The first residents have moved into their homes at a new housing development in Kettering. Construction work is progressing well at Bellway at Hanwood Park, where the first houses have now been occupied by families.
Bellway is building 167 new homes at the site off Barton Road, which is part of the wider East Kettering Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE). The Bellway development will comprise a mix of 133 homes for private sale and 34 affordable properties available for local people through rent or shared ownership.
Luke Southgate, Sales Director of Bellway Northern Home Counties, said: “Since the launch of Bellway at Hanwood Park, there has been a great deal of interest in the properties we are building here. It is always a pleasure to be able to welcome the first residents into their new homes and we hope everyone has settled in nicely.
“It is a significant milestone when people move onto a site – the development really starts to take shape as it is transformed from a location where we are building homes into a place where families are living and calling home.
“The three and four-bedroom houses we are building here are appealing to a real mix of homebuyers. The development is ideally located in a semi-rural spot surrounded by acres of accessible countryside but just five minutes by car to the bustling town centre of Kettering.
“The development’s two expertly-dressed showhomes, the three-bedroom Dingley and the four-bedroom Rothwell, are proving very popular with visitors who can visualise how it would look and feel to live in one of our quality properties.”
The wider East Kettering SUE consortium development, called Hanwood Park, is planned to deliver around 5,500 new homes, a secondary school and primary schools, employment areas, open space and local shops and facilities.
Luke said: “At Bellway we pride ourselves on not only creating new neighbourhoods but building firm and lasting connections with the local community and recognising the importance of local heritage. At Bellway at Hanwood Park we have named some of the house types after villages and towns in the area and that has resonated well with local people.
“As a commitment to improving the life of the local community, we created a new outdoor learning area at the nearby Hayfield Cross Church of England School. The new area, which features a garden, mud kitchen, vegetable patch and a fire pit, has gone down very well with the pupils, the staff and the parents.
“There is a good choice of new homes for sale at Bellway at Hanwood Park but we expect the high level of demand to continue. Our advice to anyone thinking about moving here is to contact our sales team as soon as they can.”
Construction work is due to continue at Bellway at Hanwood Park until 2023. There’s currently a selection of three-bedroom homes available at the development, with prices starting at £282,500.
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