kiln row

Fourteen homes where the kilns used to be

Two and three bedroom houses, built to last a hundred years

A small terrace by a local family builder on the old Hartley brickworks, ten minutes' walk from the station. Seven homes are sold, seven are still to choose from.

A row of new two-storey townhouses with dark roofs behind a low fence and young trees. Book a viewing

The idea

Built for the people who will live in them for forty years

No show-home tricks. Solid brick walls, real oak stairs, a heat pump and solar panels on every roof, and gardens long enough for a washing line and a vegetable bed.

The corner of a new building with warm yellow walls and black window frames against a blue sky.
White terraced houses with black balconies stepping up a green hillside, with steps between them.

The builder

Three generations of the same family, building in the same town

Hartley & Sons have built houses here since 1962. They live two streets away, and they will still be here when you need a door rehung in ten years.

A row of crisp white new houses with steep black roofs and dormer windows.

The homes

Two plans, fourteen front doors

Every house faces south at the back. Choose the brick, the kitchen and the tiles from our builder's yard before plastering starts.

A bright living room with a vaulted ceiling, a sofa, an armchair and a fireplace.

The Kiln · 3 bedrooms

A vaulted living room under the roof, with a big window over the garden. £364,000.

A living room with soft chairs and a large window onto green trees.

The Drying Shed · 2 bedrooms

One open floor downstairs, two good bedrooms upstairs. £289,000.

A white living room with pale wooden floors and simple white furniture.

Ground floor, The Kiln

Kitchen at the front, living space at the back, doors straight onto the patio.

A light open-plan room with a wooden staircase and a dining table.

Oak stairs in every house

Made by the joiner in the next village, from trees felled in the county.

Inside every house

Quiet, warm, and cheap to run

Our estimate for a family of four is £65 a month for heating and hot water.

Ask for the energy report
A long white hallway with wooden floors and doors on either side.

Underfloor heating

Downstairs throughout, so no radiators under the windows.

A living room with a sofa and coffee table opening onto a kitchen area.

Triple glazing

The railway is close; inside, you will not hear it.

A white and cream living room with a fireplace and wide windows.

A real fireplace

Lined for a wood burner, if you want one.

Where it is

Ten minutes' walk to the station, two to the park

Primary school at the end of the road, a Co-op round the corner, and the canal path for the long way home.

See it on a map
A quiet street of family houses with driveways and mature green trees.

Before you reserve

New white townhouses with black iron balconies and a street lamp.

The fee

£500 holds a house for 28 days while your mortgage is arranged. If the mortgage fails, you get it back.

Two narrow brick townhouses side by side in the evening light.

The keys

The first seven are finished. The second seven will be ready in March; we give you a week, not a season.

A modern living room with a dark sofa, pendant lights and built-in shelves.

The price

Fixed when you reserve. No management company and no ground rent: you own the house and the garden outright.