Natural beauty surrounds stand-out homes in Essex

Occupying a prime position with views overlooking a scenic nature reserve, Redrow’s new release of four and five-bedroom homes will naturally be a winner with Essex home buyers.

The ‘Portswood’ and ‘Otford’ designs have just become available at The Lakes, a new homes venture in Heybridge, close to Maldon, set amidst stunning scenery and surrounded by water on three sides.

Beryl Williams, area sales manager for Redrow Homes (Eastern), said: “These stylish and spacious new homes enjoy superior views over the nature reserve and residents will love watching the wildlife, which we have gone out of our way to encourage here at The Lakes.

“In Heybridge Lake we have created wintering islands for Terns and we are incorporating additional reed beds, plus Kingfisher and Sand Martin tunnels for nesting, which we will maintain.

“The fantastic outlooks will change every day with the seasons and give families fantastic memories to savour over the years.”

Priced from £539,950 for a property overlooking the nature reserve, the four-bedroom ‘Portswood’ is a traditional two-storey home with a lounge, separate dining room and spacious open-plan kitchen and family room, with French doors leading out on to the rear garden to ‘bring the outside in’ and ‘take the inside out’. Other family friendly features such as a downstairs cloakroom, study, utility room and plenty of extra storage space, all ensure family life runs that bit more smoothly.

Upstairs are four bedrooms, the master with its own en-suite bathroom, and bedrooms two and three have a shared en-suite, in addition to the family bathroom.

The five-bedroom ‘Otford’, priced from £479,950 with a nature reserve view, boasts a separate lounge and expansive open plan kitchen and family/dining room, perfect for family get-togethers and entertaining friends. It also features a utility room and downstairs cloakroom on the ground floor.

Journey upstairs and there’s a light and airy master bedroom, with a partitioned dressing area and en-suite, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. And unexpectedly tucked away on the third floor, in the converted roof space, are another two bedrooms and an extra family bathroom.

Beryl added: “These homes offer families comfort, practicality and style in equal measures. They are all fitted out with contemporary fixtures and fittings including modern kitchens, with floor to ceiling units and top name appliances, and sleek white bathroom suites. They have been expertly designed with 21st century lifestyles in mind to be places where families can enjoy time together in convivial open plan living areas but also have enough options to spread out and enjoy their own space.”

As well as the Portswood and Otford designs, Redrow has a selection of other four-bedroom homes at The Lakes, with current prices from £325,950.

Among the properties available is the ‘Weaver’ show home priced at £399,950 enabling one lucky purchaser to move into a stylishly dressed new home without the hassle of having to decorate themselves.

Nearby Maldon offers a good choice of shops, leisure and sports facilities and there are convenient road and rail links to Colchester, Chelmsford and London.

To see life at The Lakes – and its spectacular views - head down to the development on Hall Road, Heybridge.