About Kennet Heath
Kennet Heath is a residential development of 880 new build homes in the town of Thatcham, Berkshire in the South East of England. Thatcham is located three miles east of Newbury and fifteen miles west of Reading in the Kennet Valley.
Kennet Heath is ideally located just off the A4 providing access to nearby Newbury, Reading and Basingstoke as well as the M4, M40 and M3 motorways. Thatcham Railway Station is within easy walking distance with regular direct rail services to Reading and London Paddington. Heathrow Airport can be reached by car in 45 minutes and Gatwick Airport in 90 minutes.
The residential development is sited on a former MoD depot purchased by Redrow Homes. Further sub-pods of the site were later sold to additional developers including Barratt, KingsOak and David Wilson. There is a wide mixture of home styles including 1 and 2 bedroom flats, 3 and 4 bedroom townhouses and 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes. The development also benefits from several green areas and a community centre.
Location
Station Road, Thatcham, Berkshire. RG19 4QH (map is centred on Kennet Heath, zoom in for detail)
About Thatcham
Situated between Newbury and Reading, Thatcham is included in the West Berkshire Unitary Authority area which came into existence on 1st April, 1998 following the abolition of Berkshire County Council.
The township covers an area of almost 8.75 square miles (2,256 hectares) and its population has increased dramatically in post war years from 4,500 in 1945 to over 24,500 today.
Thatcham’s boundaries extend north into wooded country towards Cold Ash where it reaches 431 feet above sea level. To the south Thatcham takes in part of Crookham and Greenham Commons. It extends to the Hampshire border at the River Enborne.
The clear waters of the River Kennet offer excellent trout and coarse fishing. The Kennet and Avon Canal, completed in 1811, flows through an area which has been designated as a nature conservation park. It totals over 700 acres and includes the largest area of inland reeds in the south of England.
Thatcham is a flourishing and caring community where continual improvement of the environment and social facilities is of prime importance. The town has much to offer the visitor both in itself and as an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful countryside of West Berkshire, North Hampshire, South Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
Developers
Redrow Homes
Customer Services: 01256 366450
Web: http://www.redrow.co.uk
Barratt Homes
Customer Services:
Web: http://www.barratthomes.co.uk
David Wilson Homes
Customer Services:
Web: http://www.dwh.co.uk
Kings Oak
All presence has disappeared now as they were bougth by Barratt Homes. Please use the Barratt link above to get information. For Kingsoak, now refer to David Wilson Homes – South West Customer Services: 01454 620460