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8 bed house for sale Church Road, Wickham Bishops, CM8

Guide price

£2,650,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 5
Size: £517 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band H £4,657 a year EPC C 76

Key features

Approx 5,120 sq ft
No onward chain
Eight bedrooms
Ancillary accommodation
Double garage with accommodation above
Double cart lodge
Hard tennis court
About 4.45 acres
Two separate driveways

About this property

A substantial country residence on about 4.45 acres with ancillary accommodation.

Discreetly positioned within about 4.45 acres of beautifully established grounds, this substantial eight-bedroom, three-storey residence offers an exceptional blend of grandeur, versatility and privacy. It includes ancillary accommodation, a double garage, double cart lodge and sweeping views across St Bartholomew’s Church and the River Blackwater countryside.

Floorplan

Energy performance

C 76

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

69-80

76 C

80 C

55-68

39-54

21-38

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This home is rated band C, scoring 76 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band C (80) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

Council tax

Band H £4,657 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,552
Band B

£1,811
Band C

£2,070
Band D

£2,328
Band E

£2,846
Band F

£3,363
Band G

£3,881
Band H

This home: £4,657

This home is in band H, which costs £4,657 a year in Maldon for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Maldon, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£517 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£374 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£286 / sq ft

£517 / sq ft

£465 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£517 per sq ft, above 9 in 10 recent sales in CM8 (£286–£465, 10th–90th percentile, 1,085 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,085 homes sold in CM8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM8 →

Location

Church Road, Wickham Bishops, CM8

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £2,650,000

£1.3m £4m

Deposit10% £265,000

£0 £2.7m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £2,385,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £530,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Cornerways, Church Road Detached	Detached	Feb 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£830,000
25, Church Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2023	1,668 sq ft £348/sq ft	1,668 sq ft	£348	£580,000
Brambles, Church Road Detached	Detached	May 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,010,000
Cornerways, Church Road Detached	Detached	Jan 2019	n/a	n/a	n/a	£752,000
17, Church Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Dec 2018	1,163 sq ft £292/sq ft	1,163 sq ft	£292	£340,000
Abbotts, 3, Church Road Detached	Detached	Oct 2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,265,000
5, Church Road Detached	Detached	Jul 2018	2,034 sq ft £383/sq ft	2,034 sq ft	£383	£780,000
10, Church Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2018	2,250 sq ft £360/sq ft	2,250 sq ft	£360	£810,000