Why our buyers love Heybridge.
In this article Church & Hawes explore the reasons why Heybridge is so popular.
Heybridge is a large village located next to the market, waterside town of Maldon. The village itself is large enough to be a town but is often overshadowed by it's historic neighbour. This location offers canal side walks a range of shops and food outlets the Bentalls shopping center is in the middle of the village which also offers easy access to the Blackwater retail Park. Heybridge also boasts it's own Primary School. The settlement offers a range of homes from one bedroom waterside apartments to newly built detached family homes therefore appealing to applicants with varying budgets.
In terms of sports and recreation there are a number of sports teams based in Heybridge, Maldon Rugby Club & Maldon Cricket Club are located at drapers chase with the Heybridge Swifts football team's home ground being on Scraley Road. There is also an independent local gym (Old Ironworks) which is extremely popular with residents of the village.
In terms of local history, Edward Hammond Bentall (1814–1898) was an industrialist who developed the agricultural machinery manufacturing business established by his father William Bentall (1776–1836) and traded under the name E H Bentall & Co. In 1873 he built a large Italianate house called The Towers at the corner of Goldhanger Road and Colchester Road. The house pioneered concrete block construction and was built with ducted air heating and no fireplaces, although some were added later. The house was demolished in the 1950s. Today the site is occupied by the Towers Estate. Many of the Bentall's workers cottages are still being purchased and sold by Church & Hawes in the village.
Popular estates in Heyridges include, Blackwater Park which was constructed by Bovs homes from 1995. The Saltings Development, the Salcote Maltings, The old Towers site and developments located to the rear of Plantation Hall.
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