Barratt Group offers a choice of new family homes in Essex market towns

The historic market towns of Essex have long been a popular option with homebuyers in the county, as they often combine excellent amenities, convenient transport links and proximity to the countryside, making them great for living, working and bringing up a family. A recent report from Lloyds TSB has revealed that the average value of homes in these locations has doubled since 2001. Two Barratt Group companies, Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, are offering a range of houses for sale in Essex market towns at present.

Gary Ennis, Regional Managing Director for Barratt Southern Region, says: "New homes in market towns are proving to be very popular as they offer the best of both worlds. In addition to offering a very attractive location to live with an excellent range of schools and shops, purchasers can enjoy the benefits of a contemporary and brand new home. We are down to the last seven homes at our Bocking Mill development in the market town of Braintree. In addition to the superb range of homes available at the award-winning development, its popularity has also been down to its picturesque location."

Keith Parrett, Managing Director for David Wilson Homes Eastern adds: "Without a doubt attractive new family homes in some of Essex's desirable market towns are an appealing purchase with homebuyers and are as a result are quite a rare find. At our new homes developments throughout Essex we find that homebuyers get to enjoy the appeal and quality of a new home whilst being able to benefit from the tradition and prestige that a market town can offer."

Buyers looking for new homes for sale in Essex can choose from some of the best locations in the county and secure a home that has the latest standards of build quality and interior specification as well as the additional peace of mind of the Barratt Group's unique five-year warranty on fixtures and fittings:

Bocking Mill, Braintree - There are just seven three- and four-bedroom homes remaining unsold at this waterside development just outside the popular dormitory town of Braintree, which has a regular, direct commuter rail service into London taking around an hour. Prices start at £224,995, from Barratt Homes.

Meadow View, Chipping Ongar - Only a pair of four-bedroom homes are left for sale at this scheme, which overlooks open Essex countryside and is only minutes from Ongar station on the Central Line of the Underground system. These townhouses are priced from £319,995, from David Wilson Homes.

Oakhill Park, Saffron Walden - Set in an area that regularly scores highly in national Quality of Life surveys, this development of 40 family homes is already 60% sold. David Wilson Homes is selling a detached home with three bedrooms starting at £324,950 and a four-bedroom property from £409,950. The M11 is close by and there are regular rail services into the City from nearby Audley End station.

Oakhill Park in Saffron Walden is just one of the developments in market towns in Essex that the Barratt Group is currently selling, with independent figures reporting that average prices for property in similar settings have doubled in the last ten years