The 'super-cheap' commuter town with £250k homes despite being only one mile from London

By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter

Rainham Marshes are a haven for wildlife adjacent to Purfleet (Image: Getty )

A commuter municipality little than a mile from the outskirts of London is simply a big bargain for location hunters arsenic properties determination outgo connected mean conscionable £250,000.

What Purfleet lacks successful looks, the country is simply a ample concern and larboard hub, it makes up for successful worth being lone an hour's thrust from King's Cross and offering casual entree to the Essex coastline. 

According to spot tract Rightmove, homes in Purfleet-On-Thames had an wide mean terms of £251,753 implicit the past year.

In a statement of the marketplace it said: "The bulk of income successful Purfleet-On-Thames during the past twelvemonth were flats, selling for an mean terms of £173,773. Terraced properties sold for an mean of £306,182, with semi-detached properties fetching £394,500.

"Overall, sold prices successful Purfleet-On-Thames implicit the past twelvemonth were 3% down connected the erstwhile twelvemonth and 5% up connected the 2021 highest of £239,963."

Purfleet sits connected the Thames successful an concern country filled with shipping and ports (Image: Getty )

Not acold distant successful London homes sold for an mean of £687,019 implicit the past year, with flats selling for an mean of £539,904.

Purfleet is surrounded by industry, including ample organisation centres for Ikea, Tesco and Amazon, arsenic good arsenic a immense Unilever mill and Esso lipid plant.

The country is besides the tract of a ample ferry larboard meaning determination are immense areas fixed implicit to instrumentality retention with 400,000 vehicles exported and imported each year. 

More than 250,000 lorry trailers utilized the larboard which has a dedicated inspection facility. 

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge dominates the section skyline (Image: Getty )

However, determination is besides immoderate earthy quality successful amongst each the industry, arsenic connected the banks of the River Thames determination is the wildlife refuge of RSPB Rainham Marshes. 

The tranquil spot is described by the RSPB arsenic a "peaceful paradise for wetland birds connected the outskirts of the capital, wherever you tin spot waders, wildfowl, warblers and owls".

Parking astatine the tract costs £1 for an hr and £2 for 2 hours, and is escaped for RSPB members and bluish badge holders.