Katrina continued: “The development is nestled among 150 acres of protected woodland. It is convenient for the station and the town centre while being surrounded by countryside and woodland.”

The location is perfect for first-time buyers just like Katrina and Joe who wanted to live in a friendly community. We are continuing to see a shift in what buyers are looking for, with more space and a positive community spirit being prioritised. Louise Norman, associate director of sales and marketing at Dandara, said: “Knights Wood is the best kept secret in Tunbridge Wells, so it is no wonder that Katrina and Joe fell in love with it straightaway. It ticked all the boxes for us including: a friendly community, safe neighbourhood and a modern well-maintained property.” “We drove up to the Dandara development a few times when the first phase was complete, as we always wanted to live here. We realised we could make the move sooner by using Help to Buy and put a deposit of £21,000 down. The lockdown period made us appreciate that we really wanted to buy our own home in this friendly area.

We had been saving for a deposit for a year, but it was challenging because of paying a high rent. “Before buying in Tunbridge Wells we lived in a rented flat in the area. Especially with the pandemic, it is great to feel part of a community online.” There is also a ‘Knights Wood Community’ Facebook page which has been nice to interact with the neighbours and locals within the area to find out what is going on. The health club will be great for making friends with other residents. The development itself feels really safe and has many facilities onsite including a new primary school, cinema, restaurants, and a gym. We were welcomed with doorstep drinks by ours when we moved in. Katrina said: “The established community at Knights Wood was a huge draw for us everyone is so friendly and the neighbours are all willing to help each other.

They bought a two-bedroom home at Dandara’s Knights Wood development, on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which they purchased for £327,000. A positive community spirit in an area has become more valuable to buyers when choosing where to live and Katrina Carson, a retention sales agent, Joe Williams, a web designer (27) and their dog Norman have purchased their first home, inspired by the development’s sense of community.

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