Description
8teenthirty8
Combining the excitement and advantages of an urban base with a delightful setting just a few minutes from the picturesque waterside of the River Thames, and in easy reach of London by road or rail, 8teenthirty8 represents the best of contemporary apartment living. A short stroll from the town centre, the homes are just two miles from the M4 and less than 35 minutes from London Paddington by rail.
Leisure facilities
Maidenhead offers an exciting choice of open-air activities, from hovercraft racing a couple of miles outside the town at Wildcat Hovercraft, with its invigorating series of S-bends and downhill hairpins, to the pleasures of boating in some of the most picturesque reaches of the Thames. The Rivertime organisation, who can provide a range of craft from 12-seater launches to punts and canoes, have a base at the Thames Riviera Hotel, just a few minutes walk from the development. The town also has a wide choice of parks and green spaces, including delightful riverside walks, and there are many attractive neighbouring villages to explore.
In addition to an 18-hole golf course, close to the town centre and just a short walk from the apartments, Maidenhead has a range of indoor leisure facilities. The Magnet Leisure Centre, around 500 yards from the development, incorporates a 25-metre swimming pool, two sports halls, a BodyZone gym and a health suite. And adjacent to the Magnet Centre, the Tenpin entertainment complex includes pool tables, amusements and a diner bar, as well as 26 bowling lanes.
There is a 10-screen Odeon cinema in the town centre, and Maidenhead has a spectrum of meeting places ranging from the Blue River Café, just a few minutes walk from 8teenthirty8 and offering impressive views across the Thames, to Smokey Joe's Roadhouse, a live entertainment venue in the town centre. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts presents an eclectic programme of live music and drama, films and workshops, and the surrounding area includes a wide selection of restaurants, cafés and traditional country pubs.
Local shopping
There is a convenience store in Bridge Road, opposite the development, and an excellent choice of food and drink retailers including Waitrose and Sainsbury's supermarkets in easy reach. In the town centre, Nicholson's Shopping Centre presents a selection of over 60 shops, ranging from famous high street names to independent traders, within two modern covered malls. Maidenhead also has a Farmers' Market held on the second Sunday of each month.
Nearest schools:
- Oldfield Primary School (0.3 miles)
- Silchester Manor School - Primary (0.6 miles)
- Claires Court Schools - Primary (0.7 miles)
Transport links
8teenthirty8 is around two miles from the M4, giving easy access to central London, approximately 30 miles away. Maidenhead Station has a frequent rail service to London Paddington, with the journey taking around 35 minutes, and Heathrow Airport is only 14 miles away.
Nearest stations:
Maidenhead
(0.7 miles)
Furze Platt
(1.2 miles)
Taplow
(1.2 miles)
Health facilities
There is a choice of GP and dental surgeries within a few minutes walk of the apartments, including two large medical practices in Cookham Road.
Opening hours
Sales centres are open: 7 days a week 10am to 5pm
Open late every Thursday until 7pm
Call directly
Tel: 0843 103 5088 BT 4p/min
Site plan
About Miller Homes
Our background
Miller Homes, part of the Miller Group, is the nation’s largest privately-owned housebuilder. Since 1934 we have completed over 60,000 homes, and established ourselves as one of the top three housebuilders in Scotland and the North East of England, and top ten in the UK as a whole.
In 2000 we re-invented ourselves with a new image, a portfolio of new house-types, new locations in which to build and a new customer care programme. The quality and value of our product range has since shown dramatic improvement with our average selling price increasing from £74,000 in 1999 to £164,000 in 2008.
Our customer focus
Through our established customer care programme we pledge to communicate effectively and always deliver what we promise, without fail. Month on month, we have seen a massive improvement in overall satisfaction and in our most recent survey, conducted in 2009, 97% of our customers state they would happily recommend Miller Homes to their best friend.
We understand the experience of the customer journey and acknowledge that buying a house can be an anxious time – as a result, we have introduced several initiatives to help our customers through the whole process.
Our commitment to quality
Our commitment to constant improvement has been well rewarded, to see Miller Homes list of awards click here
In addition, a total of 12 Miller Homes’ Site Managers won Quality Awards during 2008, of which six went on to be awarded a Seal of Excellence, and one – Bill Hughes – won a Regional Award and was runner-up in the Supreme Awards. In addition, two Site Managers won a Gold and a Silver award in the Chartered Institute of Builders’ Construction Manager of the Year awards. These awards act as further incentive for striving to achieve the best in everything we do. Miller Homes will continue to develop new product designs in response to Government planning legislation and to the changes in consumer lifestyle which will never stop presenting our industry with fresh and exciting challenges.
FirstBuy
FirstBuy is an affordable housing Equity Loan product from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), working in partnership with house builders all over England.
This unique FirstBuy scheme has been desigend for households who have found buying a property on the open market difficult due to the large deposits required for mortgages. First Time buyers could now benefit from getting additional government help to buy a brand new house through the FirstBuy scheme.
Under the scheme the government and house builders provide an equity loan as follows:
- Government and house builder provide equity loan of 20%
- You arrange a mortgage for 75%
- Meaning your deposit is 5%
