The Waterside, Worcester, Worcestershire
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The Waterside, Royal Worcester includes a range of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 3 bedroom townhouses, built or refurbished by prestigious developer Berkeley Homes, and now available on a shared ownership basis through Assettrust. If you thought you couldn’t afford to buy at The Waterside, Royal Worcester, think again. You can buy as little as a 12.5% share, paying rent on the remainder.
If you’re trying to buy a home of your own, then you probably know how difficult it is to make that first step onto the ladder. Assettrust Housing is here to help, with Shared Ownership schemes that reduce start-up costs and monthly repayments.
Assettrust Housing is a privately financed company established in 2003 to provide affordable homes on a rental or shared ownership basis throughout England and Wales.
Our policy is to combine traditional values with state of the art management and financing techniques. We are governed by a charter which ensures fair rents, high standards of maintenance and effective long-term management.
Assettrust tenants and owners live in high quality new homes of modern design, which include large urban mixed-tenure developments or smaller schemes.
The Waterside, Royal Worcester is a unique heritage development. World famous Royal Worcester porcelain was first produced here in 1840, and many of the remarkable factory buildings remain, distinguished by their rich red brick exteriors and architectural detail.
As such an important site, The Waterside, has merited very special treatment from developers Berkeley Homes. They have carefully refurbished the heritage buildings, retaining many original features, and created phases of sympathetically designed new homes and apartments alongside them.
A selection of shared ownership homes, both new and refurbished, is now available at The Waterside, Royal Worcester in Portland Terrace, Canal Quarter and Albion Mill. Many of the properties overlook the canal, and there are some delightful canalside walks where Worcester’s fascinating industrial heritage can be glimpsed in the buildings and bridges.
The city of Worcester is a happy combination of past and present, a shire town with a young and vibrant contemporary culture, with the magnificent Cathedral as its most famous landmark. The city also has some of the best shopping in the West Midlands.
There are large centres such as Crowngate, Cathedral Plaza and Reindeer Court, a traditional produce market and dozens of unique specialist shops. Whether you want to browse for antiques, splash out on designer clothes or simply shop for groceries,
Worcester has what you’re looking for.
There are many cafés and restaurants waiting to be discovered in the lovely old streets, as well as two cinemas, a theatre and three parks. Worcester also boasts some fine schools, including King’s School, the Royal Grammar School and Malvern Girls’ College. Worcester is just 27 miles from Birmingham and close to junction 7 of the M5. Trains to Birmingham take about an hour, to London around two and half hours.
Whether you choose a refurbished home or a newly built one at The Waterside, Royal Worcester you will be living in a property designed and finished by leading developers Berkeley Homes. As such, the quality of the interior specification reaches the very high standards on which Berkeley Homes has built its reputation.
Cooking and entertaining will be a pleasure in a kitchen designed by Inca Interiors and equipped with Zanussi appliances including a stainless steel single oven, ceramic hob and integrated fridge/freezer. In addition there is plumbing for a dishwasher and washer/dryer.
Bathrooms and en suites are by leading sanitaryware designer Villeroy & Boch, in stylish pure white with chrome hansgrohe fittings, ceramic wall tiles and clear bath/ shower screens. Floors in the living areas and bedrooms are carpeted, and internal doors have a smart oak effect finish with chrome door furniture.
All the homes are designed to receive the latest communications and home entertainment systems, with a TV/FM/satellite point and loop wiring so that you can watch TV or DVD in the living room and master bedroom. Two telephone lines are included.
The Waterside, Royal Worcester also has beautifully maintained communal landscaped areas and there is allocated parking for every home.