Newbury is ideally situated in affluent West Berkshire which is the crossroads joining London to the West Country, the port of Southampton on the South Coast and the industrial Midlands to the north.

Large employers, including Vodafone, who employ 4,000 local people are drawn to this area along with other national and internationally established companies. Newbury also acts as a large dormitory town as thousands of locals commute to London on a daily basis via the direct rail link into London Paddington or the M4 Motorway. From its historical past as a market town founded after the Norman invasion, Newbury has evolved into a thriving community of 32,000 which forms part of a total conurbation totalling over 60,000 residents (2004).

Newbury regularly features in surveys as one of the best places to live in the UK, and it’s easy to see why. Situated on the main crossroads between London and the West country, the south coast and the Midlands, it’s possible to reach London, Bristol and Bournemouth in an hour’s drive. Newbury is on the edge of the Thames Valley, where the technology revolution has created thousands of jobs over the last 30 years.

Investment and productivity levels are among the best in the country, but this prosperity comes at a price. The property market is among the most expensive in the country, fuelled by Londoners moving out of the city. Meanwhile, there’s traffic congestion from the army of commuters driving into Newbury every day, and the labour pool has dwindled to nothing, creating staff shortages in many industries. Many of the young professionals arriving in Newbury come to join the mobile phone firm Vodafone, which employs around 4,000, but another 100 mobile telecoms firms operate locally. Thousands more commute to London via the M4 or direct train to Paddington. Newbury’s 32,000 population forms part of a conurbation totalling some 60,000 residents, so as a result of these new influences, Newbury is evolving from a rural market town into an increasingly sophisticated cultural centre, with a vibrant arts community supported by theatres, an arts festival, orchestras, and a profusion of eating and drinking outlets. Big shopping centres in neighbouring Reading, Basingstoke and Swindon have created new challenges for Newbury, but more are coming back to the town where the shopping is more unhurried, and where many of the retailers are happy to stop for a chat.

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• 2.8 miles to the centre of Newbury, a 6 minute drive.
• Close to the A34 the new Newbury Bypass the main arterial link in the
• area. 4.4 miles a 7 minute drive.
• Only 8.9 miles to the M4 Motorway at Chieveley Services (J13).
• Oxford 32.5 miles by road.
• Central London 66.5 miles by road.
• There is a regular bus service (No20) which runs to and from the
• Newbury Bus Terminus adjacent to the central Main Line Railway Station.
• There is a frequent Mainline Rail Service into London (Paddington) which takes about an hour.
• The rail service is via the important commercial centres of Reading and Slough. There is an easy connection to Oxford via Reading.
• London’s Heathrow Airport is 52 miles direct via the M4. 1 hour drive.
• Average house prices within the post code (RG20) are exceptionally high.
• Average detached property £623,251. Source: www.houseprices.co.uk
• Five bed detached average £1,052,136. Source: www.houseprices.co.uk
• There is a shortage of detached and one bed accommodation locally.
• The site is served by gas, electric, water and communication utilities.
• The site has a road frontage direct onto the A343 (Sandpit Hill).
• Existing access onto the highway (Wash Water) at its junction with Andover Road.
• The site is not affected by flooding.
• There is a range of good schools in the area.
• There are excellent leisure and social facilities including Newbury Race Course which holds an annual Winter Festival.