The HiLight, Battersea

Overview

The HiLight is a 24 storey tower by the Belgian developer Ghelamco on York Road, Battersea, part of the redevelopment of the historic Price's Candle Factory site with three of the former factory buildings retained. The scheme holds 177 apartments in total, of which 113 are private residences across one, two and three bedrooms, the balance being shared ownership homes acquired by Wandle. Squire & Partners are the architects, with interiors by Bowler James Brindley and landscaping by Grant Associates, and a new riverwalk runs alongside the tower.

Key details

• One to three bedroom residences from £580,000
• 113 private homes within a 177 apartment scheme, 24 storeys
• Rooftop bar, private cinema, lobby and landscaped terraces
• 999 year lease, zero ground rent, service charge £7.15 per sq ft
• Limited parking at £75,000 per space for three beds and selected two beds
• Reservation £5,000, 10% on exchange, 90% on completion

Verta's expert insight

Battersea riverside has been reshaped by the Power Station and the Northern Line extension, and York Road sits on the Wandsworth side of that where pricing still reflects the older industrial character rather than the new one. A 24 storey tower with its own riverwalk is a different proposition from the low rise stock around it.

Two things about the programme. The completion date has moved: the sheet we hold says Q2 or Q3 2026, the portals now say Q4 2026, and the agent's own development page shows it as to be confirmed. Separately, the original main contractor left the job in early 2025 and Ghelamco took construction in house. Neither is unusual on a London tower, but both belong in your decision rather than in the small print.

Ghelamco is a substantial European developer, market leader in Warsaw office development with a multi billion euro balance sheet, but this is its first UK project and there is no completed British scheme to point at. Price the delivery risk accordingly, and note the service charge at £7.15 per sq ft is high even for prime London, which will take a real bite out of a net yield calculation.

Prices shown are the lowest unit available on the developer's current release and change as units sell, so ask us for the latest availability list before you reserve.

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