Description
The Gateway, Melksham is a stunning development of 1 & 2 bedroom Coach Houses and 3, 4 & 5 bedroom houses.
The bustling market town has a combination of well known high street names as well as independent stores and has many places to eat, including cafes, bars and restaurants.
Melksham is a small market town situated on the beautiful River Avon. Its position 13.5 miles south of junction 17 of the M4 on the A350 provides an excellent centre to nearby Lacock and Avebury and the attractive towns of Devizes, Bradford-on-Avon and the City of Bath.
Leisure facilities
There are excellent recreational facilities within the town including a gym, swimming pool and sports centre. A large range of clubs and societies cater for most tastes and range from Line Dancing to the Historical Association and everything in between. There is a good pub atmosphere in the town with many offering live music and other events. Melksham Town Centre offers an assortment of amenities and shops and is just a 1 mile walk or drive away from The Gateway.
Melksham Nature Reserve
This three acre site takes you along the Beautiful River Avon and is a wildlife conservation area with ponds, wild flowers and fantastic wildlife including butterflies, Kingfishers and Kestrels.
Melksham Blue Pool
A 33m swimming pool accommodates both leisure and serious lane swimmers. Blue Pool also comprises of the Kinetica Gym for those wishing for a personal trainer or just wanting to keep fit.
Bowood Golf & Country Club
Considered the regions principle championship course, providing a great day out for the novice or serious golfer. Alternatively treat yourself to a fantastic meal or spa treatment.
Melksham
Everything you could need or want is on your doorstep, from restaurants and takeaways, large well known stores such as Sainsbury’s and Boots, through to small bakeries, cafes, fruit and veg shops, antiques and gift shops.
Bowood House & Gardens
One of Wiltshire’s greatest hidden treasures, Bowood House and Gardens is for those wishing to escape into an oasis of outstanding natural beauty. The ‘Capability Brown’ designed grounds provide a soothing retreat from the modern world.
Bath
Nourished by natural hot springs, Bath offers a unique experience with stunning architecture, great shopping and iconic attractions. Brimming with things to see and do such as visiting the world famous Roman Baths, Bath Abbey or many of the museums. All just 14.1 miles from The Gateway.
Lacock
This charming 13th Century rural village is home to the beautiful Lacock Abbey with its charming Woodland Garden. The unique architecture is second to none and the Abbey is made famous as Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series of films.
Nearest schools:
- The Manor CE VC Primary School (0.6 miles)
- Aloeric Primary School (0.6 miles)
- Lowbourne Infants School - Primary (0.7 miles)
Transport links
Melksham is well served by good roads and is only 12 miles South of the M4 motorway, junction 17. The nearest train station is in Trowbridge which provides links to Bath, Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central and London Paddington.
Nearest stations:
Melksham
(1.2 miles)
Trowbridge
(5.0 miles)
Site plan
About Barratt Homes
Barratt Homes
Founded in 1958, Barratt is Britain's best-known housebuilder. We have sold over 300,000 new homes around the country and are leaders in design, urban regeneration, social housing and innovation.
We currently sell over 15,500 new homes a year and are building on developments from Aberdeen to Plymouth, helping to meet housing demand in towns, cities and rural areas. We build for all kinds of buyers, from first-time buyer apartments to family townhouses to luxury penthouses, plus homes for rent and shared ownership.
A commitment to innovation and continuous product development, coupled with the highest standards of design, construction, quality and customer service has earned Barratt every major industry award in recent years and we are currently ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ in both the prestigious What House? and Your New Home awards. Our site managers are also regular winners in the NHBC ‘Pride In The Job’ awards for quality workmanship.
FirstBuy
FirstBuy is an affordable housing Equity Loan product from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), working in partnership with house builders all over England.
This unique FirstBuy scheme has been designed for households who have found buying a property on the open market difficult due to the large deposits required for mortgages. First Time buyers could now benefit from getting additional government help to buy a brand new house through the FirstBuy scheme.
Under the scheme the government and house builders provide an equity loan as follows:
- Government and house builder provide equity loan of 20%
- You arrange a mortgage for 75%
- Meaning your deposit is 5%
NewBuy
NewBuy is a government-backed initiative which aims to help home-buyers secure up to a 95% Loan to Value mortgage on new build properties from participating builders in England.
The scheme is operated by the home building industry and mortgage lenders and is designed to protect the lenders against losses in the unfortunate event of repossession.
To be eligible for NewBuy, home-buyers must be UK citizens and those with a right to remain indefinitely in the country.
Properties that qualify for NewBuy are:
- New build
- Priced up to £500,000
- Primary homes
- Full ownership
