Pond Park, Felsted, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6

Located near the picturesque village of Felsted in mid-Essex, situated in 415 acres, Pond Park is an exceptional example of a diversified farm featuring a charming Grade 2 Listed farmhouse.

Description

POND PARK FARMHOUSE

Pond Park Farmhouse is a delightful Grade 2 Listed family home, believed to date from the 16th Century or earlier, with significant additions in the 17th Century. Situated in a private location within the farm benefitting from exceptional south-facing views towards the river meadows.

The ground floor is approached through a large and welcoming reception hall extending the full depth of the house. The west wing has a sitting room, study and en-suite cloakroom. At the heart of the east wing is a kitchen/breakfast room, fitted with Smallbone bespoke units on both sides of the room with contrasting dual island units, one with seating. The working surfaces are finished with marble tops and incorporate a tiled alcove with AGA. The room has high ceilings and a lovely aspect over the gardens. At the front of the house lies the drawing room with double doors into a conservatory. To the rear there is a second cloakroom, utility room with a further AGA, plus a family room; this element of the farmhouse could provide separate accommodation as there is a secondary staircase which provides access to 2 bedrooms above.

There is currently a total of 7 bedrooms at Pond Park Farmhouse, with potential for a further 2 bedrooms should the attic on the second floor be converted. The first floor has 4 bedrooms, with a further bedroom on the second floor. In addition, there are 2 further bedrooms above the family and utility room (accessed via a separate staircase). The principal bedroom suite includes an en-suite shower room, with two further bath/shower rooms (one ensuite).

INTERNAL FLOOR AREAS
Pond Park Farmhouse: 537 sqm | Workshop: 175 sqm
Barn: 157 sqm | Car Port: 36 sqm
Pool House: 27 sqm | Tank Store: 21 sqm


FELSTED BUSINESS CENTRE

An exclusive small-scale business park occupying a tranquil and highly attractive rural setting on the fringe of the sought-after village of Felsted. Sensitively developed from traditional farm buildings and suitably screened from Pond Park Farmhouse, the complex comprises a prominent Grade 2 Listed barn conversion known as Old Barn, together with a converted stable block and a further barn providing additional high-quality office suites. The office space extends to 999 sqm in all. Additionally, there are 2 barns offering 1,300 sqm of commercial storage space.

The commercial buildings offer potential to generate a combined rental income of circa £300,000 per anum. A schedule of the earning potential of Felsted Business Centre is available from Savills upon request.

NET INTERNAL FLOOR AREAS
New Barn: 303 sqm | Old Barn: 306 sqm
Old Stables 1: 121 sqm | Old Stables 2: 154 sqm | Old Stables 3: 115 sqm
Commercial Storage Building 1: 433 sqm
Commercial Storage Building 2: 867 sqm


FARMLAND

The land at Pond Park is an attractive block of mainly arable land in an accessible location. It provides a productive unit of bare arable land with an opportunity to enter into environmental schemes moving forward.

The land is well appointed and easily accessed with plenty of road frontage and a good network of internal tracks and field gateways directly off the public highway.

The south-facing slopes close to Pond Park Farmhouse provide an attractive opportunity for establishment of a vineyard, which could be supported by the existing outbuildings at Pond Park.

There is planning permission in place for erection of an agricultural grain storage building to the rear of Commercial Storage Building 2, which would enable grain storage to be fully provided on-site.

With the arable land extending to about 409.25 acres, the farm comprises several good-sized arable fields, in addition to 16.73 acres of woodland and about 7 acres of water (including a large reservoir and a stretch of the River Test), providing an opportunity to acquire a productive block of land in a desirable location in Essex. The field sizes are mixed and the land is all under-drained. The land has been farmed with a traditional rotation of winter barley, winter wheat and oilseed , but the majority has been planted with spring barley in 2026. The land is gently undulating, providing an attractive block with river frontage and a most picturesque stretch of river meadows.

Location

SITUATION & LOCATION: The property lies just outside the popular village of Felsted in Mid Essex with its excellent school. Situated 6.5 miles to the north-west is the market town of Great Dunmow, offering a number of shops, schools, services and public houses. The A120 is easily accessed from the farm, providing good road connections to London Stansted Airport, Bishop’s Stortford, M11, London and Cambridge. The nearby A130 further enhances connectivity across Essex and beyond.




Acreage: 415.25 Acres

Directions

POSTCODE: CM6 3LY

WHAT3WORDS: Main entrance to Pond Park: ///loom.recall.science There are multiple roadside points from which to access the land, but an obvious field entrance can be found under the reference: ///symphonic.dynamic.lifted

Additional Info

METHOD OF SALE: Pond Park is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty.

ASSIGNMENT, SUB-SALE & FREESTANDING TRANSFER: The buyer will be prohibited from actioning any of the above between exchange and completion.

SERVICES: The property benefits from mains water and electricity, with a 3-phase power supply. Fibre-optic broadband is connected to the farmhouse and business centre. Central heating and hot water is delivered to the farmhouse via an oil-fired boiler. Air-source heat pumps power the heating/cooling system for the business centre, in addition to the swimming pool heating system. Drainage is provided via a shared septic tank between Pond Park Farmhouse and Felsted Business Centre.

TITLE: Pond Park is registered under Title Numbers: EX632712, EX632721, EX648855, EX632731, EX632747 & EX727501.

TENURE, POSSESSION & INCOME: The freehold interest is available to purchase with vacant possession upon completion, with the exception of the Old Barn and Old Stables 3 which are subject to Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 leases (contracted out of the security of tenure provisions). There is an opportunity for vacant possession to be achieved on these 2 units by 2027, therefore providing a purchaser with a multitude of options for use of the site. The remaining commercial units are being sold with the benefit of vacant possession. The commercial buildings offer potential to generate a combined rental income of circa £300,000 per anum. A schedule of the earning potential of Felsted Business Centre is available from Savills upon request. Commercial Storage Buildings 1 & 2 currently house a vehicle storage business which is operated by the vendor directly and accrues £160,000 per anum in sales turnover. Contractors are currently farming the land and it is the vendor’s preference for a purchaser to utilise the existing contractor’s services until at least harvest 2026.

OVERAGE: Pond Park is being offered for sale free from any overage provisions.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Uttlesford District Council

COUNCIL TAX: Pond Park Farmhouse: Band H

PLANNING & DESIGNATIONS: The property is offered subject to any current or past development plans, tree preservation orders, town planning schedules, applications, permissions and resolutions which may exist or may come into force. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge and have satisfied themselves as to the provisions of any such matters affecting the property.

TIMING: The vendor will be seeking to exchange contracts within 6 weeks of the purchaser’s solicitor receiving a draft contract. A 10% deposit will be payable on exchange of contracts, with completion to follow immediately thereafter.

ENVIRONMENTAL: The farm is included within an SFI agreement which is non-transferable. The river meadows are situated within Flood Zone 3. The farm is located within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

DRAINAGE PLANS: The land is under-drained. Copies of the drainage plans are available from Savills upon request.

INGOING VALUATION: Dependent on the agreed completion date, the vendor reserves the right to charge the purchaser, in addition to the purchase price, the cost of all cultivations, acts of husbandry and inputs post-harvest at contractor’s rates or invoice costs.

EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, RIGHTS OF WAY & RESTRICTIONS: Pond Park is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements, quasi easements, rights of way, covenants and restrictions whether mentioned in these particulars or not. The sale plan included within these marketing particulars details the public footpaths across the farmland.

SPORTING, MINERALS & TIMBER RIGHTS: Insofar as they are owned, rights of sporting, minerals and timber are included in the sale. All such rights are believed to be owned by the vendor.

VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or any part of it or any rights attached to it becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition to the purchase price. VAT is not charged on the commercial rents.