subject: Heritage-Themed New Houses Near Bristol Set Themselves Apart From The Competition [print this page] Heritage-Themed New Houses Near Bristol Set Themselves Apart From The Competition
A selection of brand new heritage-inspired properties has just been released at The Bowery development just outside of Bristol, reflecting housebuilder Redrow's desire to bring back the skill and creativity of the individual craftsman. The new homes are expected to gain the attention of buyers hoping to find a property to purchase for occupation or as an investment home to rent out.The New Heritage Collection homes at The Bowery in Filton combine this craftsman-built quality with heritage-themed designs. The exteriors reflect traditional home-building styles from the British Arts and Crafts movement, including period-style features such as bay windows and a roofed porch. Inside, the homes offer plenty of family space with a top-notch interior specification rarely found in new homes.Once complete, The Bowery will incorporate 160 homes, and will be one of several hamlets that will collectively form the ambitious new Cheswick 'village' development. One of The Bowery's neighbouring hamlets is the popular Tallsticks development, which offers homes of a more contemporary style.Situated just a few miles north of Bristol city centre and within easy reach of the M4 and M5, all of the hamlets making up Cheswick village promise to deliver a blend of community living and commuter convenience.A new community Bordered by woodlands and open fields, at the heart of the master plan for the entire 77-acre Cheswick village site is a mixed-use neighbourhood centre. This is likely to incorporate amenities such as a supermarket and other retail outlets, restaurants, a pub, doctor's surgery, pharmacy and a children's nursery. There is also a proposed primary school site just next to this area. As the land owner, Redrow is currently in talks with commercial developers regarding development of the mixed-use part of the scheme.New Heritage Collection homes Two- to six-bedroom New Heritage Collection homes at The Bowery are currently priced from 160,000 to 440,995. Three four-bedroom 'Oxford' house types have just gone on sale, priced from 319,995, and many customers have been impressed by how much is included in this price - including features such as fitted wardrobes, outside lights and sleek bathrooms. Nicola Boulton, area sales manager for Redrow Homes (South West), says: "There's an emphasis on convivial open-plan living spaces and fashionable kitchen designs with floor to ceiling cabinets and top brand-name appliances, including totally integrated ovens, fridge-freezers and microwaves."Rental potential for buy-to-let investors The rental market in Bristol looks appealing to property investors at present. For buy-to-let investors considering purchasing properties at The Bowery, Bristol lettings agents Ocean have provided estimates of the monthly rental values of different sized homes. The four-bedroom 'Oxford' style home could fetch a monthly rent of 1,050, for example, while smaller two-bedroom homes could expect to yield between 695 and 725 per month. At the other end of the spectrum, the largest homes at The Bowery, the six-bedroom 'Hampstead', could attract a rent of up to 1,500 per month.Five show homes are now open at The Bowery, and some homes are ready to move into, with selected plots including carpets and turfed gardens. There are a further 288 New Heritage Collection homes being built at another separate hamlet called Aurora Spring, also forming part of the new Cheswick 'village'.
