First of 800 Tooting Bec Homes Launch This Month
Barratt London is set to launch Springfield Place, the first part of an exciting new development in Tooting Bec, Wandsworth.
Situated in the former grounds of Springfield University Hospital, Springfield Village will comprise 839 homes in total and will also see WhatHouse? Award-winner heritage developer City & Country restore and convert a majestic Grade II listed former hospital building into a collection of apartments.
It comes complete with an on-site café, retail space, public square, the provision of land for a new primary school, newly restored listed buildings, affordable housing, as well as 32 acres of public parkland, which is the first of its kind since the 2012 London Olympics and will help respond to the community’s needs following the pandemic.
For the first of Barratt London’s homes, some one- and two- bedroom apartments overlooking landscaped gardens, first-time buyers will be pleased to know Help to Buy is available. Future releases of properties will include three-bedroom apartments and two- and three-bedroom houses set back on attractive mews streets. All of the properties being built here will include a range of design features thoughtfully chosen to complement the wider Springfield Village and its historic past.
Pam Reardon, sales and marketing director for Barratt East London, said the scheme had a distinct vision from the start. “We wanted any new building here to be designed sensitively to the local vernacular, whilst giving homebuyers the best-quality living space and views. The contrast of modern and period architecture will certainly redefine this part of Wandsworth’s skyline, mediating between the scale of the new development and the existing Edwardian urban grain. Together with City & Country, we will be creating an exciting new hub for south-west London.”
Set in Zone 3, getting around couldn’t be easier for residents, set just a stone’s throw from Tooting Bec Underground and Wandsworth Common and Earlsfield National Rail stations. The regeneration of the area includes a proposed Crossrail route stopping at either Tooting Broadway or Balham.
Tooting Broadway offers a lively entertainment scene, and the area has a thriving foodie culture with Tooting Market, Michelin-star and fine-dining restaurants, and gastro pubs on the doorstep. The Borough of Wandsworth boasts over 1,700 acres of green space with Tooting Common, the largest, also home to the famous Tooting Bec Lido – the UK’s biggest freshwater swimming pool – presenting an iconic setting for a swim.
Reardon continued: “The new park being created will be a particular benefit for families as buyers continue to look for locations beyond Zone 1 for affordability and connectivity. The desirability of south-west London has been incredible to watch over the past decade, and Tooting is fast becoming one of London’s coolest neighbourhoods with markets, independent shops, exciting new restaurants and bars popping up all the time.”
The masterplan of the site has been developed by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) and includes the development of modern mental health facilities.
Reardon added: “The extensive community healthcare being provided here with world-class facilities is something for the area to feel very proud about. Barratt London is honoured to be part of such an important project.”
Prices are expected to start from £470,000 for a one-bedroom apartment in the first release of one- and two-bedroom apartments at Bluebell House. Find out more from Barratt London.
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