Yahoo Finance Property: 10 commuter-friendly homes convenient for transport links
Research by top recruitment specialist Hays Plc has found that 43% of UK workers are now based full-time in an office – up from 36% a year ago.
And with a quarter of employers that currently allow staff to split their time between home and the office planning to review attendance policies, the tide seems to be turning on hybrid working arrangements.
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A straightforward commute makes life far easier when heading back to the office, so if you’re thinking about moving, check out these well-connected homes for sale, all close to stations.
1. Three Waters, Bow Creek, London E3, from £112,500 for 25% of £450,000
You’ll find these two-bedroom shared ownership flats a few minutes’ walk from both tube and Docklands Light Railway stations, giving residents fast access to Canary Wharf and the City.
They provide an affordable route to home ownership as people who can’t afford to buy outright can purchase a minimum 25% share with a relatively small deposit and pay rent on the balance, with the opportunity to increase their stake in the future. Contact Peabody.
2. Riverside Court, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, £170,000
A top floor flat in a converted mill within Saltaire Village, a Victorian-built former textile community designated a World Heritage Site in 2001 due to its impressive Italianate architecture and historic importance.
Accessed via a lift, the flat has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open plan living room, kitchen and dual-aspect views.
Outside there’s plenty of parking and a communal garden, and the station – with regular services to Leeds and Bradford – is a short walk. Via Dacre, Son & Hartley.
3. Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan, offers over £230,000
Time it right and you can be at your desk in central Cardiff well within half an hour of leaving this smart terraced house, as it's just round the corner from Caerphilly station.
It’s beautifully presented and full of character, with three bedrooms, a through living/dining room with a bay window and log burner, granite kitchen worktops and a rolltop bath in the recently refitted bathroom. Available through Purplebricks.
4. Stockport, Cheshire, £275,000
This semi-detached three-bedroom period house includes a cellar, paved back garden and some lovely features such as sash windows, fireplaces and wooden flooring.
However, although they’re perfectly usable, both the kitchen and bathroom need updating.
Trains take just 19 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly from nearby Davenport station. Find out more from Yopa..
5. Victoria Gate, Stafford, from £295,000
Two-, three- and four-bedroom houses are being built on part of a site previously occupied by a General Electric factory.
Three-beds are currently available, each with a downstairs cloakroom, open plan kitchen/dining room and ensuite and family bathrooms.
Birmingham New Street can be reached in 39 minutes from the local station and the M6 is a 10 minute drive. Contact Bellway.
6. Brent Cross Town, London NW2, from £420,000 for a studio
Construction is well underway on this new mixed-use district which will comprise 6,700 homes, offices, a high street, schools, playing fields and parks.
Brent Cross shopping centre is on the doorstep and Brent Cross West — the first major new mainline station in London in more than a decade — will whizz commuters to King’s Cross St Pancras in 12 minutes when it opens at the end of the year. For more information visit Brent Cross Town.
7. North Berwick, East Lothian, offers over £465,000
With 1,650 square feet of living space, its own entrance and garden, this four-bedroom flat feels just like a house.
Stretching over the first and second floors of a C-listed Victorian building, it also incorporates a bay-windowed living room, a kitchen/dining room, a large bathroom with a central freestanding tub and original features like high ceilings, cornicing and fireplaces.
The beach and station are nearby, and the commute into Edinburgh Waverley takes about half an hour. Through Gilson Gray via ESPC.
8. Brighton, £600,000
Snap up this spacious two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse and you’ll get the best of both worlds, as it’s close to Brighton station — only an hour’s journey into London — and enjoys views out to sea.
Doors from both bedrooms and the open plan living room lead out to a large terrace, and there’s secure underground parking. Find out more from Fine & Country.
9. St Albans, Hertfordshire, £1.4m
Sitting in a good-sized plot in conservation area, this double-fronted detached Victorian house comprises a sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms, a bathroom and loft room.
Some modernisation is required and there’s scope to extend.
The fastest trains from St Albans City station, about half a mile away, arrive at London’s St Pancras International in 21 minutes. From Hamptons.
10. Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire, £5.35m
The buyer of this sprawling seven-bedroom riverside house may well never want to leave home as it comes with five reception rooms, a heated indoor swimming pool, a landscaped garden leading down to the Thames and its own mooring.
However, travelling into the office won’t be too much of a hardship as an Elizabeth line station is in walking distance – as are Bray’s Michelin-starred restaurants. For sale through Savills.
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