Academy Central - Barking - Greater London
New Homes from £135,995 to £269,995

About the area

Located off Longbridge Road, fronting Lodge Avenue on one of its borders and Mayesbrook Park at another, Academy Central is superbly placed for shopping, leisure and travel.

In addition to the new homes, key new facilities will be part of life at Academy Central. These include a new primary school that will be occupying a large site nearly four acres in size. It will have expansive playing fields that include facilities such as a multi-use games area for tennis and five-aside football. Broader investment is seeing exciting new developments that will benefit residents of all ages, such as investment in adult education and training in the area.

Shops

Vicarage Field, in the heart of Barking town centre, offers well over fifty shops in a modern setting with high street names and local independent stores. In addition to an Asda superstore in Barking, nearby Ilford offers a Sainsburys, plus the popular Exchange Mall, with its impressive foodhall and more than a hundred shops, from M&S to Debenhams.

• Vicarage Field Shopping Centre, Ripple Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8DQ - 1.9 miles
• Exchange Mall Shopping Centre, High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1RS - 3.4 miles

Education

Infant/Junior Schools

Dorothy Barley Junior School and Special Needs Base (MLD) - 0.26 miles

Dorothy Barley Infant School
0.40 miles

Mayespark Primary School
0.51 miles

Becontree Primary School
0.53 miles

The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
0.56 miles

Secondary Schools
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
0.62 miles

Loxford School of Science and Technology
0.93 miles

The Sydney Russell School
0.93 miles

Mayfield School
1.07 miles

• Manor Scholars Way, Longbridge Way, Barking, Essex, IG11 9BY - 0.3 miles
• Mayespark Primary School, Goodmayes Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9PX - 0.4 miles
• Dorothy Barley Junior School, Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2NB - 0.8 miles
• Barking Abbey Schools, Sandringham Road, Barking, London, IG11 9AG - 1.0 miles
• Sydney Russell School, Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, London, RM9 5QT - 1.3 miles

(Sorry, but we cannot guarantee that the schools listed are within the catchment area or have available places; or that this is a complete list of all schools in the local area.)

Transport

Nearby Barking tube and train station, on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, provides access to the heart of the City. Alternatively Goodmayes Rail Station, within walking distance from Academy Central, offers an excellent service with trains direct into London Liverpool Street in only 23 minutes. Plus, services to Stratford, the heart of the Olympic projects and DLR links to Docklands, in just 13 minutes. The Crossrail, Romford branch, is planned to stop at Goodmayes, and historically new transport links have brought many positive benefits to an area.

For those who drive, the M25 and M11 are easily accessible and with Stansted Airport just 34 miles from the development a wide choice of international destinations are within easy reach.

• Goodmayes Train Station, Goodmayes Road, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9UH - 1.4 miles
• Barking Tube & Train Station, Station Parade, Barking, Essex, IG11 8TU - 1.8 miles
• M11, Redbridge, Redbridge, Essex, IG4 5BG - 5.4 miles
• Stratford Railway Station, Station Street, Stratford, London, E15 1AZ - 6.4 miles
• M25, Brooks Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NF - 9.2 miles
• London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street, London, London, EC2M 7QH - 10.1 miles

Health

 As you would imagine,  Barking and its surrounding areas offer a large selection of Health Care facilities including many local Doctors and Dental Practices.  The King George Hospital is also only 2 miles from the development.

• King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8YB - 2.6 miles

Leisure

Mayesbrook Park, a vast green space is right on the doorstep, offering around a hundred acres of park land with football pitches, tennis and basketball courts. Plans to enhance the park include tree planting,improving play areas and opening up footpaths along the river and lakes.

Barking Cricket Club play at the Mayesbrook Cricket Pavilion, and the Barking and Dagenham Canoe Club is also based at the park – as well as at Barking Creek.

A brand new gym has also new opended on Lodge Avenue, so if its indoor exercise you love, why not join today!

In nearby Iford, you will find two national health and fitness club chains plus a large multi screen cinema.