We’ve made nine new homes available for low-cost homeownership in Wantage

We’ve made nine new homes available under a low-cost home ownership scheme in Grove, in Wantage

The homes are situated within the Wellington Gate development, built by Persimmon Homes, and comprise of three and four-bedroom dwellings. The first properties were handed over at the end of August.

All nine homes have been reserved with the final homes forecast to handover to us later this year.

This is the fourth phase of the Wellington Gate development with previous stages seeing us make 97 homes available for both affordable rent and shared ownership.

Rob Finch,  our Project Manager said: “We are proud to be working in partnership with Persimmon Homes to present these new, high-quality homes at Wellington Gate. This is the first time that we have made a four-bedroom home available for purchase under shared ownership which has generated a lot of interest.

“Not only are we helping to address local housing need by providing new homes, but we are also offering would-be homeowners a chance to get on to the property ladder, in a desirable location, where they might otherwise be priced out of the market.

“These latest homes would have been sold on the open market if we hadn’t secured them for our low-cost home ownership scheme. Our Shared Owners will have the future option, should they wish, to staircase their share of the property and eventually become outright owners.”

All of our new homes will come with a garage, private rear gardens, open plan dining and kitchen areas, an ensuite bathroom and a living room with French windows allowing for plenty of natural light.

Seb Spiller, Deputy Managing Director at Persimmon Homes Wessex, said: “We are delighted with the progress we have made at Wellington Gate so far and that our relationship with GSA continues to go from strength to strength with this latest handover of properties.

“Persimmon is committed to leaving a positive and lasting legacy in the areas in which we build, and these homes help contribute towards meeting housing need in the Grove area which is so important to us.”

Located on the edge of Grove, Wellington Gate offers the tranquillity of country living with the amenities of a large town, including pubs, supermarkets and plenty of local schools, close at hand. Wellington Gate itself is the regeneration of the old Grove Airfield site.

The closest rail station to the Wellington Gate development is Didcot Parkway and Oxford, Swindon and Newbury are all within a comfortable commuting distance.