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Ashford - The Future
Ashford - The Future
Ashford is undergoing an exciting transformation that will boost
its prospects as an attractive and exciting place to live, work and
do business.
Ashford is enjoying a period of sustained growth and
reinvigoration, with a fresh vision to improving retail,
commercial, educational, leisure and transport facilities for
all.
With a 37 minute high speed rail service to
London, house prices and office rents more affordable than many
places in the South East, and critical improvements to roads and
facilities taking place, there are many reasons to be positive
about Ashford’s continued development.
Key facts about Ashford:
- Ashford is one of the fastest growing town between London and
the Continent
- 37 minutes to London via the high speed rail link
- Paris in 2 hours and Lille in under 1 hour from Ashford
International
- Exciting shopping opportunities in the extended
County Square shopping centre and the Designer Outlet
- A multi-million redeveloped leisure centre and
international standard athletics stadium
- Expanding education facilities including potential for a new
higher education campus
- 2 million sq ft of commercial office development
- Office rents 68% lower than in London and 40% lower than in the
South East
- House prices 28% less than in London and 14% less than the
South East average
- Surrounded by stunning countryside, villages and woodland, and
part of the Kent Downs area of outstanding natural beauty
- 85% of Ashford residents value their quality of life in
Ashford
In the near future, the town can expect to see the start of
further exciting and sustainable developments, including a stunning
new retail, residential and commerical development in the town
centre (Elwick Place), creation of a vibrant Commercial Quarter
that will bring more job opportunies, and more focus on improving
community and leisure faciilities for all.
Ashford - the smart choice for a fulfilling future.