Family houses in village close to the sea selling fast

The show home only opened recently, but already almost half of the homes at Barratt’s Millwood Park development in the village of Great Wakering, near Southend-on-Sea, have been sold!

“We always expected that Millwood Park would be very popular,” comments Susan Gresswell, sales director of Barratt Eastern Counties. “Great Wakering is a lovely place to live and many of our buyers, who already live locally and had been looking for a larger family home in the village, clearly agree!”

It is easy to see why Millwood Park holds such appeal for families. The 23 traditional three and four-bedroom houses are surrounded by beautiful open countryside, with plenty of footpaths for family walks. With the coast less than one mile away, there are even distant views of the sea from some of the houses To add to the feeling of openness, the houses are very well spaced out and have generous gardens and their own garage and driveway.

Inside, the houses at Millwood Park are very individual, with a wide range of alternative layouts. The houses have been designed to a very high specification, with smart fitted kitchens including all the main appliances, classy luxury bathrooms and very high quality fixtures and fittings.

Great Wakering is a lively village with everything on the doorstep: a good selection of local shops and pubs, a sports club and health centre and even a popular primary school within walking distance of Millwood Park. Families do not have to travel far for an even wider choice of shops and entertainment; the lively seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea and Rochford, a picturesque market town, are both less than five miles away.

For commuters, travelling into London from Great Wakering is very straightforward. Shoeburyness station, less than two miles from Millwood Park, provides a very regular service of at least five trains an hour into London’s Fenchurch Street. The journey takes just under one hour.

Prices at Millwood Park start from £264,995 for a three-bedroom house and from £324,995 for a four-bedroom house. Families who already own a home can take advantage of Barratt’s popular Part Exchange scheme to sell their home at full market value, which saves the expense of estate agent fees and takes away the worry of being in a chain.

For more information, visit barratthomes.co.uk.