The WhatHouse? team explores the historic market towns which today are some of the best places to find a brand new home in Surrey.
Find out more about brand new homes for sale in the following towns:
Epsom , Farnham , Godalming , Guildford , Staines-upon-Thames
Best new homes for sale in Staines-upon-Thames
With excellent transport link via rail and motorway, Staines-upon-Thames is a popular commuter option and it has plenty of local amenities too, with independent and big-brand stores in the Elmsleigh and Two Rivers Shopping Centres and surrounding streets along with leisure centre, cinema and recreation ground. The town and surrounding area have a range of well-performing state and private schools too. Thorpe Park is nearby, one of the UK’s best amusement parks alongside an aqua park and skatepark.
Berkeley, a frequent winner of prestigious WhatHouse? Awards, has a major development called Eden Grove, just a few minutes’ walk from the town centre and railway station. Residents benefit from a host of amenities here, such as a landscaped gardens, gym, cycle studio, cinema room and co-working space, as well as a 24-hour concierge service. There’s also gated underground parking. Currently, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments priced from £343,000, £460,000 and £695,000 respectively. New show homes were recently unveiled here. Find out more.
Shanly Homes has a couple of developments in this part of Surrey. One of them is Ashcroft Place, which offers 14 houses and eight apartments on Langley Road, a ten-minute walk from the station and five-minute drive to the M25. Riverbridge Primary School, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, is only 0.3 miles away. Current availability of one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom houses ranges from £347,500 to £840,000. The show home is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more.
Coming soon from Shanly Homes is Moorfield Mews on Moor Lane, comprising 25 houses and 11 apartments, all with off-street parking. Prices will be announced on release. Find out more.
Langton Lodge is a development of 29 one- and two-bedroom retirement apartments located in the Egham Hythe area. Churchill Retirement Living complements the private properties with an owners’ lounge/coffee bar, landscaped gardens and a guest suite for visitors. Prices currently start at £350,000. Find out more.
Catteshall Court, Crest Nicholson
Best new homes for sale in Godalming
Located in the south-west of the county, Godalming is just four miles from Guildford and a couple of miles from the North Downs AONB, with great transport connectivity thanks to the A3 and regular railway services on the London to Portsmouth Harbour line. High Street and Church Street between them offer a good range of independent shops and eateries. There are some excellent schools in the area, the best-known being 400-year-old Charterhouse. With the scenic River Wey running through It and surrounded by the Surrey Hills, it’s a great options for lovers of the outdoors.
Catteshall Court is on the eastern outskirts and this Crest Nicholson development right now, one- and two-bedroom apartments start at £279,950 and three-bedroom houses are priced from £599,950, with a Stamp Duty contribution for a limited time. All current homes for sale are ready to move into. Find out more about Catteshall Court.
Cala Homes has seen great success at Ockford Park, which is now 70% sold but still has an impressive variety of two-, three- and four-bedroom houses for sale, priced between £490,000 and £825,000. Among them is a current three-bedroom show home, on sale for £615,000 including all the furniture. The housebuilder is launching a new show home on Saurday 3 February 2024. The site oi open to visitors daily. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk.
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New homes for sale in Farnham
Located on the western edge of the county and the North Downs, Farnham has been described as an early example of a commuter town, with the railway opening in 1848 and putting the commercially successful town within easy reach of London (journey time these days, 50-60 minutes), with wealthy city workers purchasing weekend homes here. Senior ranks from the nearby Aldershot army base, also starting in the mid-19th century, also chose to live in well-to-do parts of town. Today, it has a good mix of independent shops and national retailers, including several supermarkets, and there’s a monthly farmers’ market. It’s an exceptionally good place to live for parents as there are many schools that are ranked ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Like Epsom, the town is the site of one of the campuses of the University for the Creative Arts.
Situated in the town centre, Brightwells Yard is a Crest Nicholson development of apartments. The current range of one- and two-bedroom properties for sale start at £249,950 and for buyers who qualify, there are potential significant savings through Deposit Booster and Smoothmove schemes. There’s also Part Exchange and the Deposit Unlock scheme, the latter requiring a deposit of only 5%. All designs incorporated open-plan living and private balcony or terrace. Find out more about Brightwells Yard.
SO Resi Farnham is another collection of town centre one- and two-bedroom apartments, these ones available via Shared Ownership and each coming with an allocated parking space. For a limited time right now on selected plots, there’s an offer of 12 months service charge paid on your behalf – a great saving just after you’ve moved in. Prices start at £69,375 for a 25% share of a one-bedroom apartment (based on full market value of £277,500). Find out more at soresi.co.uk.
Runnymede Homes has an exclusive development of just 14 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes at Eleanor Place, situated off Firgrove Hill, under a mile from the town centre. Each home includes either a garage or private allocated parking. It’s been a successful site, with 10 of the homes now sold or reserved, but the remaining four will suit budgets from £625,000 to £1.295million. Find out more at runnymedehomes.co.uk.
Old Portsmouth Road, Southern Housing New Homes
Best new homes for sale in Guildford
Located on the western edge of the county and the North Downs, Farnham has been described as an early example of a commuter town, with the railway opening in 1848 and putting the commercially successful town within easy reach of London (journey time these days, 50-60 minutes). Today, it has a good mix of independent shops and national retailers, including several supermarkets, and there’s a monthly farmers’ market. It’s an exceptionally good place to live for parents as there are many schools that are ranked ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Like Epsom, the town is the site of one of the campuses of the University for the Creative Arts.
Southern Housing New Homes is building a number of two- and three-bedroom houses for sale through Shared Ownership at Old Portsmouth Road. The currently available three-bedroom homes start at £185,500 for a 35% share (full market value £530,000). Many of the properties come with fitted wardrobes and en suite to bedroom one, and a garage. The specification includes fully fitted kitchen with a range of appliances, modern-styled bathrooms and en suites and Amtico/carpet flooring. Brands used include major names such as Bosch, Hansgrohe and Roca. Find out more.
Coming soon to the west of the town, just a seven-minute drive from its centre, is a collection of apartments and houses called Gardeners Walk, from Abri Homes which will be for sale through Shared Ownership. Suitable for a range of budgets, this development is ‘coming soon’. Find out more about Gardeners Walk.
Close to the town centre, Golden House is a collection of 54 apartments in an office-to-residential conversion which could equally appeal to owner-occupiers or investors. The one- and two-bedroom properties range from £265,000 to £390,000. Find out more at www.magnateassets.com.
Stanley Lodge from Churchill Retirement Living
Best new homes for sale in Epsom
Many people will associate Epsom with its famous racecourse, located on its southern outskirts, but there is a lot more to it than that. Located near the border with Greater London, it is surrounded by Green Belt land, so development is quite limited here. There’s plenty in the town centre, an excellent range of shops and amenities alongside cafés, restaurants and pubs. It’s also home to one of the campuses of the well-regarded University for the Creative Arts, as well as state and independent schools. With three stations, the town offers regular services to Waterloo, Victoria and London Bridge, and the M25 is only three miles away.
Just moments from the shops and station at Tattenham Corner, Churchill Retirement Living’s Stanley Lodge is a collection of 34 age-exclusive one- and two-bedroom private apartments complemented by communal lounge/coffee bar, gardens and guest suite. Specially designed to suit older buyers, these secure and energy-efficient homes have fully fitted kitchen and high-quality fixtures and fittings throughout, plus a 24-hour call centre support system. Prices currently start at £399,950 and the development is open to view from Tuesday to Saturday. Find out more at Stanley Lodge.
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