From what I can make out all of the capabilities of this netgear are pretty standard fare for any router worth it's salt, and Netgear just put's a "gaming" marketing spin on it... Any other router has a VPN client, this one has a gaming VPN client...
I think more relevant competition at this (frankly batpoo crazy) price range is SOHO "real" networking separates - you could pick up a Unifi USG or Draytek Vigor, Unifi AP (Nano-HD, AC Pro, AC LR etc) and a 5-8 port gigabit switch for around the same £250. Although in all likelihood just the AP would resolve the vast majority of typical complaints with the "router", being the wireless range/speed alone.
Granted the setup pages may look a bit scarier (and nowhere near as l33t), but for home use figuring it out is a trivial google search away.