House For Sale £900,000
Dengie Peninsula
Background & History
Sandbeach Farm offers an opportunity for anyone looking for a refurbishment/rebuild opportunity which is probably the remotest farm in East Anglia. The property provides a 2000 sq ft period (unlisted) farmhouse which requires refurbishment or may be more suited to a total rebuild (the building has suffered from significant structural movement with heave/subsidence). The property itself benefits from attractive elevations, set in part walled, mature gardens adjoining a traditional farmyard. The yard areas offer extensive storage and parking areas, whilst containing 7000 sq ft of outbuildings including an Essex Barn, which might become the preferred building to convert into a family home (subject to relevant permissions). The property benefits from enjoying 48.56 acres which includes rich pastureland protected by sssi (site of special scientific interest) and is largely surrounded by unspoiled farmland in an area known as The Dengie Peninsula. Set down over a mile of private access road, surrounded by North Sea and reclaimed marshland, this property could offer the perfect location for those seeking a spiritual retreat, whilst utilising the acreage to include small holding/agricultural uses to comply with the access rights.
Setting & Location
The property is surrounded by reclaimed marshes now used for agriculture which run up to one mile to the Sea Wall onto the North Sea. The area is known as the Dengie Peninsula and can only be accessed by a single track (right of access) where an automatic coded gate provides vehicle access for the owner/occupier onto the peninsular. The Dengie Peninsula holds immense historic interest and in the far distance The Chapel of St Peter on The Wall can be seen, a building reported to be the oldest recorded wooden church in the World dating back in part to 653, where Cedd sailed down the coast of England from Lindisfarne and landed at Bradwell. The chapel is accessed from a separate road from the village but links the reclaimed marshes with St Peters Way, a 40-mile pilgrimage (public footpath) from the heart of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex to Greensted, Near Ongar. Traveling on the drive up to the farmhouse, several huge wind turbines cast a canopy, before reaching the cattle grid crossings and onward through the marshes. Walkers and Farm workers would be the only people seen, as well as the local shoot who might, on occasion, be on the marshes during the autumn/winter season. The remote and historic nature of the area provides an aura of peace and quiet, where natural England brings meets nature and the sea to the certainty of a rural way of life.
What we say at The Zoe Napier Group
Those wanting to live in a wonderfully remote location and who have the funds to totally restore the farmhouse under English Heritage guidance need look no further. The location has a spiritual peace, located on the ancient marshes beside the North Sea. We would like to draw potential buyers to the attention of the agent’s notes detailing important information.
What the Owners Say
Sandbeach Farm is part of a far larger agricultural estate and the property, requires renovation/rebuild, and is surplus to requirements. The agricultural grazing land (currently on annual license) allows incoming buyers to comply with the access rights noted in the agent’s notes.
Agents Notes
•The property is available on one registered title EX821201
•The property affords a right of way for vehicle access over the neighbouring farm. Such access being subject to the occupier of Sandbeach Farm enjoying the premises for agricultural purposes, including the keeping of livestock.
•The vehicle access will have an associated maintenance charge which we are awaiting details. This will include the upkeep of the automatic gate to enter the Dengie Marshes.
•There is a grazing license on the land (available upon request) which expires 29th June 2023.
•St Peters Way (a public right of way) crosses part of the grazing land.
•The benefit of Farm Entitlements can be made available, subject to separate negotiation.
•We hold a water pipe plan from which Sandbeach Farm is sub metered.
•A small amount of asbestos is found in the panelling in the black barn and garaging. An asbestos management survey and report is available.
•The private drainage (cesspit) will require updating as part of the restoration to meet current legislation.
•The Dengie Peninsular is registered as Flood Zone 3. Our client informs us that the property lies on higher ground than the surrounding marshes. The Environment Agency Report for Surface Water Flooding shows the location of the farm as Very Low Risk.
•There is a current EPC E
•Council Tax Band E
Background & History
Sandbeach Farm offers an opportunity for anyone looking for a refurbishment/rebuild opportunity which is probably the remotest farm in East Anglia. The property provides a 2000 sq ft period (unlisted) farmhouse which requires refurbishment or may be more suited to a total rebuild (the building has suffered from significant structural movement with heave/subsidence). The property itself benefits from attractive elevations, set in part walled, mature gardens adjoining a traditional farmyard. The yard areas offer extensive storage and parking areas, whilst containing 7000 sq ft of outbuildings including an Essex Barn, which might become the preferred building to convert into a family home (subject to relevant permissions). The property benefits from enjoying 48.56 acres which includes rich pastureland protected by sssi (site of special scientific interest) and is largely surrounded by unspoiled farmland in an area known as The Dengie Peninsula. Set down over a mile of private access road, surrounded by North Sea and reclaimed marshland, this property could offer the perfect location for those seeking a spiritual retreat, whilst utilising the acreage to include small holding/agricultural uses to comply with the access rights.
Setting & Location
The property is surrounded by reclaimed marshes now used for agriculture which run up to one mile to the Sea Wall onto the North Sea. The area is known as the Dengie Peninsula and can only be accessed by a single track (right of access) where an automatic coded gate provides vehicle access for the owner/occupier onto the peninsular. The Dengie Peninsula holds immense historic interest and in the far distance The Chapel of St Peter on The Wall can be seen, a building reported to be the oldest recorded wooden church in the World dating back in part to 653, where Cedd sailed down the coast of England from Lindisfarne and landed at Bradwell. The chapel is accessed from a separate road from the village but links the reclaimed marshes with St Peters Way, a 40-mile pilgrimage (public footpath) from the heart of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex to Greensted, Near Ongar. Traveling on the drive up to the farmhouse, several huge wind turbines cast a canopy, before reaching the cattle grid crossings and onward through the marshes. Walkers and Farm workers would be the only people seen, as well as the local shoot who might, on occasion, be on the marshes during the autumn/winter season. The remote and historic nature of the area provides an aura of peace and quiet, where natural England brings meets nature and the sea to the certainty of a rural way of life.
What we say at The Zoe Napier Group
Those wanting to live in a wonderfully remote location and who have the funds to totally restore the farmhouse under English Heritage guidance need look no further. The location has a spiritual peace, located on the ancient marshes beside the North Sea. We would like to draw potential buyers to the attention of the agent’s notes detailing important information.
What the Owners Say
Sandbeach Farm is part of a far larger agricultural estate and the property, requires renovation/rebuild, and is surplus to requirements. The agricultural grazing land (currently on annual license) allows incoming buyers to comply with the access rights noted in the agent’s notes.
Agents Notes
•The property is available on one registered title EX821201
•The property affords a right of way for vehicle access over the neighbouring farm. Such access being subject to the occupier of Sandbeach Farm enjoying the premises for agricultural purposes, including the keeping of livestock.
•The vehicle access will have an associated maintenance charge which we are awaiting details. This will include the upkeep of the automatic gate to enter the Dengie Marshes.
•There is a grazing license on the land (available upon request) which expires 29th June 2023.
•St Peters Way (a public right of way) crosses part of the grazing land.
•The benefit of Farm Entitlements can be made available, subject to separate negotiation.
•We hold a water pipe plan from which Sandbeach Farm is sub metered.
•A small amount of asbestos is found in the panelling in the black barn and garaging. An asbestos management survey and report is available.
•The private drainage (cesspit) will require updating as part of the restoration to meet current legislation.
•The Dengie Peninsular is registered as Flood Zone 3. Our client informs us that the property lies on higher ground than the surrounding marshes. The Environment Agency Report for Surface Water Flooding shows the location of the farm as Very Low Risk.
•There is a current EPC E
•Council Tax Band E
