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AURA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCAL LIFE

INTERIORS

New landmark building for Balham Hill Road. 37 high-quality one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Everything you’re

looking for, and more.

The best of South West London, on your doorstep.

A peek at the show flat.

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LOCATION

Enjoy the convenience of

Zone 2 connectivity.

How to find us.

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Take a collection of carefully-

designed, beautifully-finished

apartments set in a smart

residential area within easy reach

of everything that Balham has to

offer – and you have Aura.

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WELCOME TO AURA: MAKING THE MOST OF BALHAM LIFE

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Take a collection of carefully-designed, beautifully-

finished apartments, set in a smart residential area,

within easy reach of everything that Balham has to

offer – and you have Aura.

At the junction of Balham Hill and Oldridge Road,

Aura is a new development of 37 quality one, two

and three-bedroom apartments. Each provides

space, clean lines and lots of natural light with many

featuring glazed balconies. We’ve also selected the

very best in contemporary fixtures and fittings.

Aura is a car-free development - but with everything

that Balham has to offer on hand you won’t need

a car.

What you’ll also discover is that commuting is easy

– the journey from Balham into the City or London

Bridge can take as little as 30 minutes.*

* Travel times supplied by TfL.

BALHAM NAMED ONE OF BRITAIN’S ‘BEST PLACES TO LIVE’* ‘A KIND OF NEW NOTTING HILL’**

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*SUNDAY TIMES SURVEY **HAART ESTATE AGENCY

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MEETING FRIENDS –

WHATEVER THE TIME,

BALHAM WILL HAVE

THE PLACE…

WHETHER YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO EAT, DRINK OR BE ENTERTAINED, YOU CAN ‘PICK YOUR PLACE’ IN BALHAM.

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Balham has great shopping facilities and plenty of places to work out and

chill out - this is a great place to be.

New shops and restaurants are opening in Balham every month. The

fashionable sourdough pizza restaurant, Franco Manca, opened last year

and the transformed Hildreth Street Market is now home to an independent

wine shop and bijou eateries. Try Lamberts for French fine dining, Poulet

Rouge if you love chicken or Thai & Pickle for a great curry. M1lk is a hip

cafe and the place to be seen for breakfast or lunch. The cosy corners of

The Balham Bowls Club is the place to enjoy a Sunday roast. The Hagen

& Hyde pub has a fabulous atmosphere and an excellent menu, and the

Bedford is busy every night of the week with comedy, theatre and live

music. Party with friends in one of Balham’s stylish cocktail bars – Lost &

Found, The 3 Monkeys or B@1. The Exhibit, in the heart of Balham, is not

to be missed with its bar, diner and cinema – and, in the summer, you can

relax on the large terrace and decked garden.

Eating in? Shop in Waitrose or Sainsbury’s – or at one of the local markets

– Hildreth Street market, the weekly farmers’ market at Cheshunt School,

and the monthly Country Market at Balham Bowls Club all offer fresh

produce and tasty treats.

LOCAL DESTINATIONS

OFFERING CULTURE,

SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS

AND MORE…

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CLAPHAM & BATTERSEA WITHIN 3 MILES OF BALHAM,

DISCOVER THE DELIGHTS OF CLAPHAM AND BATTERSEA - DESIRABLE DESTINATIONS

AT THE GATEWAY TO THE CAPITAL

Clapham is known for its green space, festivals, fairs and

fireworks, sociable community and wealth of places to eat and

drink. There are several shopping areas including Clapham

High Street, where, on summer evenings, local bars spill out

onto the street. Abbeville Road, with its restaurants and village

feel, is at the hub of the Clapham’s gastronomic delights.

Battersea is swiftly becoming the place to visit – and, from

Balham, you could be in Battersea within just 15 minutes.

Shopping on Battersea’s Northcote Road market is a

delight, with everything from fruit and vegetables to cheese,

flowers, antiques, art and clothes. Whilst you’re shopping

in Battersea, sample the menus in one of Northcote Road’s

many restaurants, steak houses, gastropubs or tapas bars.

Battersea Arts Centre provides a lively programme of theatre,

art, comedy and music – and there’s the annual Battersea

Literary Festival.

The redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is opening up a

new stretch of London’s South Bank with green spaces, stylish

shops, visitor attractions and a new centre for arts and culture.

In fact, a whole new town centre is being built – culturally

stimulating and a remarkable addition to London – and only

about three miles from Aura.

ACTIVE LIVES

NEED GREEN

OPEN SPACES

NEARBY LIVING IN WANDSWORTH, ONE OF LONDON’S GREENEST BOROUGHS, GIVES YOU ACRES OF PARKLAND.

On a cloudless day, head for Clapham

Common with its sports pitches and cafes.

Here, you’ll find people jogging, relaxing on

the grass, picnicking – or enjoying one of the

Common’s many unique festivals: food, art or

music – you choose!

The swathe of the Tooting Commons, between

Balham and Streatham, is a fantastic expanse

of open space made to stretch out in. Tooting

Bec Common is famous for its Lido, the

country’s largest open-air swimming pool,

always popular on sunny summer days. If you

prefer your sports activities on dry land, the

Common also has tennis courts, nature trails

and bridle paths for horse-riders.

At the heart of the 170 acre Wandsworth

Common, with its nature centre, sports pitches

and tennis courts, is the fashionable Skylark

Café, serving excellent food 363 days a year

and just 25 minutes walk from Aura.

Of all London’s parks, the Grade II* listed

Battersea Park is considered to be one of the

most interesting with a host of hidden secrets

and activities. Birdlife lives in and around

the lake and historic and attractive gardens

are found in all corners. The Pump House

Gallery hosts contemporary exhibitions and

the Park is the venue for the annual Decorative

Arts Fair and Affordable Art Fair. There’s

also a children’s zoo, sports facilities and

the landmark Peace Pagoda which, with one

remaining Buddhist monk, is a spiritual centre

where locals and visitors can find peace.

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SPECIFICATIONS

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KITCHEN

• Fully fitted designer stone grey kitchens

from Urban Myth’s Life range with handle-

less doors

• Integrated appliances by Smeg:

• Multi-function fan-assisted electric oven

• Ceramic hob

• Cooker hood

• Full height fridge/freezer

• Dishwasher

• Washer/dryer

• Under pelmet lighting and low energy

down lighters

• High-quality oak wood laminate flooring

• Glass splashback

BATHROOM/ENSUITE

• Contemporary white bathroom suite

• Dual flush WC with concealed cistern

• Complementary Hansgrohe taps and fittings

• Thermostatically-controlled showers to the

en-suites

• Full height fitted mirror over wash basin

• Chrome heated towel rail

• Low energy down lighters

• Italian ceramic tiling to walls and floor

GENERAL

• High quality oak wood laminate flooring

to hall and living/dining area

• Grain coloured carpets to bedrooms

• Oak veneer interior doors with

chrome handles

• Low energy down lighters throughout living

area and bedrooms

• Video-entry phone system

• TV – Sky+ & Freeview to living room and

each bedroom

• USB phone charging points in main bedroom

• Telephone points in living room and

main bedroom

• Ivory roller blinds to all windows

• Balcony or terrace to most apartments

• Communal cycle storage

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IDEALLY CONNECTED FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE

Balham, in Zone 3, and Clapham South, in Zone 2, are within walking distance of Aura. From Clapham

South on the Northern Line, the journey to Bank Underground station takes approximately 16 minutes.

RAIL

Clapham Junction is just 15 minutes away via Balham

Station. Each day over 2,000 trains pass through

making it one of the UK’s busiest stations. All South

West trains from Waterloo pass through the station as

do Southern and Gatwick Express trains from Victoria.

The West London and East London Lines of London

Overground terminate at Clapham Junction.

Balham is on the mainline, four stops and 13 minutes

from London Victoria. It’s possible to travel to East

Croydon in one direction and to Crystal Palace in the

other. It’s easy to travel to Sutton, Epsom, Caterham,

London Bridge, Epsom Downs or Croydon. For a

weekend away, with rail links to the South Coast, you

could be beside the sea in Brighton in around an hour.

BUS

Bus services are excellent with the number 349 from

Annerley to Clapham Common serving the area along

with the 315 to Norwood and the 155, 249 and 355,

serving Balham, Brixton and Clapham Common.

There’s the 690 towards Wandsworth Common and

Clapham Common.

BIKE

For those who prefer two wheels to four, the Cycle

Superhighway 7 runs through Balham linking Merton

to the city and there are three bike shops en route

should you need any help – Crazy Horse, Cyclopolis

and Psubliminal.

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SHOPS & SERVICES ON THE DOORSTEP

With everything on hand, Aura enjoys an ideal location. This quiet residential area is

within easy reach of the green open spaces of Clapham Common and Wandsworth

Common, within ½ mile of local shops and services and just five minutes’ walk from

Clapham South Underground Station. It’s also close to Balham Underground Station

and Balham Railway Station.

From Aura, Balham High Road shopping area is less than ½ mile away. Local

businesses include clothing and shoe stores, grocer’s, butcher’s, convenience stores

and branches of Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. There’s also a selection of newsagents,

a post office, banks and building societies. There are branches of High Street names

including Boots the Chemist, TK Maxx and WH Smith as well as a health club.

If you’re heading out for a spot of retail therapy, you could be browsing round

the stalls at London’s Petticoat Lane Market in less than 40 minutes or eating out

in smart Covent Garden in just under half an hour. Want to catch a film, play or

musical? Leicester Square is just 20 minutes away by tube and from there it’s just a

short walk to many of the world’s most famous theatres.

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Fulham Broadway

West Brompton

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Holland Park Notting Hill Gate

South Kensington Sloane Square

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Tooting Bec Common

Balham

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