Summary
PREMIER WATERFRONT LIVING!
An exclusive collection of houses and apartments in the Island's top location overlooking the River Medway.
St. Mary’s Island provides a fabulous waterfront lifestyle, with everything a thriving community needs within easy reach, and incorporating 20 acres of open space linked by footpaths and cyclepaths.
Experience the views over the river from our 4 bedroom homes, on our new viewing platform!
For further details call 01634 891200 or register your interest.
Property types
- 1 bed apartments
- 2 bed apartments
- 4 bed houses
Description
The Next Chapter
At St. Mary’s Island, we currently have 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 4 bedroom houses in this exclusive multi-award-winning development. Making the most of its prominent waterside location, a new home at St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent will help make a difference in how you live in a community you can really call home.
Houses feature contemporary fitted kitchens with fully integrated appliances and are meticulously planned to maximise space and light. Sleek, modern finishes feature off-white walls with white oak effect doors and chrome details. Elegantly finished, houses have a garage or car parking space.
St. Mary's Island is a place for people, a relaxed environment where you can enjoy the many and varied amenities on offer and where you can live a greener, more considered and thoughtful lifestyle. Everything you need is within easy reach, so the car can stay at home most of the time whilst you enjoy the footpaths and cycleways that link everything together. Over 20 acres of landscaped open space have been incorporated into the design of the Island, with play areas for children, a riverside walk and tranquil places to relax.
A new home at St. Mary's Island will have everything you need for an exemplary lifestyle. Incorporating superb contemporary design, space and elegance, all in equal measure to its green credentials and the quality of its environment.
Local Area Information
St. Mary's Island is superbly located with a wide range of excellent amenities on the doorstep. The Island has its own primary school, church, doctors' surgery and community centre.
Secondary schools and colleges are available in the Chatham area. Chatham Boy and Girl Grammar Schools are located only a few miles from the Island, together with a Girls Grammar and the Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School in nearby Rochester. The world's oldest choir school, Kings School, is also located in Rochester.
A wide and expanding range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are available at the Chatham Maritime campus. The campus for the University of Greenwich, University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church College is currently expanding with student numbers due to rise from 2,000 to 6,000 by 2010.
Also within Chatham Maritime a Grade II listed Boiler House has been refurbished to create the 'Dockside Outlet Shopping Centre' housing over 70 shops including Clarks, Cotton Traders, Thorntons and Benetton.
A Shepherd Neame public house and Co-Op store is located in the 'Ship and Trades building'. The entrance is near the 'Lifting Bridge' on the approach to the Island and there is plenty of parking.
A multi screen cinema recently opened in the area and Dickens World, a new entertainment/visitor attraction dedicated to the life and times of novelist Charles Dickens opened in May 2007.
If you like nothing better than messing about in boats, then Chatham Maritime is the place for you. In between St. Mary's Island and the main land, there is a 300-berth marina, offering facilities of the highest standards. The Medway estuary is perfect for sailing and cruising and is within easy reach of the Thames and England's inland waterways.
And after all this activity, what better way to unwind than with a meal in the local restaurant or a quiet drink in 'The Ship and Trades'.
There are plans for the marina to be expanded to house up to 500 yachts and boats, and include a number of bars and restaurants around its perimeter. Chatham Maritime also has The Historic Dockyard for maritime enthusiasts to enjoy.
Connections
St Mary's Island at Chatham Maritime has excellent transport links by road, rail, air and boat! The nearby A289 connects to the A2 for links to the M2 and M25 for travel throughout the South East.
There are frequent train services from London Victoria to Chatham with a journey time of approximately 45 minutes. There are also direct services to London Bridge and Waterloo.
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton are within easy reach via the M2/M25. There is currently a private airport at Rochester and helicopter landing facilities are available within the Chatham Historic Dockyard. Also the River Thames can be navigated from Basin No.1 via the River Medway.
Sales of riverside homes keep on coming in Chatham7 June 2011
The opening of the new show apartment, at Riverside Quarter at Countryside Maritime’s St Mary’s Island development in Chatham, Kent, reflects that there are just two houses and a small number of apartments available for sale following the huge sales success of the development since last Autumn with over 50 sales taken to date.
This success reflects the popularity of St. Mary’s Island as a favoured buying location with purchasers identifying the waterside location, the community feel of the development and its great transport links as key reasons for buying. The high quality of the spacious, light-filled homes and their specification makes these homes particularly suitable for investors or as second homes, while first time buyers and retirees have also found them ideal too.
All of the homes offer spacious accommodation with contemporary fixtures and fittings. Open plan living areas with large windows provide spectacular views. Sleek, modern kitchens incorporate energy efficient and fully integrated appliances. Many of the properties incorporate either a terrace or balcony, ensuring that residents are able to enjoy waterside living from the comfort of their homes.
Due to their recent success, Countryside Maritime has just announced that further homes will now be coming soon at St. Mary’s Island, in late 2011 / early 2012 with 18, spacious four bedroom houses. These will again be located on the river and a brand new show home will also be opening soon.
Sustainability is an important part of the ethos at St. Mary’s Island. All the homes meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, which provides a comprehensive measure of the sustainability of new homes. The Code ensures that new homes deliver measurable improvements in key areas such as CO2 emissions and water use.
At St. Mary’s Island there are photovoltaic panels on the roof of each house, to provide solar powered electricity and help reduce energy costs together with a 'mechanical heat recovery system' which continuously circulates fresh air throughout the property, whilst extracting heat from the recycled air, to help reduce energy costs. Recycling is not forgotten either, with built in recyclable waste storage facilities in the kitchens and water butts provided in the rear gardens. There is cycle storage provided to each property.
St. Mary’s Island is a 150-acre residential development that forms part of the 350 acre Chatham Maritime regeneration project built on part of the Old Naval Dockyard used for shipbuilding and repair for the Royal Navy. St Mary’s Island has become a flourishing community with a 300-berth marina and a wide range of shopping and leisure amenities, including the popular Dockside Outlet Centre which is a hub of restaurants and shops and even offers a multiscreen cinema complex. There are 20 acres of open space incorporated into the design of the Island, linked by footpaths and cyclepaths.
St Mary’s Island is located off the A289 and is approximately one mile north of Chatham town centre. The M25 and A2 are easily accessible and there are now frequent train services to London St Pancras from nearby Ebbsfleet International with a rapid journey time of approximately 17 minutes.
Prices for the remaining houses start at £235,000, while apartments are available from £125,000 for a one bedroom home with a possible investor package available. The Riverside Quarter Marketing Suite at St. Mary’s Island is open Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm and Monday from 1pm to 5pm. Please call 01634 891 200, visit www.stmarysisland.uk.com or email riversidequarter@cpplc.com.
Countryside Maritime’s latest development on St Mary’s Island in Chatham Maritime, Kent has been extremely popular with buyers since it launched in July, despite recent reports that the housing market has taken another downturn.
Countryside Maritime’s sales office has reported a surge in buyers with eighteen properties being sold since the launch of ‘The Sail Loft’. All nine of the four bedroom houses at The Sail Loft which overlooks a 300 berth marina, have sold out, along with some of the superb waterside apartments. Many of the homes at the development have been sold to Island residents, proving that many find St Mary’s Island their perfect place to live.
A further range of two and three bedroom houses and apartments will shortly be launched at neighbouring Riverside Quarter, where views span across the magnificent River Medway. The development has achieved a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, further enforcing its eco friendly credentials.
Chris Crook, Subsidiary Managing Director, Countryside Properties comments: “We are thrilled that The Sail Loft has been so well received. Its combination of outstanding design, premier location and green credentials makes it one of the area’s most desirable places to live. We anticipate that Riverside Quarter will be even more of a success and we are delighted that we are able to provide further housing in an area which has previously struggled to cope with demand.”
All the properties offer spacious accommodation with contemporary fixtures and fittings. Sleek, modern kitchens incorporate energy efficient, fully integrated appliances including electric ovens with hob, washer/dryer, fridge/freezer and microwave. Open plan living areas with large windows and balconies to most homes make the most of Island living. Architecturally, the development blends in seamlessly with its surroundings, reflecting the local Kentish vernacular through the use of colour, render and wooden cladding.
Countryside Properties offers a Home Exchange Service which aims to help those wishing to either trade up or downsize from their existing property. The service aims to make buying your new home as stress free and as easy as possible as the developer undertakes all the hard work involved in selling the buyers existing property.
Chatham Maritime, of which St Mary’s Island is part, is built on part of the Old Royal Naval Dockyard. Today, the area offers a wide range of shopping and leisure amenities, including the popular Dockside Outlet Centre which is a hub of restaurants and shops and a multiscreen cinema complex. St Mary’s Island is located off the A289 and is approximately one mile north of Chatham town centre. The M25 and A2 are easily accessible and there are now frequent train services to London St Pancras from nearby Ebbsfleet International with a rapid journey time of approximately 17 minutes.*
A joint venture between Countryside Properties and SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), St Mary’s Island received a welcome financial boost, with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) providing government Kickstart funding towards the development.
The marketing suite is open from Thursday to Sunday from 12noon to 4pm. For further information please call 01634 891 200 or alternatively visit: www.stmarysisland.uk.com
Following the successful launch of new homes at St Mary’s Island at the end of July, Countryside Maritime is thrilled to report that there has been an influx of activity and several new homes have already been sold. Showcasing the new homes on the Island, the launch proved that once again Countryside Maritime is paving the way in the new homes sector.
Chris Crook, Subsidiary Managing Director, Countryside Properties, comments: “The well received launch and the subsequent sales recorded, are testament to this development’s success. The combination of its outstanding waterside location, green credentials and our longstanding reputation in sustainable development ensures that this award winning site appeals to everyone who views it.”
In keeping with the surrounding local style, the development showcases new architecture with a contemporary design to present an outstanding collection of new homes. Fronting a 300-berth marina, The Sail Loft features one and two bedroom apartments, a limited number of two bedroom houses and beautiful three storey four bedroom family homes. Many of the properties incorporate either a terrace or balcony, ensuring that residents are able to enjoy waterside living from the comfort of their homes. A range of one and two bedroom apartments and two and three bedroom houses are also on offer here, which are set further inland.
All of the properties offer spacious accommodation with contemporary fixtures and fittings. Open plan living areas with large windows and balconies to most of the four bedroom homes provide spectacular views. Sleek, modern kitchens incorporate energy efficient and fully integrated appliances.
Chatham Maritime, of which St Mary’s Island is part, is built on part of the Old Naval Dockyard used for shipbuilding and repair for the Royal Navy. Today, the area offers a wide range of shopping and leisure amenities to enjoy, including the popular Dockside Outlet Centre which is a hub of restaurants and shops and even offers a multiscreen cinema complex. St Mary’s Island is located off the A289 and is approximately one mile north of Chatham town centre. The M25 and A2 are easily accessible and there are now frequent train services to London St Pancras from nearby Ebbsfleet International with a rapid journey time of approximately 17 minutes.*
A joint venture between Countryside Properties and SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), St Mary’s Island has received a welcome financial boost, with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) providing government Kickstart funding towards the development, which prompted construction to begin again.
The marketing suite is open from Thursday to Sunday from 12noon to 4pm. For further information please call 01634 892 757 or alternatively visit: www.stmarysisland.uk.com
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A brand new home from Countryside Maritime is on average 6.5 times more energy efficient than a home that was built some 30 years ago, according to experts at the Building Research Establishment. With green credentials playing an increasingly important role in the minds of many new purchasers, the new homes at St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent, will appeal for more than just their tranquil waterside location.
Two exciting new developments at the award winning St Mary’s Island will launch this summer, both with fabulous waterside locations on the marina and the River Medway. The new phases of this development have been aptly named ‘The Sail Loft’ and ‘Riverside Quarter’ and according to the developers, Countryside Maritime (a joint venture between Countryside Properties and SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), the sales team have already received an influx of enquiries from very interested buyers. Additional support for the development was provided through the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) which provided £6.93 million of Kickstart funding.
Chris Crook, Subsidiary Managing Director of Countryside Properties, comments: “St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime is one of the most idyllic and scenic locations to purchase property in the South East. Both The Sail Loft and Riverside Quarter are ideal developments to live at; not only because of their serene waterside surroundings, but also due to the quality workmanship and high eco ratings of the properties. We are proud to say the homes at the Riverside Quarter will achieve a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4. In keeping with the local style, we’ve incorporated traditional Kentish-style architecture, with a contemporary design to present an outstanding collection of new homes.”
Fronting a 300-berth marina, The Sail Loft features one and two bedroom apartments, a limited number of two bedroom houses and beautiful three storey four bedroom family homes on the waters edge. Many of the properties feature either balconies or terraces to ensure that residents are able to further enjoy their magnificent surroundings.
Riverside Quarter, with views over the River Medway, offers one and two bedroom apartments and two and three bedroom houses.
Properties in both developments offer spacious accommodation with contemporary fixtures and fittings. Sleek, modern kitchens incorporate energy efficient, fully integrated appliances including electric ovens with hob, washer/dryer, fridge/freezer and microwave. Open plan living areas with large windows and balconies to most homes provide spectacular views.
St Mary’s Island is located off the A289 and is approximately one mile north of Chatham town centre. The M25 and A2 are easily accessible and there are now frequent train services to London St Pancras from Ebbsfleet International with a rapid journey time of approximately 17 minutes.*
The sales and marketing office will open this summer with guide prices starting from £150,000 to £400,000. For further information please visit: www.stmarysisland.uk.com
* www.thetrainline.com
Government ‘Kickstart’ finance is providing £6.93 million of funding to continue Countryside Maritime’s residential developments on St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent. The Kickstart scheme is provided through the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and it will go towards building 102 of the 550 new homes yet to be provided at St Mary’s Island. The new phases of the development, which is a joint venture between Countryside Properties and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), have recently recieved planning approval and work on site will start immediately.
Much Needed New Homes
Chris Crook, Managing Director of Countryside Properties Southern, comments: “This funding marks an exciting new stage at St Mary’s Island and we are delighted that we can work together with the HCA to make this possible. The new homes planned for the Sail Loft and the continuation for the phase previously called North Shore will ensure that we continue to regenerate this unique waterside location, and provide much needed sustainable, eco-friendly homes.”
Jonathan Sadler, Thames Gateway development director at SEEDA, said: “We are extremely pleased that the Kickstart funding will allow construction to recommence on St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, which is one of the largest regeneration sites in the Thames Gateway. The construction project will boost employment in the area as well as helping to meet the demand for high quality new homes in the region ."
The design of the new houses and apartments ensures that this attractive development blends with the existing properties on the Island. The new phase will showcase a combination of traditional Kentish-style architecture and crisp modern design.
A New Community
Throughout St Mary’s Island, the properties have been built to include sustainable features which have a low impact on the environment. The new properties at the Sail Loft will be built to Eco Homes rating of ‘Very Good’, whereas the remainder will be built to the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Level 4, and allow purchasers to live greener lifestyles through the reduced carbon footprint of their homes.
With the River Medway and Chatham Maritime Marina providing a backdrop, the Island incorporates over 20 acres of open space with footpaths and cycle paths throughout. The Island is also home to a community centre, doctors’ surgery and a primary school.
St Mary’s Island is located off the A289 and is approximately one mile north of Chatham town centre. The M25 and A2 are also easily accessible and there are now frequent train services to London St Pancras from Ebbsfleet International with a journey time of approximately 17 minutes*.
The first show homes are anticipated to be ready in June. To register your interest telephone: 01277 260 000 or visit: www.stmarysisland.uk.com
* www.thetrainline.com