Ebbsfleet & Fastrack give buyers at Queens Quay unrivalled transport links

Savvy home-hunters are always looking for the next hot spot - places where property is affordable and likely to rise in value.

With new international links and future journey times into London at just 15 minutes, Gravesend is tipped to be a top location for home-buyers who want to live somewhere that is stylish, well-priced and yet ‘commutable’.

Bellway’s Queens Quay in Gravesend ticks all the boxes. Located minutes away from the historic maritime town’s centre, Queens Quay’s central location in Canal Road means that residents are literally minutes from the town centre, the surrounding countryside and the River Thames, the river which – thanks to Gravesend’s popularity as a resort, a port and latterly as a passenger-ferry terminal - has brought the town great prosperity.

Bellway’s three-bedroom townhouses on the site are priced from £235,000. The ground floor features an integral garage, cloakroom and study/utility room, whilst a spacious kitchen/diner and living room occupy the first floor. The top floor includes three bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The second phase of the development “The Embankment” was released in late January selling three apartments in the opening weekend. This second phase, when completed, will comprise 150 homes in total. One bedroom apartments are priced from £165,000 whilst the two bedroom apartments begin at £192,000.

New public transport access is already underway in the area, provided by Fastrack, an innovative system linking key destinations between Dartford Town Centre and Gravesend Town Centre. The high-speed luxury buses run every 10 minutes and operate on a segregated network of roads.

The first phase is currently open, serving Dartford, Bluewater, Greenhithe and Gravesend, future phases will connect new developments and Ebbsfleet International station.

The new station at Ebbsfleet, located between Gravesend and Dartford, will ensure that the area is very well connected to both London and the Continent. Ebbsfleet International will be served by Eurostar, with up to four trains per hour in peak time between Ebbsfleet, Paris and Brussels. From December 2009 it will also have high-speed domestic services, with a 15 minute journey time to St Pancras. There will be 9,000 car parking spaces across six car parks with 3,000 spaces available for domestic passengers.

According to Bellway Thames Gateway South Sales Director, Lyn Neale, “Queens Quay benefits from excellent rail and road transport links with Gravesend Station less than a mile from Queens Quay, offering direct services into London Bridge with a journey time of about 50 minutes. The Dartford crossing is just 8 miles from the town providing easy access to the M25.

She added: “Gravesend is also set to benefit from the new Channel rail link station at nearby Ebbsfleet, due to open later this year, which will make travel to the Continent as easy as a trip to London”.

The development recently won a National House Building Council 'Pride in the Job' quality award, an accolade given to the UK's best site managers for creating quality, beautifully finished homes.

For further information visit, bellway.co.uk and click on ‘Thames Gateway South’.