THIS AWARD IS FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF 81 OR MORE HOMES THAT HAVE USED THE BEST DESIGN AND QUALITY TO CREATE AN AFFORDABLE, DESIRABLE AND INSPIRATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND THAT HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS. THESE HOMES ARE ON LARGE DEVELOPMENTS IN A MIXED-TENURE ENVIRONMENT OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENTS. Best Large Dev opment
LATIMER AND VISTRY CORNWALL | SHERFORD
Sherford is a visionary new town in South Devon, led by Latimer (Clarion Housing Group’s development arm) and Vistry Cornwall South West. Construction began in 2016, with 5,500 high-quality homes set to be delivered by 2035. To date, approximately 1,200 homes have been completed, with 20% classed as affordable. To help more people on to the housing ladder, Shared Ownership options are priced well below local market averages. The town features extensive green infrastructure, with nearly half the site dedicated to green space, including a 500-acre country park and Europe’s longest living wall. Social value is also central to the project, with the Sherford Skills Training Centre successfully delivering trade-based courses for local residents, with a strong focus on retraining veterans from Plymouth’s large Armed Forces community. Sherford is designed as a thriving, self-sustaining community, with future phases set to deliver schools, leisure facilities, commercial space, and two town centres.
WESTON HOMES PLC | ABBEY QUAY
Abbey Quay by Weston Homes offers waterside living at its best. It’s the centrepiece of a £2bn regeneration of Barking, providing approximately 1,200 new one, two and three bedroom apartments with superb views in a new urban village. Created using Modern Methods of Construction to be warm and energy-efficient, homes have a market-leading, all-inclusive specification including a fully equipped designer kitchen, bathroom with smart shower, superfast broadband and luxurious flooring throughout. Buying schemes make homeownership easier, including First Time SecureBuy, helping first time buyers purchase off-plan, Deposit Unlock, Shared Ownership and Discount Market Sale. Abbey Quay is not just an exceptional place to live, it’s a thriving, healthy and sustainable community, designed as an exemplar of the 15-minute city, with an on-site supermarket and gym, parks, and tube and railway stations all within a short walk. The Residents’ Hub, Community Hub, landscaped podium gardens and riverside walks make this the perfect spot to put down roots.
CITY & COUNTRY | MANNINGTREE PARK
Manningtree Park – inspired by tradition and built for the future. Manningtree Park is an exclusive collection of 484 elegant new craft-built homes, including one and two bedroom apartments and one to five bedroom houses, surrounded by over 11 acres of parkland and garden squares, less than a mile from the beach. Many new homes provide beautiful views across open space. The community’s village square will be home to a farm shop and cafe. The 11-acre parkland setting, with both formal and informal landscaping, includes a natural play area, off-lead dog area and a meadow inhabited by rare breed sheep. Footpaths and cycleways ensure residents can explore the setting and there’s easy access to Manningtree station. These new homes, which are up to 30% larger than similarly priced local competition, offer excellent value for money with prices currently starting from £330,000 for a large, two bedroom home and the possibility of Deposit Unlock, enabling a 5% deposit, It isn’t surprising that Manningtree Park has proved immensely popular with first time buyers – and indeed, with the range of buyers that help create the type of multi-generational village community, appreciated by modern homeowners.
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76 First Time Buyer August/September 2025
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