Feature Development – The Old Sawmill, Great Bowden

House-hunters in Leicestershire who want to combine the benefits of new homes, a rural setting and easy access to amenities might consider The Old Sawmill a perfect choice.

Barwood Homes (now re-branded as Cora) is well underway at its development of 33 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, situated a half-a-mile from the historic village green in Great Bowden and little more than a mile from the centre of popular and highly regarded Market Harborough, with its excellent amenities and transport options.

Great Bowden is known as one of the county’s oldest villages, featuring several small greens which are surrounded by beautiful listed buildings. There’s a post office, general store, coffee house, village hall, cricket and tennis clubs and a couple of pubs right on the doorstep here.

Complementing the period homes here, the properties at The Old Sawmill have a contemporary style designed with a range of lifestyles in mind. The two- and three-bedroom homes could be ideal for a first-time buyer, while the larger three- and four-bedroom homes are perfect for people looking for a larger home, especially growing families. Parents of younger children will be delighted to know that Great Bowden Academy C of E Primary School is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

‘The Waddesdon’ house type

There’s an impressive standard specification to all homes here. It includes uPVC front doors and windows, energy-efficient central heating, fitted kitchen with integrated Siemens appliances, Roca or Laufen sanitaryware, landscaped front gardens and allocated parking with a block paved finish to driveways. Some homes come with a single or double garage. There are also a host of buyer options and upgrades to personalise the new property.

For a starter home, ‘The Alnwick’ starts at £299,995. This is a semi-detached house type with two double bedrooms, family bathroom and an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with French doors to the garden. It also has a downstairs cloakroom and some useful built-in storage. There’s a special offer on this property – those reserving by Sunday 18 September will receive £1,000 in John Lewis vouchers, and flooring provided throughout.

A larger home is semi-detached ‘The Waddesdon’, which has three bedrooms and is priced from [] £379,995. Downstairs is dominated by the open-plan kitchen/living/dining room, with French doors to the garden. Two of the bedrooms are doubles and they all share the family bathroom. This house type comes with two off-road allocated parking spaces. If reserved by Sunday 18 September, flooring will be provided throughout.

Top-of-the-range is ‘The Sutton+’, which is an impressive detached house type which comes with an equally spectacular offer – priced at £649,995, if reserved by Sunday 18 September, Barwood Homes will pay £23,000 towards Stamp Duty. Off one side of the welcoming hallway is the combined kitchen/dining room, which has access to the utility room and to the garden. Along the full length of the home is an open-plan, triple-aspect lounge/garden room, with generous glazing meaning lots of natural light and large window and French doors to the rear garden. A feature fireplace is another characteristic of this large room. All four bedrooms can comfortably accommodate a double bed, with bedroom one having an en suite. The family bathroom comes with a bathtub and separate walk-in shower. Altogther, there’s 1,482 sq ft of living space, and this property comes with detached garage and off-road parking.

Find out more about The Old Sawmill from Cora.

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