Why Kent Thameside

Kent Thameside encompasses the thriving town centres of Dartford and Gravesend, plus Bluewater, Ebbsfleet International and Ebbsfleet Valley – identified as one of four ‘transformational’ projects in the Thames Gateway.

Kent Thameside has an unrivalled opportunity to increase prosperity and enhance quality of life. The vision is for a distinct and vibrant destination of choice for living and working.

Facts and figures: The most ambitious and exciting regeneration project in the UK. Plans to create 50,000 jobs and 25,000 homes by 2026. Around £2 billion planned investment. 17 minutes to London from Ebbsfleet International in 2009. 70 minutes via the HighSpeed1 rail link to the Continent. Bluewater, Europe's largest shopping and leisure destination. Fastrack, the award-winning Bus Rapid Transit system linking new and existing homes and businesses.

“Our company founder, Harold Samuel, coined the phrase ‘location, location, location’ in 1944 and this is the perfect descriptor for Kent Thameside. With the opening of Ebbsfleet International and our plans to create a commercial district around the new international and domestic station, the area is poised to maximise its potential and thrive.”                        Anna Chapman, Head of Marketing for Ebbsfleet Valley.