Planning restrictions – when housebuilders apply to build new homes, the current Planning Policy Guidance for transport advocates cutting the number of parking places and increasing car parking charges in order to reduce car usage. It is common to pay thousands of pounds on top of a property price to buy a car parking space within London.
Houses and flats for sale with parking facilities
The Village, Crouch End Broadway
There are a large number of car parking spaces at The Village – a new-homes development in Crouch End Broadway. Each space costs £7,500. The scheme comprises 18 two-bedroom apartments, priced from £295,000. For details, call Castles on 020 8348 5515.
Grosvenor Waterside, Pimlico
If you are looking for secure car parking in Pimlico, head for Grosvenor Waterside – a St James Homes’ development in Pimlico. The scheme offers underground parking and CCTV security. Prices start from £395,000 for a studio flat. For details, call 020 7828 6326.
Underwood Street, N1
Looking to house three cars? Foxtons has a property on its books to suit your needs. It is selling a two-bedroom conversion property in Underwood Street, N1 with off-street parking for three vehicles. The property is priced at £795,000. For details, call 020 7033 1414.
Southway, Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is handling the sale of a four-bedroom property in Southway, with a single detached garage with an up-and-over door and off-street parking for one car. The property, which is also chain free, is priced at £807,950. Details can be obtained by calling 020 8455 4755.
Lanherne Gate, Wimbledon
Those looking to avoid paying extra for a car parking space in London should head for Goldcrest Homes’ Lanherne Gate scheme in Wimbledon. The apartments come with one free car parking space (valued at £20,000), while the penthouses are being sold with two free spaces. Additional car parking is also for sale. Prices start from £295,000. For details, call 020 8947 0940.
Shires Lodge, Hendon
Secure underground parking reached via electronic gates can be found at Laing Homes’ Shires Lodge development in Hendon. The development consists of 14 apartments, priced from £575,000. For details, call 020 8202 9458.
Free off-street parking at retirement developments
Retirees often rely on their car for mobility so parking is a top priority when they look for a retirement property. Pegasus Retirement Homes provides free off-street parking at a number of its retirement developments in London. For details on Pegasus Court in Winchmore Hill, Golden Court in Isleworth, Pegasus Court in Acton and Pegasus Court in Harrow, call 0800 583 8844.
Parking in London: the facts and stats
London motorists are the biggest fans of 4x4s – 16% plan to buy an off-road vehicle in the text years. This is over twice as many Scottish drivers, who would have more use for a 4x4 in the county’s rugged terrain
Over 5 million penalty charge notices for illegal parking were issued in London between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2005.
67% of people questioned in a Department for Transport attitudes survey believed that town-centre charging would reduce traffic in areas where it was implemented, but 45% did not think this would be fair
43% of those questioned in the same survey said they would "rather put up with congestion than pay a charge"
Savills sold a double garage in Notting Hill for £240,000
The Knightsbridge development, London SW7, has spaces for sale through Savills: £150,000 (standard) and £175,000 (Rolls Royce)
Hamptons International sold a garage in 2004 on Holland Park Avenue for £110,000
John D Wood & Co sold a garage in 2005 on Dovehouse Street, Chelsea, for £70,000 on a 12-year lease