Two-bedroom Brentwood flat in former Warley Hospital listed on Zoopla

Listed on Zoopla for £525,000, the property located at The Galleries, in Brentwood, was formerly part of Warley Hospital, a Victorian-era asylum that closed its doors in 2001.

The clock tower flat is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom property that has kept some nods to its past - including the original working clock to the former hospital site.

The gates are no longer locked... (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

According to the estate agent Balgores Hayes, the two-bedroom flat was recently upgraded and displays traditional Victorian style radiators, a fitted drinks bar with granite top and a communal garden.

The property is located at the front of The Galleries development, offering views over the surrounding area and into London.

The flat's entrance hallway leads to multiple rooms, including a lounge with the original Gothic-style windows.

There are 246 homes on the development, and this flat happens to be in the clock tower of the building (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

Both bedrooms offer views over the central green with the main bedroom featuring fitted wardrobes and its own en suite.

The kitchen, recently refurbished and with granite surfaces, has an Amtico floor and overlooks the courtyard.

The lounge has a modern upgrade to the interiors but kept the original Gothic-style windows (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

The en suite bathrooms feature freestanding Victorian-style roll top baths.

Originally created by City and Country, The Galleries development is made up of one, two and three-bedroom conversions and new build apartments.

Granite worktops and a checked floor makes this kitchen seem far removed from its asylum history (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

The development itself has a intriguing backstory - it was once an asylum, opening its doors in 1853.

Designed in the High Victorian Gothic style to a corridor plan layout, it underwent several extensions and renovations over the years - housing 2,000 patients at one point in the 1930s.

Both bedrooms have en suites (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

The asylum became the Brentwood Mental Hospital, followed by Warley Hospital under the NHS, until ultimately closing in 2001.

It is now made up of 246 homes, two underground car parks, and extensive landscaping.

A nod to the flat's history comes with the Victorian-style roll top baths (Image: Balgores Hayes/Zoopla)

The location, just half a mile from Brentwood station, provides links to London Liverpool Street.

For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact the estate agent Balgores Hayes on 01277 576270.