Redhill is a commuter town in Surrey. (Image: Surrey Mirror – Grahame Larter)
An overlooked commuter town is on a bus route, and are £240k cheaper.
Redhill, a town near Reigate in , is 12 miles south of Croydon in London and part of the capital’s commuter belt.
It is often overlooked in favour of the more expensive popular with commuters, such as Henley-on-Thames, Ightham, and Hatfield.
Despite its being full of brutalist architecture from the post-1960s era, the town centre is currently undergoing progressive regeneration.
High Street is pedestrianised and adjoined by the Belfry Shopping Centre. The Warwick Quadrant offers more shops. There is also a street market each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, sometimes including a French market.
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Redhill is just half an hour from Central London. (Image: N Chadwick)
The town has a distinctive red-brick complex called the Warwick Quadrant, which houses the Harlequin Theatre and Cinema, the public library, a Sainsbury’s and other shops.
To the northeast of the town are The Moors Nature Reserve and the Watercolour housing development, which has 25 acres of lakes, paths, and wildlife habitat managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Not far from the town is Gatton Park, a private estate once owned by the Colmans (the family behind Colman’s Mustard); the house has a private chapel and a National Trust trail, both open to the public.
Redhill offers an affordable option for commuters and is one of the most practical choices in town for today’s commuters to London.
According to Rightmove, you can anticipate paying around £450K for a property here, which is a saving of roughly £240K compared to London.
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The town is situated on the junction of the A23, which runs from London to Brighton, and the A25 road, which connects Guildford to Sevenoaks.
It is also on a train line, served by Redhill railway station, the Brighton Main Line, the North-Downs line, and the Redhill-Tonbridge Line.
Trains can whisk you to London Victoria in less than 30 minutes, meaning you can reach Central London quicker than many people living there.
Redhill station is part of TfL’s Oyster scheme, giving it an edge over most other Home Counties towns. It’s also a mere eight minutes to .