When planning a family, many London residents find that, although they would prefer to move out of the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the countryside that the Home Counties have to offer, the extended commute to work can often be highly discouraging. A recent survey has revealed, however, that living further afield and commuting to London is cheaper than living and working in the city and that it pays to have a one hour commute*. Thanks to Crest Nicholson’s Ingress Park development in Greenhithe, Kent and the High Speed 1 train line from nearby Ebbsfleet International Station, commuters can have the best of both worlds by taking advantage of Home Counties’ house prices yet having a mere 17 minute train journey into Central London.
The three-bedroom ‘Haverlock’ house type is an ideal home for commuters looking to start or grow their families outside London. Split across two floors, the ground floor consists of an open-plan living/dining room, separate kitchen and guest WC, while the first floor comprises three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom and second bedroom both feature built-in wardrobes and the master bedroom benefits from an en-suite bathroom. Adjacent to the ground floor of the house is a car port.
Papermill Walk is the latest phase of homes to be released for sale at Ingress Park and offers properties to suit all types of homebuyer, such as one and two-bedroom apartments and coach houses, two and three-bedroom cottages and three and four-bedroom houses in a range of styles. This phase will be the last small neighbourhood offering houses at Ingress Park and the design of this phase has been carefully created to offer a community way of life, including some desirable detached homes which are highly sought after in the area. Many of the properties on offer have a balcony or terrace for residents to enjoy the views of either the river or the grounds of Ingress Park.
Annette Cole, Sales and Marketing Director at Crest Nicholson Eastern, comments: “Ingress Park has always been popular with commuters and even more so since the opening of High Speed 1 at Ebbsfleet. There has been strong demand for family homes at the development, which has predominantly been apartments in the past, and Papermill Walk has been designed to fill this need. As it’s the last phase that will include family homes like the Haverlock, we recommend that interested purchasers act fast to secure their ideal family home.”
In addition to Ebbsfleet International Station, nearby Greenhithe Station also provides fast and efficient services to Waterloo East (43 minutes), London Bridge (45 minutes), London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross (50 minutes) and London Victoria (60-90 minutes). Residents can also benefit from being able to join the motorway network at Junction 1A of the M25 for easy connections to all major UK airports.
Prices for a three-bedroom Haverlock property start from £289,000. For further information or to arrange a viewing please call the Sales & Marketing Suite, open daily from 10am to 5pm, on 0870 752 4370 or visit www.crestnicholson.com/ingresspark.