Smart move for broadband speed at Springhead Park
A recent survey by Top 10 Broadband* has revealed that broadband speed is a key factor in where Brit’s are now choosing to live, even beating the positioning to a local pub.
At Springhead Park, a new development in Ebbsfleet Valley, joint developers Land Securities and Countryside Properties built in 'Fibre to the Home' technology to all its new properties meaning that whereas today, most households across the UK consider a 16-20mb a second broadband connection the norm, Springhead Park offers up to 100Mb a second into every home.
This is the first time that Fibre to the Home technology has been included on this scale in a new build development and will eventually be available in all homes within Ebbsfleet Valley. Rather than the standard copper system prevalent across the country, whereby broadband speed is dependent on your proximity to the telephone exchange, Fibre to the Home uses fibre-optic cabling which has the ability to send at much higher speeds.
Although many people are not familiar with this state of the art technology, the convenience it delivers means that it will soon become part of their everyday lives:
- You can download individual music tracks in 2 seconds, and entire albums in 30 seconds
- A High Definition TV show downloads in 5 minutes and feature length High Definition movies in less than 10 minutes
- A typical film which now takes over 19 minutes to download will take just 47 seconds using the new technology
- You can enjoy multiple-use without any interruption. The whole family can enjoy their broadband experience in different rooms of the house. For example watching a High Definition movie in the living room, high speed connection to your office from the study or playing interactive online computer games in the bedroom
- Connection to Sky satellite services without a satellite dish
- No additional aerials and cables; everything is pre-installed when you move into your new home at Springhead Park.
Oliver Gardiner, Development Manager for Land Securities, commented: “We realise that increasingly broadband speed is becoming an important addition to people’s homes, whether it is for leisure purposes or to make working from home a viable option. The speed of broadband on offer at Springhead Park is second-to-none and is pioneering technology.”
Ian Hepworth, Sales Director for Countryside Properties commented: “Whether you are buying an apartment or family home, everyone benefits from increased download speeds and added extras. It means that if you wish, you can work from home in a true office experience, or you can sit back and enjoy HDTV at your leisure.”
Springhead Park will provide over 600 homes centred around two large formal parks, together with a community centre, a place of worship and a doctor’s surgery. The development has a clean, modern, yet classic feel to it.
At more than 1,000 acres Ebbsfleet Valley will eventually provide up to 10,000 new homes over the next twenty years, together with employment, retail, leisure and other facilities and will create in the region of 20,000 new jobs and around 400 acres of new parks, lakes, woodland and open space.
Prices at Springhead Park start from £140,000 for a coach house, £155,000 for a two bedroom apartment, £170,000 for a two bedroom house, £205,000 for a three bedroom house and £265,000 for a four bedroom house.
For further information visit springheadpark.co.uk.
* telegraph.co.uk
