Listed for £1,500,000
March 19, 2026
Sold for £325,000
2009
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Outside
The driveway is approached by double gates and offers ample parking giving access to the detached oversized garage with barn-style doors and power & light connected. The front and side garden is mainly laid to lawn and has a shepherds hut with electricity and lighting. To the opposite side is a small fruit tree orchard with apple, cherry and mulberry trees along with a greenhouse.
The formal walled garden is Japanese themed with sunken Koi Pond and flower beds, making an ideal quiet retreat. There is a summer house with power & light and a barbeque area and brick built pizza oven.
The remainder of the grounds is paddocks with post & wire fencing. There are 3 x 5 bar gates dividing the paddocks, the rear paddock with views over the reservoir has two double field shelters.
There is separate gated entrance giving access to the rear of the house and the 4000 sq.ft barn which has power & light connected.
Location
Fields Farm is found in the popular village of Layer-de-la-Haye on the south western outskirts of Colchester. The village has excellent local facilities including two public houses, a shop, primary school, village hall, recreation field and children's play area as well as excellent public footpaths into woodland and the surrounding countryside. The village is adjacent to Abberton Reservoir and the Essex Wildlife Trust. On the northern outskirts of the village is Kingsford where Bannatyne Health Club & Spa and Birch Grove Golf Course can be found.
Colchester has an excellent range of schools with the town centre offering a variety of shops, bars and restaurants as well as cinemas, theatres and the Firstsite Art Gallery. For the commuter the mainline station is a short distance away with services to London Liverpool Street.
Directions
Please use the postcode CO2 0JN for SatNav.
Important Information
Important Information
Council Tax Band - G
Services - We understand that mains water, drainage and electricity are connected to the property. Heating is via oil.
Tenure - Freehold
EPC rating - D
Ref - COL260074/PLF