Broadband connectivity puts Kingley Grange at the top of new home wish list

With more people choosing to occasionally work from home, house buyers are adding broadband connectivity to their new home wish list. According to a recent survey by the Ofcom accredited broadband comparison calculator broadbandchoices.co.uk, a good broadband service is a more important selling point than off-street parking or closeness to a pub, with one in five people checking the broadband speed of potential new homes before they move.

Bellway Homes’ range of properties at Kingley Grange in Rayleigh, Essex, has excellent broadband connectivity, with purchasers able to take advantage of super-fast fibre optic broadband available from a number of providers.

Currently available at Kingley Grange are a range of three and five bedroom houses set around a central ‘village green’. Each home is well thought out combining generous living space, built-in storage and a high quality specification that includes fitted kitchens equipped with integrated appliances and stylish white bathroom suites. All the homes have their own private rear garden and ample dedicated parking.

Speaking about the homes at Kingley Grange, Paul Timson, sales manager at Bellway Homes Essex comments: “Working from home is a noticeably popular trend, so we recognise that the design of a new house needs to accommodate people’s flexible working lives. Purchasers at Kingley Grange will be extremely well connected, able to subscribe to super-fast broadband for home working but close to the train station for their regular commute.”

Homes at Kingley Grange are especially attractive for New Year purchasers with Bellway’s range of great special offers available to assist buyers. Anyone reserving a home before the end of March will receive a host of added extras including stamp duty paid, £1,000 towards moving costs and £500 toward legal fees.

The Warwick house type, priced from £479,995 is a spacious five bedroom house designed across three floors. The detached property provides a large living room with French doors to the rear garden, a formal dining room and a fantastic kitchen/family room with separate utility area, all beautifully designed to create a delightful standard of living. The kitchen comes complete with an integrated double oven with gas hob and hood and integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher.

The accommodation also includes a master bedroom and second double bedroom, family bathroom and a single bedroom which can also be used as a home office. The master bedroom benefits from an en suite bath and shower room with white sanitary ware, chrome fittings and ceramic tiles. On the second floor there are two further double bedrooms and an additional bathroom.

Rayleigh town centre has good shopping facilities, restaurants and bars, as well as leisure facilities, while for further retail and entertainment options, Southend is just eight miles away and Chelmsford around 15 miles away, while it is only 37 miles to Central London. The town is surrounded by green countryside and the coast is also easily reachable.

Kingley Grange is an excellent location for commuters, less than a mile from Rayleigh Station where regular services run into London Liverpool Street in around 45 minutes. Rayleigh is on the London to Southend line, so Southend can be reached by train in under 20 minutes. Road links are also excellent with the A130, A127 and M25 all easily accessible, while Southend Airport is 7.5 miles away and intu Lakeside shopping centre 19 miles away.

Purchasers at Kingley Grange can benefit from Bellway’s Part Exchange scheme or the Express Mover package whereby Bellway works with a local agent to market your existing home and find a buyer as quickly as possible, or the nationwide Help to Buy scheme. All are subject to terms and conditions.

Prices for properties currently available at Kingley Grange start from £289,995 for a three-bedroom house, and from £479,995 for a five-bedroom house. For further sales information, visit bellway.co.uk.