A range of 24 new City of Wolverhampton Council homes are close to completion on a site in Low Hill – with local residents set to move in in the coming months.
Morro Partnerships were appointed to construct the homes using sustainable building methods, with the council’s in-house Housing Development Team leading on the project.
It will deliver a mixture of detached and semi-detached houses, bungalows and a small number of flats, plus 52 parking spaces, on a cleared site at the rear of Old Fallings Crescent, previously occupied by the disused Peach Tree adventure playground and garages.
The homes have been designed by BM3 Architects, with four of the houses – featuring rise and fall kitchens and through-floor lifts – and four of the bungalows, all built to wheelchair standards, supporting some residents in the greatest housing need, especially those waiting for purpose-built accommodation. The remainder of the homes have been built to future adaptability standards. All will have a high energy efficiency rating, electric vehicle charging points and solar panels. As well as 2-bedroom homes, 4 and 5-bedroom homes have also been included in the scheme to cater for larger families.
The 24 new homes form part of a phase of new council properties coming forward across the city, with development works completed or underway on 81 properties across six sites.
The Low Hill development has been supported by a £1.74million grant from Homes England.
Councillor Steve Evans, City of Wolverhampton Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Housing, said: “One of our key priorities is to build new and better homes for local people in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city and I am delighted to see these fantastic new homes close to completion.
“The range of different size homes on this development means we can cater for residents from the young to the elderly and from single people to larger families – addressing the local area’s housing needs while enhancing the surrounding neighbourhood and fostering a vibrant community.
“A lot of credit must go to our housing development project managers for working in consultation with existing residents to develop such a strong scheme, near to open spaces and community facilities, further providing much needed opportunities for local residents.”
The homes have been constructed using timber frames, which give a smaller carbon footprint than traditional structures, and is a modern method of construction that also reduces energy consumption, helping to keep residents’ bills to a minimum.
Gavin Ward, Morro Partnerships West Midlands Operations Director, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with City of Wolverhampton Council to bring these much-needed, high-quality homes to Low Hill.