Maldon –
home to a small population, a picturesque town with spacious detached
homes and smaller, town centre retirement properties.
BACKGROUND
Maldon is
a town of about 15,000 people on the banks of the Chelmer in the
Blackwater Estuary, Essex. It is the starting point of the Chelmer
and Blackwater Navigation, which runs to Chelmsford. Its estuary
setting, relatively easy commute to London and number of new housing
developments make it increasingly popular with families.
Maldon was
an important Saxon port and the town's Hythe Quay is the
residence of several Thames sailing barges, among the last cargo
vessels in the world still operating under sail.
Maldon
Sea Salt has been produced here since 1882 and it is also the
location of the first self-service Tesco supermarket in the country,
which was opened in 1956.
TRANSPORT
Maldon
lies on the A414, 10 miles east of Chelmsford, and 49
miles north-east of Charing Cross, London, using the A13.
The town's railway station closed in 1966 so the nearest stations to
Maldon now are Hatfield Peverel, Witham and North
Fambridge. Hatfield Peverel, 45 minutes by train from London
Liverpool Street, is to the north of the town, whilst North Fambridge
is to the south.
AMENITIES
Promenade
Park with its many activities including a Splash Park, sand pit and
adventure golf, has been a popular leisure location for over 100
years. There are dozens of shops along Maldon High Street and in a
new shopping centre at Blackwater Retail Park, on the site of a
former rail yard. The town hosts an annual mud race, festival,
carnival, regatta and Blackwater Country Show. Nearby is
Burnham-on-Crouch, an historic yachting centre known as the "Cowes
of the East."
The
largest school is Plume, Maldon's Community Academy. The highly rated
Ormiston Rivers Academy is in neighbouring Burnham-on-Crouch. There
are also many primary schools in the town.
If
you are moving to Maldon, several of the larger estate agent chains
have branches on the high street. However, for more specialised
services, such as surveyors and mortgage brokers, you may want to use
PropertyHeads.
Spital
Road
Spital
Road consists mainly of large properties, parks and lakes, just one
mile from Maldon town centre. You will find detached houses in this
area, and they all come with a considerable amount of land. 2 bedroom
barn conversions here cost anywhere from £400,000 upwards but a
6 bedroom mansion with estuary views and extensive grounds can be in
the region of £6million. Occasionally, 2 bedroom waterfront
bungalows or flats are available and their average price is £500,000.
Handley
Gardens
Handley
Gardens is a new housing development in the south of Maldon, designed
to blend modern lifestyle with seaside living. It is close to several
schools and has all the local community facilities you need. New
homes in the Handley Gardens development cost from £350,000 for
a 3 bedroom house and from £600,000 for a 5 bedroom property.
If you
prefer to stay in the centre of Maldon, which has a small residential
area, near the high street you will find that a 1 bedroom flat or
maisonette costs around £200,000.
