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 to deal with lettings.
Spital
Road
Spital
Road consists mainly of large properties, nature reserves 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.
Very few rental properties become available in this area and if you
want similar properties, then the outskirts of nearby Chelmsford
could be considered where a 4 bedroom detached house with land has a
cost of approximately £2,500 per month.
Maldon
town centre
Opportunities
to rent in Maldon town are limited. A 1 bedroom flat or terraced
house in the centre of Maldon costs around £700 per month.
Purpose-built retirement apartments of similar size are £900.
There is more scope for people prepared to look three miles away in
Witham or Heybridge, where 2 bedroom apartments can be had for about
£800 a month, and a 3 bedroom cottage for £1,000.
