Rural living the eco way
If you've ever hankered after the notion of living the environmentally-friendly good life, The Wintles development in Bishop's Castle could be right up your street.
If you've ever hankered after the notion of living the environmentally-friendly good life, The Wintles development in Bishop's Castle could be right up your street.
A total of 40 eco-friendly houses are being built by Living Villages in the new neighbourhood - the first of its type in the UK - that encourages working from home, car-sharing and the management of the surrounding open spaces by residents.
All 20 attractive homes built on the first two phases of The Wintles development in Bishop's Castle have been sold, together with seven of the final 20 homes, which are now under construction. nextpage
The homes are built in clusters around a shared space so that residents can easily get to know each other. Living Villages uses local materials wherever possible and incorporates architectural features that reflect the unique character of the area, including turrets on some homes.nextpage
The eco houses face south towards the sun and, where possible, have trees around the edges of the site for protection and wildlife shelter. There are also allotments for people who enjoy growing their own produce.
Many of the houses have internal balconies. For cold weather, the homes are fitted with a flue for a wood-burning stove, while a clever heat-recovery ventilation system takes the heat out of moist air from bathrooms and the kitchen and distributes it to the bedrooms and living rooms at a comfortable temperature whilst the stale air is vented outside.nextpage
Each home is unique but typical features are engineered oak boarding to the ground floor, high-quality brushed chrome ironmongery and a choice of quality kitchens, bathrooms, floors and tiling. Kitchens include A-rated energy efficient appliances.nextpage
Work is now under way on the final phase of a highly acclaimed 'neighbourhood' development of energy efficient homes in an historic South Shropshire market town.
The phase three homes will range in size and price from three bedrooms at £305,000 to five bedrooms at £585,000. Each has under-floor heating, solar panels, heat recovery systems, high performance double-glazing, an internal vacuum cleaning system, broadband facility and a private garden.
For more information call either Halls on (01588) 638755 or Living Villages on (01588) 630475.