Homes taking shape at new housing development on former British Timken site

A new housing development located on a former British Timken site is beginning to take shape.

Construction began on the estate in Duston Gardens off Bants Lane at the beginning of the year and the houses are now taking shape.

Housing developer, Bellway, is building 70 new two, three and four bedroom homes on the former British Timken site, following approval from Northampton Borough Council in November last year.

Andrew Odams, sales manager at Bellway’s Northern Home Counties division, said: “We are looking forward to releasing the first homes for sale at Duston Gardens this summer.

“We’ve already seen a great deal of interest in this site, thanks to its great location close to Northampton town centre and easy access to transport links.

“It’s just three miles from both the M1 and A43, while Northampton railway station has direct trains to London Euston and Birmingham.

“People also feel reassured by the fact that we’ve retained our five-star builder status with the HBF (Home Builders Federation) again this year, which means more than nine out of ten customers would recommend us to a friend.”

The new houses, which include seven affordable homes through shared ownership or renting, is part of a wider development.

Bellway is building a total of 138 new homes on the site of the former roller ball bearing factory.

Andrew added: “We’re building a range of homes at Duston Gardens to suit people in a variety of circumstances, whether they’re first-time buyers or moving up the property ladder, and we also have a choice of schemes such as Help to Buy and Part Exchange to help make moving easier.

“Anyone hoping to make this well-connected and attractive new development their home can sign up to receive the latest updates on our website.”

The development will also include landscaped public open spaces and homes are due to be on sale later this summer.

Find out more about the new homes and register an interest on the Bellway website.

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