Town houses have been popular for centuries and it is easy to see why. Johnny Turner sees some wonderful examples of this elegant house type currently on the market.
Today’s home buyer is looking for modern, spacious and flexible accommodation, and town houses are the answer to many a prospective buyer’s prayers. From its roots in the still-popular Georgian architecture, the town house is characterised by elegance in layout and generosity of space. And the town houses that are now being built take these principles and give them a useful 21st-century spin.
In much-desired Hampton Wick, the town houses at Laing Homes’ Seymour Place has found such favour with buyers that only one remains for sale. This development of two-bedroom apartments, four-bedroom town houses and a single detached house is set within a leafy enclave off a mature residential road. With the fabulous shopping and entertainment options of Kingston town centre just a few minutes’ walk away, and the A3 and M3 nearby, the location couldn’t be more convenient.
The town house features individual touches of luxury in addition to the already high levels of specification for which Laing is well known. Inside you’ll find an individually styled Symphony Marari kitchen with integrated Bosch appliances, as well as a stylish Ideal Standard bathrooms. There are fitted wardrobes to both the master and second bedrooms. Located to the west of the development, the home has an intriguing dog-legged garden.
The remaining town house is priced at £649,995. For further information contact selling agent Featherstone Leigh on 020 8977 8118.
Another development from Laing nearing sell-out is Quarles Park in the centre of Chadwell Heath, Essex. The location is ideally placed for the things that are important to many families: the area is well served for education, both state and private, and a quick and convenient commute into the capital.
The on-site show home demonstrates the high spec, including luxury fitted kitchens with integrated appliances and home entertainment facilities, which are fitted to all homes.
The final two-bedroom, two-storey town house is available at £210,000, while three bedroom houses start at £279,950 and four-bedroom homes are priced from £294,950. There are also two-bedroom apartments, priced from £175,950. A home exchange scheme is available on the remaining town houses, subject to terms and conditions. Find out more by calling the sales office on 020 8586 4091.
Silver Homes is known for its dedication to bringing high-quality family homes to the South East, and its latest development, Aspen Court in Fairfield Road, East Grinstead is a good example of this ethos. The luxury development, located within walking distance of the high street, comprises 13 properties, including three- and four-bedroom town houses and two- and three-bedroom cottages. The town houses face the attractive block-paved private street, which is approached via electronically operated entrance gates.
Features include under-floor heating, state-of-the-art kitchens with black granite work surfaces, fitted wardrobes, top-of-the-range bathroom suites with ceramic tile flooring, stainless steel and glass balustrading and landscaped grounds. Each town house comes with a garage. As a bespoke extra, each home can be fitted with an integrated audio and visual system including multi-room processors, discreet ceiling-mounted speakers and interface devices for ultimate control at the touch of a display pad.
Another big selling point of the homes at Aspen Court is the stunning views. Some of the homes offer wonderful, far-reaching views towards Weir Wood Reservoir from the lounge and bedroom.
Prices for the homes at Aspen Court start at £249,950. For more information call the site sales office on 01342 318400 or selling agent Howard Cundy on 01342 316316. Visit silver-homes.co.uk.
Bovis Homes is building a range of town house designs at various developments in Hertfordshire, with the emphasis on three-storey living. ‘We are delighted to have the opportunity to offer purchasers a choice of some of the company’s most popular town house designs at Salisbury Village in Hatfield and Great Ashby in Stevenage,’ says area sales director Anne Wicklow. ‘Three-storey homes are ideal for families,’ she says, pointing out the flexibility of space in a home is as important as the amount. On both counts Bovis comes up trumps.
At The Green in Salisbury Village, three-bedroom designs are priced from £294,950, while the four-bedroom Renoir home starts at £329,950. The excellent use of space of the latter house type can be seen in the show home, open daily from 10am to 5pm. Call sales manager Maureen Acraman on 01707 272952.
Another fine Hertfordshire location is Stevenage, a very popular location with commuters. Here a collection of three-bedroom town house designs is available at Great Ashby, where prices start at just £226,950. The Ashleigh town house boasts a sitting room on the first floor, as well as a spacious, well-equipped ground floor kitchen.
Find out more about Great Ashby by calling 01438 354188 or visiting bovishomes.co.uk.
In the popular London location of West Dulwich, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is selling a mix of high-quality homes. The Grove is a secure gated development comprising six apartments, a terrace of six three-bedroom town houses and two four-bedroom semi-detached houses.
The terrace of town houses has been designed in a traditional Regency style with cream rendering and authentic wooden sash and dormer windows. The ground floor includes a study, an open-plan kitchen/family room and a conservatory leading into the private garden. There is also a first-floor sitting room.
The Grove is located less than a quarter-mile from Tulse Hill train station, from where trains to London Bridge take approximately 15 minutes.
Two of the town houses remain for sale, each priced at £410,000. Call Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward’s Land and New Homes department on 020 7491 2055.
In Guildford, Gleeson Homes has launched its latest Surrey development, called Weyford Mews, located only one mile from the town centre.
This small collection of 12 three-bedroom contemporary town houses is perfectly situated for commuters; it is only nine miles to the A3 and M25, and Guildford mainline station offers frequent trains to Woking and London Waterloo. Shopping, golf, theatre, outdoor swimming – Guildford has everything the modern lifestyle requires.
The high specification includes Regency-style fitted wardrobes and grained panelled doors in all bedrooms, Porcelanosa wall tiling in the kitchen and a thermostatic shower and stone resin shower tray to the bathroom.
The Martin style town house also comes with PVCu double glazed windows and either a garage or parking space.
Register your interest now at gleeson-homes.co.uk or call selling agent Clarke Gammon Weller on 01483 880900 for more information.
Croudace Homes is selling Sun Street in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, the preferred nesting place of many of Britain’s sport and entertainment celebrities. The developer has brought forward its release of the second phase of homes, which range from two to four bedrooms and offer nine different house styles.
Features include Paula Rosa kitchens with integrated AEG appliances, Twyfords bathroom sanitaryware and Aqualisa showers, low-maintenance double glazed PVCu windows and low-voltage recessed lighting in entrance halls, landings, kitchens and bathrooms. Early birds can even select their favourite wall colours, flooring and wall tiles from the Croudace collection.
This phase of homes features the elegant three-bedroom Laburnum town house at £300,000. The home includes an additional fourth bedroom/study, as well as an attached garage and spacious ground floor living space. The open-plan kitchen/dining room leads through double doors to the lounge, which in turn has French doors opening onto the private rear garden beyond.
Call Croudace home buying advisor on 01279 600169 to find out show house viewing times and other details.
Finally, only a few homes remain for sale at KingsOak North London’s superb St Michael’s Park development in Bushey, Hertfordshire. A selection of three-, four- and five-bedroom town houses remain, starting at £388,999. There are also five apartments still for sale, priced from £368,995. Find out more by calling 01923 238137.