Home of the Day – ‘The Barberry’, Bromford
The WhatHouse? team has been scouring the current new homes market and our attention was drawn to ‘The Barberry’ at Bromford’s Whittle Gardens scheme to the north of Gloucester, which offers a rare opportunity to ‘part buy-part rent’ a four-bedroom house through Shared Ownership.
Being a scheme that helps people get onto the property ladder, Shared Ownership is most often linked to more typical starter homes, such as apartments and modest houses. But ‘The Barberry’ is a four-bedroom home that would be of particular interest to growing families that need a bit of extra space. As with all properties here, its energy efficiency is impressive thanks to full gas-fired central heating, double glazing and high-performance insulation throughout
At the front of this home sits a fitted, contemporary-styled wraparound kitchen with built-in oven, hob and extractor hood. There’s storage and a cloakroom off the hallway, which then leads through to an open-plan living/dining area complete with door that opens to the turfed rear garden; perfect for entertaining family and friends. Heading upstairs you will find two double bedrooms and two single bedrooms, as well as a family bathroom. ‘The Barberry’ comes with allocated parking for two cars. Through Shared Ownership, buyers can start with a 40% share for £140,000 (based on a full market value of £350,000). Priority will be given to applicants who have a job or family connection to Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, or Cheltenham.
This development offers a great variety of brand new homes and is well served with local amenities including supermarkets, pubs, and leisure facilities, as well as Innsworth Junior School, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Gloucester city centre is around three miles away, Cheltenham seven miles. For journey’s further afield, both cities have well-served railway stations and Junction 22 of the M5 is just an eight-minute drive from home.
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