Get to know Brent Cross Town

This new north London neighbourhood is being designed with movement, sustainability and wellbeing in mind
Photograph: Brent Cross Town
Photograph: Brent Cross Town
Written by Time Out in partnership with Brent Cross Town
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If you’re looking for a new place to call home in leafy north London, look no further: Brent Cross Town is where it’s at. This vibrant new neighbourhood will have a new high street filled with great restaurants, bars and shops as well as world-class sports facilities to complement the modern homes and offices on offer. With an ethos that has sustainability at its core, the new park town has 50 acres of green space.

Oh, and if that’s not enough, the fact you’re an easy 15 minutes from King’s Cross St Pancras International on Thameslink might just do the trick. Because let’s be honest, Londoners love nothing more than a well-connected home hub. 

Want to experience Brent Cross Town for yourself? Head to Summer in the Park (on now until August 31), a fantastic free summer programme of events, workshops and activities, for both kids and adults. From Friday basketball sessions to Saturday morning yoga and a whole lot of arts and crafts workshops in between, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Plus, get excited for The Play-Offs, the UK's first free competitive socialising weekender, on September 13-14.

Here are more reasons to love Brent Cross Town:

1. The well-connected transport

It goes without saying really, but arguably the biggest consideration for a move across London is how well-connected the location is. And from Brent Cross West station, you can be in King’s Cross in under 15 minutes. There’s also Brent Cross underground station on the Northern Line, so you can rest easy knowing that transport will never be an issue for you here. Daily commute? A walk in the park. 50 acres, that is.

2. The abundant green space

Okay, we may have already mentioned the 50 acres of green space at Brent Cross Town, but it’s well worth shouting about! Where else in London do you have access to that amount of nature quite literally on your doorstep? And aside from the obvious abundance of greenery, the built-in kiddies playgrounds, places to relax and wildflower meadows are all well-considered additions to an already fantastic outdoor space. 

3. Getting everyone moving

From state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor facilities (think bouldering, baseball and yoga) to football pitches, running tracks and basketball courts, Brent Cross Town will not just be a haven for fitness enthusiasts, gym bros and yogis, there really will be something for everyone. There’s also a bunch of activity clubs to join, so you can get fit and be part of the community in your new town.

4. The intentional sustainability

Building a forward-thinking park town is the aim of the game here in Brent Cross Town, so it's no wonder that such a large-scale urban regeneration has environmental sustainability as a top focus. With a monumental goal of being a net-zero carbon town, the team behind the town want to create a neighbourhood that will benefit from advanced energy networks, climate-conscious construction and ecological richness in its considered commitment to increased biodiversity. Yes, they really have thought of everything.

5. The flourishing community

What’s a stunning, sustainable park town without a flourishing community? Nothing. Which is exactly why Brent Cross Town has focused on cultivating a rich and vibrant community from the get-go. And that’s without even mentioning its Flourishing Index, where a team of independent experts has created a new way to effectively measure and invest in the health, wellbeing and happiness of those living and working in Brent Cross Town. Got a community project that needs funding? Residents have also had the opportunity to receive funding for local projects (where more than 15,000 people have benefited to date). 

Find out more about Brent Cross Town

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