So the kids are heading back to school, and it reminds us of making the right decisions when it comes to our children’s education – and where we live to access the best schools. In addition, with VAT being added to private education fees in January, some parents are moving to a new catchment area before the deadline hits.
Either way, if you’re a London parent looking to move your family before January 2025, you don’t have long. You’ll need to start now – Foxtons New Homes can tame your tricky timeline with a reliably quick purchase.
Why families love new homes
Read: The catchment conundrum: buying and selling on a deadline
Your family could live near great schools. An energy efficient home with new appliances under warranty and great transport links would save you time and money. You'd be surrounded by family-friendly amenities, like grocery stores and beautiful parks, and building security for your peace of mind.
New homes offer families so much, but there's one perk that might just make it for you...With a new home, your summer move-in plans might fall perfectly into place:
you could be moving in within 2 weeks.
Source: Foxtons New Homes time to complete for a completed development, without mortgage financing, using a recommended solicitor.
Great schools, lower monthly payments
For parents feeling the financial strain, many Foxtons New Homes developments are eligible for the Own New mortgage scheme. This scheme offers reduced mortgage rates, making it easier to meet affordability requirements and manage monthly payments.
Read how the Own New Rate Reducer could benefit your family.
Family friendly new homes, London
Explore 5 of our best family-oriented new homes near great schools, on the market now:
Kidbrooke Village
1, 2 and 3 bed homes | Starting from £437,500 | Royal Borough of Greenwich
✓ Plenty of excellent schools nearby for families to choose from, including its own nursery and on-site primary school, Wingfield, which has outstanding Ofsted rating.
✓ Nestled within 35 acres of parkland, including the award-winning South Cator Park, with a balcony, terrace or winter garden for each home and family-friendly workshops run by the London Wildlife Trust.
✓Pegler Square, is the central hub with a community centre, shops, dentist, doctors, pharmacy and a year-round programme of events including a summer fete, Christmas celebration.
✓ Fast and easy commutes for working parents - 18 minutes to London Bridge.
💸 Kidbrooke Village is Own New-eligible.
Eastman Village
2 bed homes | Starting from £486,000 | Harrow
✓ Surrounded by excellent schools, including world-renowned Harrow School.
✓ Part of the Harrow Council's regeneration, Eastman Village is transforming a former Kodak factory into beautiful homes, a gym, a supermarket, a café, flexible office space and a school – so everything your family needs to thrive is within reach.
✓ Set among lovely landscaped gardens, with a private balcony.
💸 Eastman Village is Own New-eligible.
Colindale Gardens
2 bed homes | Starting from £520,000 | Colindale
✓ Plenty of room for children to play with a four acre park, and landscaped gardens latticed by boulevards and walkways.
✓ Plans for a new primary school within the development and a number of great schools locally, including Colindale Primary Schoool and Hyde School.
✓ Location is excellent - quick commutes into central London, all the retail you could want at Brent Cross Shopping Centre and London's largest Asian food hall, with the widest range of Asian cuisines in the UK, Bang Bang Oriental.
Springfield Place
2 and 3 bed homes | starting from £599,000 | Wandsworth
✓ Part of a new residential village connecting Tooting Bec and Earlsfield, this development includes a provision for a new primary school.
✓ A popular area for families with children, so community support, family-oriented amenities and good schools.
✓ Surrounded by plenty of green space, including nearby Wandsworth Common (see how beloved this park is on the community page, Friends of Wandsworth Common.
💸 Springfield Place is Own New-eligible.
Bermondsey Heights
2 and 3 bed homes | Starting from £599,000 | South Bermondsey
✓ Located in a well served area for schools and colleges rated either Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
✓ Plenty of green space with balcony or winter garden, plus access to residents' roof garden
✓ Brand new development in the heart of Bermondsey
💸 Bermondsey Heights is Own New-eligible.
Still looking? Browse our new homes on the market.
Source: This article has been reviewed, and these developments selected, by the Foxtons New Homes team, in order to provide families with the ideal combination of quality, convenience and educational opportunities.
Foxtons New Homes team are highly experienced in supporting families, so get in touch if you have any questions or need help with your search.
