Aitch Group has launched its new luxury senior living development known as Hollyoak House, in Loughton, which provides 29 one and two bedroom luxury apartments, each with private balconies or terraces, set within a gated scheme which is complete with a spacious club lounge, guest suite, resident’s gardens and parking/mobility scooter storage.
Available to buyers aged 55 years plus, the apartments at Hollyoak House offer residents high quality apartments, specially designed to meet their needs, along with the communal facilities required for a social scene, located within a communal oasis of green space. The new apartment scheme offers residents the “best of all worlds”, in a post-pandemic era where downsizers desire social life facilities and urban amenities on the doorstep.
Hollyoak House is located at 265 High Road in the bustling town centre of historic Loughton, with urban amenities on the doorstep, and yet is just four miles from Epping Forest and the green belt that frames London.
The cleverly-conceived apartments, designed and delivered by London developer Aitch Group, provide high-quality finishes with products carefully selected from specialist makers across Europe. However, such style is not at the expense of complete comfort and practical solutions for day-to-day living with plenty of storage including bays for mobility scooters.
Immaculately designed with french antique mirrors and comfortable furnishing, the one and two-bedroom apartments are up to 823 square feet in size. Balconies or terraces that are up to two meters by 1.2 meters in size, offering views over the Loughton townscape or the landscaped communal gardens.
Generously sized windows, french doors and balconies allow natural light to flood into the open plan living, dining and kitchen areas, and this bright and airy ambience is complimented by the light, neutral and natural colour palette of the specification with finishing touches such as wooden worktops to the kitchens and deep carpets throughout the living areas and bedrooms.
Each apartment has a streamlined, contemporary fitted kitchen giving a sense of space while all cabinetry is in easy reach. The kitchens have integrated appliances including a dishwasher and microwave with a free-standing combination washer-dryer.
All apartments have a Shaker-style bathroom with under-sink storage, a wet room / walk-in shower with fashionable large format floor and shower tiles.
The Hollyoak House apartments have underfloor heating – the most efficient way to heat a home – and with the environment in mind, the hot water and heating for all homes are powered by a communal boiler plant.
During the design phase, special consideration was given to the construction of attractive communal spaces, such as the Club Lounge, shaped to foster community spirit and encourage informal interaction. The Club Lounge emulates the lounge of a relaxed but high-end boutique hotel whilst the large planted communal garden is ideal for outdoor meetings, socialising and events.
The green surroundings and natural light that casades through the living spaces help to create a healthy, biophillic environment for the mental and physical wellbeing of residents and their guests. Off the entrance lobby is the spacious guest suite, for those precious private family moments. In addition, there are plenty of car parking spaces for residents and guests and electric charging points. On-hand and on-site is a House Manager to attend to resident needs.
Residents have the constant choice of retreating into their private living space or engaging in the communal activities on offer in the Club Lounge and gardens, or heading into Loughton.
The history of the Essex’s market town can be traced back 2,500 years but it was really in the 17th century that Loughton began to develop as a town of some significance. It became an much-relied upon coaching stop on the newly created highway from Cambridge to East Anglia.
Loughton flourished again in the Victorian era when the railway network was laid out and was given a direct service into London. Today, residents of Hollyoak House can catch the Central Line into Oxford Circus in just 40 minutes. The development is an 11-minute stroll to the station or a few minutes by car.
The typically Victorian and Edwardian streets give this semi-suburban town characterful charm and the Loughton Farmers’ Market acts as a window onto centuries of market town bustle.
It has a village spirit with both Essex and London glamour influencing the bistros, cafes and pubs. Popular cafes include the Molen’s Cafe and Wagon Boulangerie while the Victoria Tavern has a fabulous garden and the Gardeners Arms commands views over London.
The much-loved Ginger Pig butchery brand has opened its first shop outside London in Loughton, with a sweeping copper-fronted butchery, deli counter and Parisian rotisserie. The foodie vibe climaxes on every second Sunday on the month – in normal climes – with the historic farmers’ market held off the High Road.
Other vital amenities include a choice of supermarkets and an M&S Food Hall which has remained open to serve the community throughout the pandemic-induced multiple lockdowns.The bustle is balanced with bucolic exploration. Loughton is four miles from Epping Forest where Sundays can be whiled away walking one of the many tree-themed trails. Hainault Forest is in the opposite direction.
Chelsea Reynolds, Director at Aitch Group says: “As the UK begins to gradually emerge in a fresh post-pandemic world life will begin to return to normal. There is considerable pent-up demand in the downsizer marketplace and there remains a strong and growing trend of retirees looking to downsize from family homes in villages into bustling town centres. Some householders have felt isolated during the lockdowns and now want amenities and social life on their doorstep rather than being a drive away. The lockdown has accelerated this trend and made carefully-designed developments such as Hollyoak House even more relevant,”
