Character-filled two-bed with parking, gardens and Elizabeth Line under a mile away..
Ground-floor two-bedroom apartment, 747 sq ft
A ground-floor two-bedroom apartment in The Galleries, a converted Gothic Revival development on the former Warley Hospital grounds. The flat combines period character — arched windows, Victorian brickwork and decorative stonework — with upgraded interiors and an open-plan layout, set within landscaped communal gardens and secure wrought-iron gated grounds.
Practical benefits include an allocated off-street parking space, private front door access, mains gas central heating and a long lease (156 years). Transport is strong: Brentwood station (Elizabeth Line) is approximately 0.6 miles away, and local shops and primary schools are within easy walking distance. Thorndon and Weald country parks are nearby for regular countryside walks.
Notable costs and considerations are the service charge (circa £3,996 pa / £333 pcm) and a £250 ground rent. The building is an early 20th-century solid-brick construction with assumed limited wall insulation and double glazing installed before 2002, so buyers should expect possible energy-efficiency upgrades. The development sits in an affluent area but records higher local crime levels; prospective purchasers should review local safety data.
This apartment will suit buyers who value historic character and convenient commuting, and who are comfortable with managed development costs and potential retrofit work to improve insulation and glazing. Council Tax is Band F.