insideKENT Magazine Issue 38 - May 2015 | Page 158

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE NEXT STOP KINGS HILL With London house prices sky-high, so called ‘second steppers’ are looking to buy outside the capital — but within commuting distance — to get good value for money. extension to the community centre, additional allotments, trim trails and sports pitches for Kings Hill Sports Park. Land will be provided for the development of a place of worship. The HS1 high speed train service to London is now operating from nearby Snodland. The homes at Kings Hill are being marketed by Kings Hill New Homes, a forum which includes Kings Hill developer Liberty Property Trust, Kent County Council and house builders developing on site at any one time – currently Bellway Homes, Crest Nicholson and Hillreed Homes. Families looking to make their next move are choosing Kings Hill, near Maidstone, attracted by its good rail and road links to London, new houses, amenities, environment and jobs on the doorstep. Kings Hill is a contemporary garden village where masterplanning developer Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council are creating a vibrant community where people can have a live/work/play lifestyle. “With house prices so high in London we are seeing people who might traditionally have moved to somewhere larger in the capital choosing to move further out to benefit from good value for money,” said Annette Cole, sales and marketing director of Crest Nicholson Eastern. Named by the Daily Telegraph as one of the best places to bring up a family, Kings Hill provides new homes together with shops and cafes – including Waitrose and Costa Coffee, schools and extensive community, leisure and sports amenities. There are also over 200 businesses in the business park providing some 5,000 jobs. Planning permission has just been granted for a new neighbourhood of much needed homes, a new primary school – the third at Kings Hill, an 158 Currently available at Kings Hill are: Bellway’s ‘Signature’ collection of two, three, four and five bedroom homes with prices currently ranging from £244,995-£548,995; Crest Nicholson’s ‘Woodland Place’ two and three-bedroom cottages and four and five bedroom houses from £275,000-£495,000 and Hillreed’s ‘The Poppies’, a development of two, three, four and five bedroom homes from £405,950 to £539,950. For more information visit www.kings-hill.com.