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New build

£430,000

Est. £2,222/mo with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 5.6%, October 2026 rates. Work it out for you

3 beds
2 baths
Detached house
Freehold

3 bedroom detached house at Willow's Reach

Plot 173 · The Blackwater

Maldon CM9 8PD

Built by Persimmon Homes

About this home

Open plan kitchen/dining room with French doors
Front-aspect living room
En suite to bedroom 1
WC
Storage
Driveway

If your new home wish list includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms and well-designed ground floor living space to suit a busy family, the Blackwater is ready for you. Add French doors to the garden for al fresco dining and fresh air in the summer and a separate living room for cosy family evenings, and you will be well on the way to calling this home.

Additional Information

Tenure: Freehold

Council tax band: Not made available by local authority until post-occupation

Rooms

Ground Floor

Kitchen/Dining Room (5.52 x 2.85 m)Living Room (3.95 x 3.56 m)First Floor

Bedroom 1 (3.95 x 3.26 m)Bedroom 2 (2.89 x 2.84 m)Bedroom 3 (2.89 x 2.59 m)BathroomEn Suite

About Willow's Reach

Welcome to Willow’s Reach – modern new houses for sale in Heybridge

Step into Willow’s Reach, a collection of two, three and four-bedroom homes in Heybridge, Essex. This development features homes with practical layouts and stylish finishes, perfect for busy modern life. Nestled on the edge of town, Willow’s Reach gives you the best of both worlds.

Willow’s Reach is more than a place to live; it’s a welcoming community surrounded by open green spaces and the peaceful Chigborough Lakes Nature Reserve. Whether you’re taking the kids to the play park or going for an evening walk with the dog, there’s plenty of room to breathe and grow.

New build homes with excellent transport links to Chelmsford

Commuting is a breeze from Willow’s Reach. Maldon town centre is just minutes away, while Chelmsford and Colchester are easily accessible via the A12. For rail travel, Witham train station is 5.3 miles away, connecting you to London Liverpool Street in under an hour, perfect for commuting or weekend adventures.

Everything you need on your doorstep

Maldon offers a thriving community with local shops and a high street, while the popular Blackwater Retail Park is 1.6 miles away. Families will enjoy the choice of well-regarded schools, river walks, and scenic Heybridge Basin close by for weekend fun.

Brochures and documents

Facts and features

Type: Detached house
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Tenure: Freehold
Condition: New build
Plot: 173
House type: The Blackwater
Listed: 19 Oct 2026 (26 days ago)
Development: Willow's Reach
Builder: Persimmon Homes

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How this home compares

Against the 16 other homes for sale at Willow's Reach.

Its price ranks: 8th lowest of 17

Where its price sitsEvery home here by its price, in rows by bedrooms

2 bed

3 bed

What it costs you

Monthly payment£2,22210% deposit, 30 years, 5.6% (October 2026)

5% deposit£21,500

10% deposit£43,000

Stamp duty, first-time buyer£6,500

Stamp duty, home mover£11,500

Freehold, so no ground rent. The builder has not published any service charge or estate charge for this home: ask the sales office before you reserve.

Every cost on the day Rent or buy? Deposits on a £450k house Against similar resales

An illustration, not advice: stamp duty at the rates in force today (GOV.UK), the monthly payment at the Bank of England's average quoted rate for 2-year fixes at 90% LTV, October 2026, the latest it has published.

Price history

19 Oct 2026Listed£430,000

Location and neighbourhood

Maldon CM9 8PD

Willow's Reach Maldon CM9 8PD

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 47 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 11 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 38 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable

Broadband: Full fibre
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 28.4 vs 53.8 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Maldon: £32,599; median for employees living in Maldon, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

2 nearest100%

Good or better2
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0

Heybridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy sponsor led, 800 m away · inspected 19 Jan 2023Good
Mid Essex Co-Operative AcademyNot applicable · Academy alternative provision converter, 0.7 miles away · inspected 26 Nov 2024

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

14 places to eatKids Stuff, 0.6 miles13 min
9 supermarkets and groceriesEast of England Co-op Foodstore, 500 m6 min
4 pubsNew inn, 0.7 miles13 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Maldon 003A) against Maldon as a whole.

People: 1,392
Households: 617
In good or very good health: 83% vs 82%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodMaldon

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood25%65%

Maldon31%

Broadband and mobile

What the 151 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

Full fibre from OFNL

New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.

Openreach
OFNL
Lightspeed Broadband

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Limited	Limited	Likely
O2	Likely	Limited	Likely
Three	None	None

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 91 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterHighMostly very low; 23 of 91 highOf the 91 addresses around it: 23 high, 14 medium, 19 low, 35 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 54 dBThe typical daytime road level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads.
Air qualityModerate

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Maldon.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Maldon at 53.833 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodMaldon

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

19 applications
16 approved
2 awaiting decision
1 refused

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £305,000
Median new build: £406,125
Sales: 114 11 new, 103 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale

£430,000Est. £2,222/moCan I afford it?

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Location and neighbourhood

Maldon CM9 8PD

Willow's Reach Maldon CM9 8PD

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 47 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 11 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 38 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable

Broadband: Full fibre
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 28.4 vs 53.8 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Maldon: £32,599; median for employees living in Maldon, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

2 nearest100%

Good or better2
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0

Heybridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy sponsor led, 800 m away · inspected 19 Jan 2023Good
Mid Essex Co-Operative AcademyNot applicable · Academy alternative provision converter, 0.7 miles away · inspected 26 Nov 2024

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

14 places to eatKids Stuff, 0.6 miles13 min
9 supermarkets and groceriesEast of England Co-op Foodstore, 500 m6 min
4 pubsNew inn, 0.7 miles13 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Maldon 003A) against Maldon as a whole.

People: 1,392
Households: 617
In good or very good health: 83% vs 82%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodMaldon

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood25%65%

Maldon31%