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Now selling Cheddar, Somerset · Western England
Orchard Leigh
Homes from
£289,000
2 to 4 bedroom houses
Homes on a former cider orchard below the Mendip Hills, with the original fruit trees kept along the lanes and a new community orchard at the centre.
We named Orchard Leigh for what was here. Rather than clear the old cider trees, we mapped them and built around the healthiest, so the streets curve past standing apple and pear. A new orchard at the heart of the site is run by residents.
The homes face the Mendips on one side and the Levels on the other. Cheddar Gorge and the reservoir are a short cycle, and Wells, the smallest city in England, is fifteen minutes by road.
Water is reused on site. Rainwater feeds the planting, and every home has a butt plumbed to the garden tap.
The homes
| House type | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Floor area | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alder | 2 | 1 | 736 sq ft | £289,000 |
| The Rowan | 3 | 2 | 1,020 sq ft | £352,000 |
| The Hazel | 4 | 2 | 1,276 sq ft | £428,000 |
How it's built
The same fabric-first approach we use on every site, tuned to this one. The numbers below are what bring the running costs down.
- Energy rating
- A
- Heating
- Air source heat pump, underfloor on the ground floor
- Glazing
- Triple glazed throughout
- Structure
- Masonry with full-fill cavity insulation
- Wall U-value
- 0.17 W/m²K
- Running cost
- Around £590 a year to heat and power a three bedroom home
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