NEW FIXTURE FOR THE WEMBLEY PROPERTY SCENE – BARRATT LONDON AND TRANSPORT FOR LONDON LAUNCH WEMBLEY PARK GARDENS

With work already underway on site, the Barratt London and TTLP development will bring a smart collection of 302 one- and two- bedroom apartments to the market, with private outdoor space for every home, helping first time buyers among others get onto the ladder with prices starting from £379,000. The first residents would be able to expect to move in from Spring 2025. Housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing will deliver a further 152 affordable homes (40 per cent affordable housing by habitable room) as a combination of intermediate housing, such as shared ownership, and London Affordable Rent.

Set across five buildings varying in height, residents will enjoy outstanding views across the London skyline. Each apartment’s open-plan layout will provide the ideal space for respite from busy city life. Natural light will be found in abundance with floor-to-ceiling windows maximising the views across the area’s globally famous landmarks. There are also proposals for a 12-hour on-site concierge, as well as landscaped podium gardens.

The development is being built on the site of a former TfL car park and is situated next door to Wembley Park Tube station, bringing central London within quick and easy reach for residents via the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. Bond Street can be reached in 16 minutes, King’s Cross is around21 minutes away and Liverpool Street in East London can be reached in under half an hour minutes.  Meanwhile, trains from nearby Wembley Stadium station provide links to England’s countryside with direct connections to Oxford, Bicester Village and Gerrards Cross available.

The joint venture between Barratt London and TTLP follows the success of their recent project at Blackhorse View in Walthamstow. Blackhorse View was designed to be car-free for residents, with the exception of blue badge parking, and this is something that is being replicated at Wembley Park Gardens.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has already applauded the scheme for meeting his new Air Quality Neutrality benchmarks, which he announced earlier this year, in a bid to make London’s air pollution a top priority. Wembley Park Gardens was praised for its efforts to improve air quality in the area, which will also help to support the Mayor’s ambition for London to become a net zero carbon city, by encouraging sustainable transport, as well as plans to incorporate other features such as solar panels and an electric air source heat pump system. The Mayor also commended the development’s overall biodiversity gain, with the proposed inclusion of green and biodiverse roofs, the planting of more than 80 new trees and wildlife-friendly landscaping.

£2.5 billion has been invested into the area which has transformed Wembley Park over the last 20 years into a world-class destination, with the area now offering a good choice of shopping and nightlife, picturesque green spaces, highly-rated schools and a host of cultural and leisure attractions. Wembley is home to London’s first designer outlet and one of the capital’s three popular BOXPARK locations, which provides street food, drinks and entertainment under one roof. For culture lovers the area is home to the OVO Arena Wembley, London’s second biggest indoors arena used for music, culture and sport. Whilst, The Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre opened in 2019 and has brought theatre lovers out of the West End and to north-west London – it is currently showing the UK’s debut of Disney’s award-winning musical Newsies.  

While there has been a lot of change, community remains at the heart of Wembley – The Yellow is a community space that offers classes across a variety of disciplines including arts and culture, health and wellbeing, and education. Once delivered the regeneration of Wembley Park will create 10,000 new jobs for local people as well as bringing 42 acres of public open space to the area.

Jeremy Marcus, Sales and Marketing Director for Barratt East London comment “Wembley is an area and market that we at Barratt London know well – our previous sites at Wembley Park Gate and No. 10 Watkin Road sold well, particularly with first time buyers. This is a location with a lot going on but in terms of housing most options are rental only. Wembley is now in a different league and it’s exciting to bring another option for those looking to move to the area and own their own home.”

Rachel Wood, Senior Property Development Manager at TTLP, said: “We’re excited to be launching our second development, Wembley Park Gardens, with Barratt London, with residents already enjoying their new homes in our first development together, Blackhorse View, in east London.

“With the station in such close proximity and the provision of residential cycle parking, those seeking for a home and location that will enable them to travel more sustainably need look no further.  With so many exciting things to do on the doorstep, new residents will be able to make the most of what both Wembley and London have to offer.”