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The name is re-used from the historic [[Hundred of Chafford]], which covered a much larger area including parts of present-day [[Thurrock]] in Essex and the [[London Borough of Havering]] in Greater London. |
The name is re-used from the historic [[Hundred of Chafford]], which covered a much larger area including parts of present-day [[Thurrock]] in Essex and the [[London Borough of Havering]] in Greater London. |
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The area has seen large growth since its inception, with many City workers living there due to the relatively easy commute into [[central London]]. In 2012, it was reported in the national press, that more than half the flats (in the estate) were repossessed during the early 1990s housing slump, impacting it so signficantly that prices fell by half. <ref>{{cite web |first=Ross |last=Clark |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/propertymarket/3309808/Who-will-survive-a-crash.html |title=Who will survive a crash? |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=December 11 2002 |accessdate=November 11 2012}}</ref> Housing ranges from one or two bedroom apartments up to five / six bedroom large houses and therefore the area caters for many, although property prices grew rapidly dring the late 1990s - The ''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'' article, "the most coveted address in Britain" by Nick Curtis in 2001 included properties in the new village. <ref>{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Curtis |url=http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-78234477/the-most-coveted-address-in-britain |title=The Most Coveted Address in Britain |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=December 11 2002 |accessdate=November 11 2012}}</ref> This is not due to the architecture of the houses (mostly all very similar [[starter home]]s), but because it provides relatively affordable housing with public and recreation areas, as well as generally large private gardens, well connected to many jobs.<ref>{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Moran |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=75XNQmWeGyYC&pg=PT207&lpg=PT207&dq=chafford+hundred+600+acre&source=bl&ots=pu62iNBH3C&sig=YeIzGU3-th4Ya8kUmNlWaYa41QQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2cKiUIr1LvSM4gSriIG4BQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false |
The area has seen large growth since its inception, with many City workers living there due to the relatively easy commute into [[central London]]. In 2012, it was reported in the national press, that more than half the flats (in the estate) were repossessed during the early 1990s housing slump, impacting it so signficantly that prices fell by half. <ref>{{cite web |first=Ross |last=Clark |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/propertymarket/3309808/Who-will-survive-a-crash.html |title=Who will survive a crash? |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=December 11 2002 |accessdate=November 11 2012}}</ref> Housing ranges from one or two bedroom apartments up to five / six bedroom large houses and therefore the area caters for many, although property prices grew rapidly dring the late 1990s - The ''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'' article, "the most coveted address in Britain" by Nick Curtis in 2001 included properties in the new village. <ref>{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Curtis |url=http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-78234477/the-most-coveted-address-in-britain |title=The Most Coveted Address in Britain |publisher=#ERROR#telegraph.co.uk |date=#ERROR#December 11 2002 |accessdate=#ERROR#November 11 2012}}</ref> This is not due to the architecture of the houses (mostly all very similar [[starter home]]s), but because it provides relatively affordable housing with public and recreation areas, as well as generally large private gardens, well connected to many jobs.<ref>{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Moran |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=75XNQmWeGyYC&pg=PT207&lpg=PT207&dq=chafford+hundred+600+acre&source=bl&ots=pu62iNBH3C&sig=YeIzGU3-th4Ya8kUmNlWaYa41QQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2cKiUIr1LvSM4gSriIG4BQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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|title=Reading the Everyday|publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=2005 |accessdate=November 13 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:20, 1 July 2013
| Chafford Hundred | |
|---|---|
 Housing in Chafford Hundred | |
| Population | 13,466 (est 2006) |
| OS grid reference | TQ595795 |
| • London | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) W |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRAYS |
| Postcode district | RM16 |
| Dialling code | 01375 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Chafford Hundred is a turn of the 21st century settlement built just outside Greater London between Grays and South Ockendon in the Borough of Thurrock. Its station also serves, to its western side, Lakeside Shopping Centre in the largely retail and distribution-dominated area of West Thurrock. It is located in the Chafford and North Stifford, and South Chafford wards of Thurrock.[1]
History
Built on an area of 600 acres, northwest of Grays Town centre. 2/3rds of the site was previously used as a chalk quarry, the rest was agricultural land. Approximately 5,300 houses and flats have been built since 1989 on 353 acres of brownfield housing land. These areas have a variety of housing types which includes private sector housing as well as housing associations and retirement homes.[2] Chafford Hundred railway station serves the local area, and was built expressly for the settlement. It opened in 1993. The name is re-used from the historic Hundred of Chafford, which covered a much larger area including parts of present-day Thurrock in Essex and the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.
The area has seen large growth since its inception, with many City workers living there due to the relatively easy commute into central London. In 2012, it was reported in the national press, that more than half the flats (in the estate) were repossessed during the early 1990s housing slump, impacting it so signficantly that prices fell by half. [3] Housing ranges from one or two bedroom apartments up to five / six bedroom large houses and therefore the area caters for many, although property prices grew rapidly dring the late 1990s - The Evening Standard article, "the most coveted address in Britain" by Nick Curtis in 2001 included properties in the new village. [4] This is not due to the architecture of the houses (mostly all very similar starter homes), but because it provides relatively affordable housing with public and recreation areas, as well as generally large private gardens, well connected to many jobs.[5]
Schools
Chafford Hundred currently has three primary schools and one secondary school.
- Tudor Court Primary School
- Warren Primary School
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Primary School
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary School (formerly Chafford Hundred Campus Business and Enterprise College)[6]
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Sixth Form
Geography
The land is on very gentle slopes (ranging from 18 to 34m AOD) and the area also has included a number of park and recreational areas. The largest area is of special environmental and scientific interest, 'Chafford Gorges Nature Park'; its management was taken over by Essex Wildlife Trust on the 9th June 2005, since which it has a visitor centre open to the public.[2][7]
References
- ^ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
- ^ a b "Chafford Hundred Station Travel Plan" (PDF). thurrock.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Clark, Ross (December 11 2002). "Who will survive a crash?". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved November 11 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Curtis, Nick (#ERROR#December 11 2002). "The Most Coveted Address in Britain". #ERROR#telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved #ERROR#November 11 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Moran, Joe (2005). "Reading the Everyday". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved November 13 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "School created five years ago is 'most improved'". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Threats to brownfield in the Thames Gateway". essexfieldclub.org. Retrieved 13 November 2012.