While Wembley Stadium may have put this north-west London suburb on the map, there are lots of things happening that are changing the face of the area. Here, our guide to Wembley outlines why you should buy a property in Wembley in 2017.
Developmental changes in Wembley
Over the past five years, there has been a marked increase in the number of newly built homes popping up in the area, particularly in Wembley Park, where there are 5,000 new homes planned for construction.
And surrounding Wembley Stadium, a large number of businesses have opened their doors. Here, London Designer Outlet is attracting London’s fashion crowd, and the addition of lots of new restaurants and a cinema has made Wembley a must-visit leisure destination.
Opened in 2015 in former Brent Town Hall, Lycee International de Londres is a sought-after French school modelled on the famous and very exclusive school in South Kensington, and its construction has increased interest in the neighbourhood, too.
Transport links in Wembley
"Wembley’s transport links are arguably the best in north-west London..."
Wembley’s transport links are arguably the best in north-west London, with National Rail, Overground and Underground services – on the Metropolitan, Jubilee and Bakerloo line, no less – from Wembley Central, North Wembley, Wembley Park, and the dedicated Wembley Stadium Station.
With so many stations connecting Wembley and central London, as well as links outside the M25 as far as Milton Keynes – plus easy access to the M1 – it’s no wonder that Wembley is becoming a development hotspot, attracting young professionals looking for commuter convenience and families looking for larger homes.
Things to do in Wembley
If catching site of a global superstar performing at Wembley Stadium or the SSE Arena isn’t enough, there are plenty of restaurants, bars and pubs in Wembley to keep you entertained at the weekend.
The Lost Rivers Bar & Kitchen and Cabana in the London Designer Outlet are great for quick and casual dining before a film at Cineworld, while family-run restaurants serving South Asian cuisine can be found in abundance around the Wembley Central area.
Sakonis is an Indian restaurant on Ealing Road that serves a vegetarian buffet, as well as an a la carte menu. And close by, Maru’s Bhajia House is well-known in the area for its authentic bhajis.
Wembley is also home to the extraordinary Shri Vallabh Nidhi Mandir Hindu temple (pictured above), which opened in 2010. It is made entirely of imported Indian carved limestone and took 14 years to build.
Properties in Wembley
With its varied housing stock, Wembley caters for a wide range of buyers, from young professionals, to growing families.
1930s terraced and semi-detached houses built along the Metropolitan line during the expansion of London’s suburbs are great for families with children, who are looking to make the most of the good to outstanding rated schools in the Brent borough.
The more family focussed areas of Sudbury, Perivale and Alperton in the Borough of Ealing all have an excellent range of education centres too, from nurseries, to secondary schools.
A bit about Wembley’s history...
Once a village surrounded by rolling countryside, as with many of London’s neighbourhoods, it wasn’t until the introduction of the railway that people started to settle in little-known Wembley.
With rail links built in 1837 that ran from London Euston to Birmingham through Wembley, Wembley and the surroundings areas quickly became associated with the manufacturing industry. But these factories were subsequently closed in the 1980s with the demise of British manufacturing.
"Wembley Stadium has firmly put Wembley on the map"
However, it is without doubt that Wembley Stadium has firmly put this north-west London suburb on the map.
But it didn’t start life as the glamorous stadium that it is today. In 1923, the national stadium of English sport was built for the FA Cup final and it is on this site that Wembley Stadium now sits. Since its reopening in 2007, the stadium has been a major driving force for regeneration of the Wembley Park area and the main reason why there is largescale investment in the area today.
Wembley was also host to the second London Olympic Games held in 1948, which further cements Wembley’s association with major sporting events.
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