BACKGROUND
Brentwood
is a quintessential Essex town within the London commuter belt, 20
miles to the east of Charing Cross and close to the M25. While the
town is becoming increasingly suburban it retains a very rural feel
with its abundance of green space. This affluent town is known for
its connection with the television series “The Only Way is
Essex” which was largely filmed there. The town is frequently
voted as one of the top most desirable places to live in the UK and
it offers a high quality of life in one of the most scenic parts of
Essex.
TRANSPORT
Brentwood
is a well-connected town with strong train and road links. The
journey to Liverpool Street station takes approximately 35 minutes
and there are new rail links planned that will give commuters direct
access to central London, with an estimated journey time of around 50
minutes to Bond Street.
Travelling
by road the A12 bypasses the town to the north and the M25 motorway
is located just over a mile to the southwest of the town making both
Gatwick and Heathrow airports approximately an hour away. Also
Stansted and Southend airports are both easily accessible.
Brentwood High
Street
AMENITIES
Brentwood
enjoys a high rate of employment with a strong local economy and an
easy commute to London and it attracts first time buyers and families
who are priced out of the London housing market and affluent
retirees. The town boasts an array of shops, boutiques, cafes,
restaurants, pubs and nightclubs and it has a number of leisure
attractions for children and adults varying from places of historical
interest to Country Parks such as South Weald and Thorndon.
Additionally the Brentwood theatre offers a range of live
performances along with the Brentwood Centre that acts as a concert
hall in addition to providing a gym, swimming pool and squash court.
Other sporting amenities exist throughout the town and there are
three golf courses within the vicinity.
Brentwood’s
range of educational facilities accommodates primary and secondary
pupils of all needs and age groups. Many of the primary schools are
rated “good” by Ofsted with St Joseph the Worker and St
Helen’s rated as outstanding. Within secondary education
Ursuline Convent High School and St Martins School have been awarded
“Good” ratings by Ofsted and St Martin’s
independent day and boarding school for children between 3 and 18 is
described by the Independent Schools Inspectorate as achieving
excellence in pupils’ academic and other achievements.
Brenwood Preparatory School
Hutton
Mount
Hutton
Mount is an exclusive private estate three miles from Brentwood’s
town centre. It is a most desirable neighbourhood where properties
regularly achieve over £2m when sold.
Warley
Warley
is a suburb within Brentwood situated to the south of the town centre
and it offers properties ranging from period homes to modern
dwellings within developments such as Clements Park. The diverse mix
of properties available means there is a wide price range from around
£250,000 for a 1 bedroom apartment to over £1m for the
larger detached properties.
Pilgrims
Hatch
Pilgrims
Hatch is situated to the north of Brentwood close to The Brentwood
Centre. Within the suburb there is some variation of property styles
on offer with average prices for a 1 bedroom apartment starting
somewhere around £200,000 and large detached homes fetching in
excess of £600,000.
