We visit Rugby to find out what makes it a great place to live, and the great range of brand new homes available there…
Rugby is a major town in Warwickshire which offers a great life to its residents, with over 100,000 within the borough in and around it. Its history pre-dates the Domesday Book but it wasn’t until the Victorian era that it expanded and became one of the most important places in the whole of the West Midlands.
Most notable in the engineering, clothing and cement production industries, a host of railway connections meant it could easily supply many parts of the UK. In the 20th century, the creation of roads such as the M1, M6 and M45 enhanced its connectivity further. Road and rail routes put numerous other towns and cities within easy reach: London is just over 80 miles away (one hour by train to Euston), Birmingham city centre around half-an-hour away and the likes of Coventry, Northampton, Stafford and Leicester among other places. Bus and coach services are very thorough too.
Rugby is perhaps best-known for being the birthplace of the sport named after it, but it is also where the jet engine was invented and one of the places that inspired the creation of the Olympic Games. The centre of the town reflects its history with the majority of buildings from the Victorian era and 20th century, though it is also dotted with older properties.
The town has many essential amenities, such as the Hospital of St Cross, medical and wellbeing services and a wide range of shops. There are also several arts, culture, sports, nature and recreation venues. A quick look at websites such as TripAdvisor and OpenTable show a diverse list of high-scoring places to eat and drink.
Its public school is undoubtedly the most famous but the Rugby town and suburbs have a range of state schools for children of all ages rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
In all, Rugby has a lot to appeal to people of all ages and lifestyles, and this is reflected in the range of brand new homes for sale there right now.
‘Oxford’ house type from William Davis Homes
William Davis Homes – a winner of prestigious WhatHouse? Awards – is currently offering a range of three-, four- and five-bedroom house types at its Houlton development, launched earlier this year located to the east of the town. Keen house-hunters right now could benefit from a special offer valid until Saturday 15 October, where they can get Stamp Duty paid or Part Exchange on selected plots (terms and conditions apply). Prices start at £345,000 for the ‘Oxford’, a three-bedroom semi-detached house with an en suite to the main bedroom, Smeg appliances to its fitted kitchen, and a HIVE smart home system. Top-of-the-range at the moment, at £675,000 is the ‘Harborough’. Set over three floors, this house has lounge and dining room with feature bay windows, a generous kitchen/family room and utility room leading to the garden, fitted wardrobes to three double bedrooms, and on the top floor, two further bedrooms sharing a shower room. It comes with a double garage.
Find out more about Houlton from William Davis Homes.
To the south of the town, Barratt Homes is building a development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes at Ashlawn Gardens currently suiting budgets of between £268,000 and £610,000. Parents will be particularly impressed by nearby Dunchurch Infant School and Ashlawn Secondary School – both rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Currently available from £400,000, the housebuilder’s won Home of the Week here is a three-storey house called the ‘Woodcroft’, which has living/dining room to the southwest-facing garden, a separate kitchen, three double bedrooms (on en suite) and a study that could function as nursery or playroom. Reserve right now and you’ll get £7,000 worth of upgrades, £2,500 towards Stamp Duty and you’ll get energy bills paid for a year.
Barratt is hosting a Mortgage Clinic event at Ashlawn Gardens for home-seekers on Saturday 29 October. Find out more from Barratt Homes.
Next door, David Wilson Homes is underway on its own part of Ashlawn Gardens with a range of three-, four- and five-bedroom house types. There’s currently an upgrade offer on selected plots and customers can ask about Part Exchange. The ‘Henley’ is an impressive detached home in a cul de sac location with double garage and southeast-facing garden. Priced from £699,995, with a £4,000 kitchen upgrade, it comes with triple-aspect kitchen/family room, handy utility room, separate living and dining rooms, two of the four double bedrooms come with en suite and single bedroom five could also be a perfect home office.
Find out more about Ashlawn Gardens from David Wilson Homes.
‘Moresby’ house type from Barratt Homes
Close by, off Ashlawn Road and just 10 minutes from the town centre, is Elborough Place, another Barratt Homes development which has three- and four-bedroom homes available between £354,995 to £439,995. To help homebuyers, the company is offering the Deposit Unlock scheme (requiring just a 5% deposit) and its own Movemaker initiative on some plots. Several of the new homes are currently on sale with a £10,000 deposit boost bonus. The ‘Moresby’ on Plot 256 is on a great location on the site and comes with a kitchen upgrade and two parking spaces, for £354,995. Inside is a kitchen/dining room, dual-aspect lounge, downstairs WC, a family bathroom and one of its three bedrooms has an en suite shower room.
There are three show homes here to view by appointment. Find out more from Barratt Homes.
For buyers from 70-years-old, specialist developer McCarthy Stone is now selling the one- and two-bedroom apartments at its Knox Court development off-plan, from £232,995 and £302,995 respectively, with options for rent or ‘part buy-part rent’ available. This town centre development is just a few minutes’ walk from a host of shops and places to go as well as an impressive range of public transport connections. It’s a safe, gated community with private properties designed to meet the needs of older residents and complemented by communal facilities such as a lounge, courtyard gardens and chef-run bistro. There’s a manager on site 24/7 and you can get a tailored care and support programme if you need it.
Find out more about Knox Court from McCarthy Stone.
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