Inside the luxurious riverside apartments set within a six-acre thriving community

Weston Homes’ Abbey Quay apartments in Barking offer city living with a community feel

There are many preconceptions about living in London, however, one housing development is dispelling the myths by providing spacious and luxurious apartments at affordable prices.

Weston Homes' Abbey Quay development offers one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, right along the banks of the River Roding.

With its tree-lined avenues and stunning vistas, Abbey Quay combines modern living with on-site shops, cafés, restaurants and welcoming communal spaces.

Weston Homes is delighted to offer a selection of these new apartments within the Discount Market Sale (DMS) scheme, in partnership with the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. This means if you live or work in Barking, you could be eligible to save 20% on a new apartment at Abbey Quay - subject to eligibility criteria. Discount Market Sale homes start from £257,000, and the advertised price includes the 20% saving.

The apartments

The modern and spacious apartments at Abbey Quay come fully equipped with everything you would need to feel at home right from the start.

With an all-inclusive specification every one, two or three-bedroom home comes with a choice of designer kitchen units and quartz stone worktops as well as a choice of flooring included throughout.

Each kitchen also features a range of integrated appliances including a Zanussi integrated fridge/freezer, washer/dryer and dishwasher. Leaving your worktops clutter-free, a Fascino instant boiling and cold filtered water tap is also installed.

The modern and stylish bathrooms have some impressive Smart technology installed including a Fascino digitally controlled Smart tap, shower and/or bath as well as Smart mirrors which provide lighting, a digital clock and even a de-mist feature.

The bathrooms also come with a choice of RAK Ceramics porcelain bathroom wall and floor tile colour with matt finish.

No matter what size apartment you are looking for each home has its own private balcony or terrace as well as Hyperfast 1Gbps broadband available, perfect for any home workers.

Best of both worlds

At Abbey Quay, you are never too far from the excitement of city life as well as being close to nature.

Living so close to London there is a plethora of restaurants, shops and theatres nearby but there is also plenty to see right on your doorstep.

Barking itself has plenty to offer with a thriving town centre filled with restaurants, food markets and independent shops.

The Abbey Quay Community Hub is ideal for residents wanting a relaxing space to work, join in with a yoga class or simply enjoy a change of scenery. With its own concierge service, the hub is also available to be hired out for private functions.

Residents can also enjoy the Maker's Yard which features work from local artists as well as the number of landscaped community green spaces and shared podium gardens to meet your neighbours around the development and along the river.

If open green spaces are your thing then less than 30 minutes away the 120-acre Chase Nature Reserve and the Eastbury Manor House are the perfect places to reconnect with nature with a number of walks and plenty of places to explore.

For history buffs, the 17 th Century ruins of Barking Abbey and St Margaret’s Church set in the Abbey Green park is directly over the road.

Great transport links

Whether you're commuting to work or fancy a trip into the capital, Abbey Quay has excellent links to local transport.

Just a 12 minute walk away is Barking station with underground services on the District line as well as the Hammersmith and City line. The station also operates an overground National Rail service to Gospel Oak.

From Barking station, such popular attractions as Westfield Shopping Centre and Fenchurch Street are just 15 minutes away, with Liverpool Street and Kings Cross less than half an hour away.

For residents with cars, there is easy access to the nearby A406 North Circular Road that surrounds London meaning that London City Airport is a 16-minute drive and Gatwick is reachable in less than an hour.

The luxurious new show home and marketing suite are now open daily, 10am - 5pm by appointment only.

Prices start from £327,000 with selected Discount Market Sale homes from £257,000 (subject to eligibility criteria). To book a viewing of the new show home and enquire about the range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments available at Abbey Quay, visit the Weston Homes website or call 020 3793 2585.