Leading housebuilder Weston Homes has launched Queens Walk in East Grinstead, a scheme of 129 one and two bedroom apartments, priced from £254,995 (reserve with a £1,000 deposit), designed around a central landscaped courtyard garden.
Weston’s new residential scheme is specially designed for first time buyers and London commuters since East Grinstead is the capital’s busiest rail-commuter market town, with a journey time of just 56 minutes between East Grinstead and London Victoria Station.
Located 27 miles south of Central London, East Grinstead, with a population of 26,383, is one of the oldest London commuter towns in the country. It is also the busiest London rail-commuter town in the UK, having more daily rail passengers travelling into central London than any other town or suburb in the country (Source: Department for Transport 2018).
East Grinstead Railway Station was opened in 1855, and from its Victorian origins the East Grinstead to London commuter line has developed into the most popular and used in the country. At peak times there are four 12-carriage trains per hour per London terminus, into London Victoria and London Bridge (City). Figures from the Department for Transport show that each day an average of 3,992 passengers commute from East Grinstead to London for work, an average of 119,750 passengers per month, and 1.437 million passengers per year – more than any other London commuter town in the country.
Alongside rail commuters, several more thousand people commute daily by road (A22) from East Grinstead into London and other employment hubs within the surrounding region. Because of the superb rail and road connectivity provided by East Grinstead, almost 80% of the town’s working population are commuters, with 44% of the working population commuting into Central London, and another 33% commuting to work in the local region to employment hubs such as Gatwick, Crawley and Burgess Hill (Source: Mid Sussex District Council: Economic Profile 2018).
Because of the town’s advantageous location for commuters, Weston Homes chose to build a new collection of high-quality, value-for-money homes, at Queens Walk, ideally designed and priced for first time buyers, young couples and downsizers.
Bob Weston, Chairman and CEO of Weston Homes said:
East Grinstead is London’s top commuter market town, surrounded by countryside and offering local shops, cafes and restaurants, all within under an hour’s commute of central London.”
“The apartments are ideal for first time buyers, young couples and downsizers, offering buyers a suburban home with easy access to London. Weston Homes strategy is to focus on providing aspirational yet affordable housing in the leading employment and commuter hubs of the UK such as East Grinstead, Cambridge, Peterborough, Norwich and Reading.”
Located off Queen’s Way, Queens Walk is a striking modern apartment building with expanses of glazing, contrasting brickwork and panelling, eight storeys high at its apex, designed around a central communal garden. The stepped façade benefits from floor to ceiling windows, with private outside space provided in the form of balconies, recessed terraces and roofterraces.
All the apartments have a reception room, providing a living and dining area, with an open plan fully fitted designer kitchen located off the relaxation/entertaining space. The majority of reception rooms open onto step-out balconies or terraces.
All the apartments have bedrooms with built-in fitted wardrobes and a family bathroom, with the two bedroom apartments benefitting from a luxurious master bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom. In a selection of the larger apartments both bedroom suites have ensuite bathrooms and living rooms and bedrooms open onto large outside balconies or terraces.
Queens Walk is being constructed using traditional techniques incorporating modern materials throughout, with professional design, craftsman finishes and thoughtfully chosen fixtures and fittings delivering aspirational living spaces ideal for contemporary living.
Each home at Queens Walk will be built with Weston Homes’ signature high specification, elevated build quality and pristine finish. The Oakwood designed fully fitted kitchen has designer units, stylish worktops and Zanussi integrated appliances.
Purchasers will be offered a choice of units and quartz stone worktops and upstands. Each kitchen also benefits from a Fascino stainless steel sink with integrated removable chopping boards and an instant boiling tap. Selected homes have a separate utility room.
The luxury family and en-suite bathrooms will be finished with a Fascino digitally controlled Smart Tap and Smart Mirror with LED lighting, shaver socket, digital clock and de-mist pad.
The walnut vanity unit will add a smart touch to the bathroom and will also provide integrated storage space and a black porcelain worktop. Purchasers will also be given a choice of RAK Ceramics porcelain wall and floor tiles with either a matte or polished finish. Each bathroom will also have a Fascino Smart shower or bath.
Each home will be beautifully finished with forest oak doors and polished chrome ironmongery, matching wrapped door-lining architraves and skirting. Buyers will be offered a choice of white oak or ebony oak strip wood flooring to the entrance hall, living area, dining area and kitchen. There will also be a choice of woven carpets for the bedrooms. The living area and master bedrooms will both be fitted with Sky television and telephone points and each home will be fully heated with gas fired radiators.
East Grinstead Railway Station offers regular commuter services to London Victoria, London Bridge (City of London) and Croydon. Purchases can reserve an apartment at Queens Walk for a deposit of just £1,000. Prices start from £254,995 for a one bedroom apartment and £309,995 for a two bed.
