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MAKE THE MOVE TO BASI NGSTOKE:A TOP COMMUTER TOWN I DEALFOR ESCAPI NG THE CI TY Sur r oundedbyt hebeaut i f ul Hamps hi r ec ount r y s i de, Bas i ngs t ok ef r equent l yf i ndsi t s el fl i s t edasoneoft het op des t i nat i onsf orc ommut er s ,t hank st oi t sat t r ac t i v ec ombi nat i on ofc ount r yl i v i ng,af f or dabl ehomesandf as tdi r ec tr ai l c onnec t i onst oLondon. Onc eat r adi t i onal mar k ett own,Bas i ngs t ok ei snowat hr i v i ng moder nhubt hank st oar ec entr egener at i onoft hear ea. Fac i l i t i esi nt het ownc ent r eands ur r oundi ngar eai nc l udet he popul arFes t i v al Pl ac es hoppi ngc ent r e,l eadi ngr et ai l er s i nc l udi ngJ ohnLewi sandWai t r os e,r es t aur ant s ,pubsandbar s , wi t hpl ent yonof f ert os ui tal l r es i dent s .Ther ear eal s oanumber ofOf s t edr at edOut s t andi ngandGoodpr i mar yands ec ondar y s c hool si nt het own. What ’ smor e,wi t ht heNor t hWes s exDowns ,anAr eaof Out s t andi ngNat ur al Beaut y ,j us t25mi nut esaway ,andt he Sol entc oas t l i neappr ox i mat el y32mi l esawayv i at heM3, r es i dent sc anex per i enc eat as t eofbot ht hec oas tand c ount r y s i de. Whet hery ouar eaf i r s tt i mebuy erl ook i ngf oras t y l i s h apar t ment ,oras ec ond,orev ent hi r d,s t eppers ear c hi ngf ora f ami l yhome,t her ei sapr oper t yt os ui tal l needst hank st o hous ebui l der ss uc hasBar r at tHomesSout her nCount i es . Cer t ai nl y ,oneofBas i ngs t ok e’ sk eypul l f ac t or sf ort hos e r el oc at i ngf r om Londonar et hehous epr i c es .Ac c or di ngt o Zoopl a,t heav er agepr i c eofapr oper t yi nt het owni nJ une2019 i s£337, 1 1 1,whi l ei nLondont heav er agepr i c ei snear l ydoubl e at£647, 488.Ev enonc et hec os tofas eas ont i c k eti sf ac t or edi n, homeowner sc ans av ehundr edsoft hous andsofpoundsby mov i ngf ur t herawayf r om London. That ’ sex ac t l ywhatonec oupl e,Laur enc eHi nt on( 30)andhi s wi f eJ es s i c a( 26) ,dec i dedt odowhent heywer el ook i ngt o es c apet hei rf l ats har ei nRi c hmondi nf av ourofahomeoft hei r own.Us i ngHel pt oBuy ,t heywer eabl et obuyat hr eebedr oom hous eatBar r at tSout her nCount i es ’ Chapel Gat edev el opment , whi c hi sl oc at edj us taf ewmi nut es ’ wal kf r om Bas i ngs t ok eRai l St at i on.Fr om her e,LondonWat er l ooc anber eac hedi nasl i t t l e as43mi nut esi npeakt i me. Laur enc e,aMar k et eerf orawi nec ompany ,c omment s :“ We k newt hatRi c hmondwas n’ tanopt i on[ t obuyi n]s owel ook edat al l t hec ommut ert ownsi nt heSout hWes t .Wewer er eal l ydr awn t oBas i ngs t ok easi thasabi tofev er y t hi ng–wehav ebeaut i f ul c ount r y s i deonourdoor s t ep,c aneas i l yr eac ht hec oas tf ora day t r i p,andLondoni sas t r ai ght f or war dj our ney .Thet owni t s el f i sl ov el yandwec ans eei t sf ut ur ei nt ent i onal ast her ear e i mpr ov ement sbei ngmadeal l t het i me.Thebes tpar tofi tal l f or usi st hatal l ofourout goi ngs ,f r om mor t gagepay ment st ogy m member s hi ps ,nowaddupt ot hes ameamountt hatwewer e pay i ngj us tonr enti nRi c hmond! “ Whenwemov edoutofRi c hmond,wet houghtwewoul dmi s s bei ngi nLondon,butt hebenef i t sofowni ngs uc has pac i ousnew homear ewor t hi t .Iwoul denc our agef i r s tt i mebuy er si na s i mi l arpos i t i ont oust oc ons i dermov i ngf ur t herawayf r om Londonasy oudogetmor ef ory ourmoney . ”
I t ’ snotj us tf i r s tt i mebuy er swhoar er ec ogni s i ngt hebenef i t sof ar el oc at i ont oBas i ngs t ok eei t her .Rober tSt ev ens on( 52) ,hi s wi f eDebbi e( 51)ands onMar k( 22)madet hedec i s i ont omov e t ot het ownar ound15y ear sagoi ns ear c hofaheal t hi erl i f es t y l e i nt hec ount r y s i de,af t erpr ev i ous l yl i v i ngnear byt oHeat hr ow Ai r por t .Af t erf i ndi ngt hems el v est empor ar i l yr ent i ngs i xy ear s ago,Rober tandDebbi ec ont i nueds av i ngt ogetbac kont ot he pr oper t yl adder ,andt hi sy earpur c has edat hr eebedr oom hous e atBar r at tSout her nCount i es ’ Gi l l i esMeadowdev el opment , whi c hi sj us tt womi l esf r om Bas i ngs t ok eRai l St at i on. Rober tc omment s :“ Li v i ngi nBas i ngs t ok ei sbr i l l i ant ,andwe hav ef oundt hati t ’ si mpr ov edourheal t hmas s i v el yaswehav e s uc hagoodqual i t yofl i f ebei ngi nt hec ount r y s i de.Thebi gges t di f f er enc ewenot i c edwhenwemov edher ei ni t i al l yi st hat ev er y t hi ngi sc l eaner ,f r om t heai rt ot het owni t s el f .Wear e r eal l yhappyi nBas i ngs t ok eandar epl eas edt hatwehav ebeen abl et ogetbac kont ot hepr oper t yl adderi nt hear eabyus i ng Hel pt oBuy . ” Forhomebuy er sl ook i ngf oras t y l i s hnewapar t mentwi t heas y ac c es st or ai l c onnec t i ons ,Bar r at tSout her nCount i eshas r ec ent l yl aunc hed‘ t heWhi t eBui l di ng’ :ac ol l ec t i onof96oneandt wobedr oom apar t ment sati t sChapel Gat edev el opment . Theapar t ment sar ehous edi nt hef or merEl i Li l l yf ac t or y ,an i c oni cBas i ngs t ok el andmar kk nownf ori t sc l as s i cAr tDec o ent r anc eandwi ndows .Thank st oas ens i t i v et r ans f or mat i onby Bar r at tSout her nCount i es ,buy er snowhav ear ar eoppor t uni t y t ol i v ei napi ec eofhi s t or y . TheWhi t eBui l di ngof f er sar angeofdi f f er enthomes ,f r om s pac i ousl owergr oundf l oorapar t ment sof f er i ngagener ous 1, 146s qf tofl i v i ngs pac e,t ot opf l oorl of t s t y l eapar t ment st hat f eat ur es omeoft heor i gi nal i ndus t r i al c hi cbr i c kf i ni s ht ot he wal l s .Pr i c ess t ar tf r om £209, 995f oraonebedr oom f i r s t f l oor apar t ment . Al t er nat i v el y ,f orbuy er st hatar es ear c hi ngf orac ont empor ar y hous e,t her ear eanumberoft hr ee-andf our bedr oom homes av ai l abl eatbot hChapel Gat eandGi l l i esMeadow.Manyoft he homesar et ownhous es ,of f er i ngas pac i ousl ay outi deal f or f ami l i es ,wi t hopenpl anl i v i ngar easdowns t ai r s .Al l mas t er bedr oomsar egener ous l ys i z edandbenef i tf r om anens ui t e, whi l eal l newhomesbenef i tf r om atl eas tonepar k i ngs pac e. Pr i c ess t ar tf r om £384, 995f orat hr eebedr oom hous eatChapel Gat e,andf r om £362, 995f orat hr eebedr oom hous eatGi l l i es Meadow.
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