WHAT’S NEW ON THE BLOCK
PLANS for the area include the regeneration of Watford Hospital and Watford Business Park, and upgrading the Town Hall and the area around it. The council aims to deliver 14,000 homes over the next 18 years, with approximately 1,200 one, two and three-bed apartments plus a new primary school coming at Berkeley’s The Eight Gardens, a two-minute walk from Watford Junction.
At Orchid Court, also convenient for the same station, buyers of the one, two and three-bed apartments can expect high spec, light-filled interiors and eco-friendly features such as mechanical ventilation and heatrecovery systems. Some have balconies and underground parking spaces, from £315,000 with Help to Buy on offer, via hamptons.co.uk.
Bellway’s Waterside at Riverwell, on the banks of the River Colne and close to the hospital, forms part of Watford’s largest regeneration scheme. All the one, two and three-bed apartments incorporate a balcony or terrace, and a one-bed show home launches next month, from £280,000, bellway.co.uk
The Laundry Works (inset), from Weston Homes, comprises 248 one, two and three-bed apartments on a former laundry factory site. Spread across eight buildings with landscaped gardens throughout, they feature full-height windows and open plan layouts, from £280,000, weston-homes.com. A mix of suites (studios), one and two-bed apartments, all with private outdoor space, are on offer at St William’s The Arches, a gated scheme tucked behind a large Lidl. Residents will have access to two landscaped podium gardens with outdoor wifi, from £321,000 and Help to Buy’s available, thearcheswatford.co.uk.
And studio, one and two-bed apartments will be launching in January at London Square Watford, in North Watford. Register your interest now at londonsquare.co.uk.