Development: Penns Gate

Penns Gate

Penns Gate is an exclusive new collection of nine executive family homes in the sought-after town of Sutton Coldfield. Just 6.1 miles northeast of Birmingham, this vibrant and diverse suburb offers the very best of urban living. With a thriving town centre home to high street shops, bars and restaurants, Sutton Coldfield offers plenty of choice when it comes to entertainment, family day trips, keeping fit and healthy or simply enjoying the great outdoors.

Thoughtfully designed in a cul-de-sac style courtyard, homes at Penns Gate are all four and five-bedroom properties with generous rear gardens and private parking. Featuring seven distinctive designs, including some attractive 2.5 storey layouts, each home has a flexible, open-plan interior that can be entirely configured around your family’s lifestyle, whether that’s socialising, home working or a calming retreat. Externally, Penns Gate has plenty of kerb appeal too. Detailing such as chalk-white rendering, mock Tudor boarding, white timber porches, and green or grey front doors ensures each home has its own individual character.

Life in Sutton Coldfield offers a perfect mix of activity and tranquillity. On the doorstep of Penns Gate, you’ll find lots of local amenities, including coffee shops, hairdressers, takeaways, pharmacy, Co-op store, BP Garage, plus two welcoming pubs – The Oak and The Yenton, ideal for a meal with friends or to watch a match! For sports and fitness fans, Sutton Coldfield has two amateur rugby union clubs, a cricket club, junior football teams and numerous gyms. Golfers will be pleased to discover there are two golf clubs either side of Penns Gate, plus the championship courses at The Belfry are only a ten-minute drive away.

For those wanting to connect with nature and get active, the nearby Sutton Park has something for everyone. One of the largest urban parks in Europe, here you’ll find opportunities for sailing, fishing, cycling, horse-riding, running, orienteering and even model aircraft flying! To keep the family entertained, enjoy a day out at Drayton Manor Theme Park, the National Sea Life Centre or Twycross Zoo, all within a half-hour drive of Penns Lane. Not forgetting the world-class shopping, theatre, music, sport and entertainment that can be found in and around Birmingham city centre!

With plenty of nurseries, schools, colleges and universities nearby, Penns Gate is an ideal choice for families of all ages. Both Penns Primary School and Wylde Green Primary School are Ofsted rated ‘Good’, while there are several secondary, academy and independent schools in the town that accept children from age 11. For further and higher education, Sutton Coldfield College is well-known for media, arts, sport, health and social care, while Birmingham has five highly ranked universities.

Homes at Penns Gate are well-positioned for local, national and international travel. The M6 is just a ten-minute drive away, making Coventry, Lichfield and Walsall easily commutable, as well as further afield via the M42 and M5. For rail travel, Chester Road station is within walking distance and offers direct trains to Birmingham New Street in 15 minutes. From here, you can find high-speed connections across the UK, including London, Manchester, Bristol and Scotland. For international travel, Birmingham Airport is only 10.1 miles away.

If you’re looking for a modern and characterful new home in one of England’s most desirable, vibrant and well-connected Royal towns, then it’s time to make your move to Penns Gate.