An easy life in Leek

When it comes to owning a stylish, affordable and secure home with minimal maintenance and maximum time to enjoy your lifestyle, apartment living holds the key. Once seen as the domain of young city professionals, contemporary apartments are now proving to be just as popular with different types of home buyer in all areas, as they seek to accommodate their busy lifestyles.

Among those places offering low-maintenance, high-quality apartment living is Redrow's St Edward's Park in Cheddleton, near Leek, which has fast become one of the most desirable addresses in Staffordshire.

Nestled away on a quiet southern edge of the Peak District, with rich woodland and open space accounting for 85 of the development's 122 acres, it combines a breathtakingly idyllic location with impressive architecture, lush green surroundings and fabulous views over rolling countryside.

A truly stylish and relaxing place to live, Redrow has refurbished the best parts of the old St Edward's Hospital site and has built a host of new properties that fit in perfectly with the grandeur of the existing period buildings.

The development offers an exciting choice of accommodation styles, including one and two-bedroom apartments as well as two and three-bedroom townhouses, and is now in its final stages.

Redrow is offering some incentives on selected plots, including five per cent deposit paid to help those without a sizeable cash sum to put down.

Apartment living has widespread appeal for a variety of home owners of different ages and at very different life stages. Pauline Turnbull, sales director for Redrow Homes (Midlands), explains: "First time buyers find that a brand new apartment is an affordable opportunity to step onto the property ladder without compromising style and quality. A new apartment also saves you time. There isn't a house full of DIY, vacuuming and dusting, or a garden to weed, which leaves owners with more spare time for a better quality of life.

"Also important is the community and security of a new apartment scheme. Many people looking to downsize and free-up capital to chase the sun abroad choose a new apartment, safe in the knowledge that they have a secure and beautiful home to return to."

The latest release at St Edward's Park includes a selection of new and refurbished apartments. One-bedroom new-build apartments within St John's Court start from just £99,950, while two-bedroom refurbished apartments available within Pebworth House are priced from £147,950.

St Edward's Park rests in the picturesque village of Cheddleton which has all the amenities of a typical countryside village, with a small post office, pharmacy and a primary school. Nearby is the market town of Leek which has character in abundance with narrow cobbled shopping streets, ancient churches and historic markets. Leek also boasts all the amenities of a modern town, with three large supermarkets and a host of restaurants and public houses.

The development is also around 15 minutes away from Stoke-on-Trent and close to the M6, A52 and A53.

To find out more about the chance to snap up one of the last few homes at St Edward's Park visit the development on Leek Road, Thursday to Monday from 10am to 5.30pm, log onto Redrow.co.uk.