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With construction well underway and the interior and utility specialists due to start work in the coming weeks, The Oaks in South Ockendon is on course for early summer occupation – much to the delight of the unprecedented number of homebuyers who have made enquires and are keen to make one of the new starter apartments their new home.
Great Homes Limited, the award-winning Investor in People company behind the project, identified a need for apartment homes in the area that would enable buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. Its faith has been rewarded with the massive interest shown in the project to date and now, as the finishing touches are being made to the development’s brochure, the company is looking forward to the imminent launch.
“We researched the local area and having secured a plot of land close to the station we felt it was the ideal opportunity to build apartments that would meet the need for starter homes in the area,” says David Sparks, managing director of Great Homes Limited.
The Oaks will offer eight one-bedroom apartment homes set within two attractive cottage-inspired buildings that feature coloured brickwork, toning sweeps of roofline and entrance porches. Between the two will be a private residents’ car parking area, while surrounding each will be fencing and landscaped gardens.
The Oaks offers a high specification. Kitchens, for example, will feature modern high gloss white units with black marble effect worktops, and a range of integrated stainless steel appliances that include an oven, hob and extractor fan. Completing the look in each kitchen will be toning floor covering and wall tiles, and atmospheric spot and under pelmet lighting.
Elsewhere, the apartments will afford elegant bathrooms with a white suite that includes a mains feed shower mixer and folding door, and complementing ceramic wall tiles and vinyl floor covering. Bedrooms, private hallways and the main living area will be carpeted, while throughout will be ash veneer internal doors with Italian chrome door furniture, numerous telephone and internet connection points, and provision for terrestrial and satellite television.
The Oaks is located on the corner of Garth Road and South Road, close to local amenities such as shops for everyday purchases, the Lakeside shopping centre for a much wider choice of goods, sports facilities and Belhus Woods, which provides designated routes for cyclists, walkers and horse riding enthusiasts.
It is also within walking distance of South Ockendon’s railway station from where regular rail journeys into London’s Fenchurch Street Station take a little over 30 minutes, making the city’s career and leisure opportunities viable options. The Oaks is also close to the area’s good road infrastructure, with the M25 and A13 close by for routes to London by car, into Kent or to Essex’s major towns such as
Brentwood, Grays or Upminster, and even London Gatwick and London Stansted airports are both less then an hour.
“The Oaks’s location means that it will be a good base for commuters as well as people who want a convenient place from which to live an active lifestyle,” says Mr Sparks. “We have tried to design homes that will appeal to a wide age group and have the potential for being a good investment, while at the same time meeting the demand for starter homes in the South Ockendon area.”
For further information on The Oaks, South Ockendon, and to register interest in the new development contact the sales agent Porter Glenny on 01708 725000 or visit Great Homes Limited’s website: www.greathomesltd.co.uk. |
