants of a double moat — a rare combination of historic character and agricultural scale. The steading includes over 12,000 sq ft of traditional barns plus large steel portal storage with bulk grain capacity and three-phase electricity.
The holding is suited to buyers seeking a working arable enterprise, equestrian hobby use or a conversion/ redevelopment opportunity for the unlisted traditional buildings (subject to planning). A planning pre‑application enquiry has already been submitted exploring residential reuse of traditional buildings; separate modern farm stores offer substantial storage and operational capacity for continuing commercial farming.
The property requires renovation throughout and will need sympathetic repair because of its listed status; listed designation will complicate alterations and increase renovation costs. Some outbuildings show weathering and will need repair or modernisation. Services are present (mains water/drainage, mains electricity, oil-fired heating to the house) but none of the services have been tested and buyers should verify capacity and condition.
Practical considerations: Council Tax is Band G and therefore relatively costly. There is no known flood risk or recorded subsidence history, mobile and broadband connectivity are strong, and the site benefits from good road links to nearby market towns and regional centres. This is a substantial rural opportunity for an owner-occupier farmer, development‑minded investor or an experienced purchaser able to manage the additional costs and consents linked to a Grade II property and large mixed holding.
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