Full steam ahead for couple’s new home

Gareth and Heather Jones knew they were on the right tracks to finding their dream home when they rolled into Redrow’s The Sidings development in Crewe. The pair, who have both worked as train drivers, were looking to relocate from Cardiff after being offered new posts with Arriva in the Cheshire town.

And The Sidings, which is just a stone’s throw away from their new workplace, was ideal.

Heather, 38, who is now a resource manager with the transport company and Gareth, 35, who is now a senior driver/trainer, are delighted with their three storey townhouse.

Heather said: “We lived in a townhouse in Cardiff and we really liked the style so we wanted to find a similar property when we moved.

“We like this house because it is so spacious, with the lounge on the first floor and the big family room on the ground floor there is just so much living space and it is so flexible.

“My 11-year-old daughter has got a bedroom and a bathroom on the first floor and she just loves it.

“It would be really weird to go back to a conventional two-storey house now.”

Heather and Gareth have got four children between them, Michaela, 16, Olivia, 12, Clarice, 11, and Amelia, 10.

Although the Sidings is ideally located for Heather and Gareth’s jobs, it is not the only reason that they were attracted to the development.

Heather said: “It is lovely here and it is really quiet but it is also brilliant for the town centre, and of course it only takes us about two minutes to get to work.”

The Sidings is a development of 215 homes, off Dunwoody Way, within walking distance of Crewe town centre.

Available homes include one-bedroom apartments from £116,950 and two-bedroom apartments from £120,000, which are ideal for young professionals and couples starting out on the property ladder.

The development is just a mile from Crewe railway station, which provides regular services to Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and London – perfect for commuters.

While Crewe offers all of the amenities for day to day life, The Sidings is also convenient for Nantwich, Chester and the Potteries.

For more information about The Sidings pop down to the development, where you can take a look at the beautiful Avon show apartment, or log onto Redrow.co.uk.