Housing provider Bromford has completed 33 affordable homes in Malvern, with priority given to residents with a local connection to the area.
The Beacon Heights development, in the Barnards Green area on land off the junction of Thirlstane Road, Court Road and St Andrew’s Road, comprises 27 homes for social rent and six for shared ownership. The scheme includes a mix of one-bedroom apartments and two- and three-bedroom houses.
Priority for the rented homes will go to people with a local connection to Malvern Hills.
Catherine Jarrett, regional director at Bromford, said: “These homes have been a long time coming and I’m pleased we’ve finally reached this point. House prices here have been out of reach for many local families for years. These homes are for people with a connection to the area who need somewhere they can afford.”
Councillor Malcolm Victory, who sits on both Malvern Hills District Council and Worcestershire County Council, said: “I am delighted that this development is finally ready to house residents.
“I inspected the homes recently and found them comfortable and relatively spacious, with great views front and back of either the Hills or the College playing fields. To say it has been a long haul does not do it justice, and I have pushed hard over several years to see it finished. Congratulations to Bromford for their persistence.”
The homes, built from a mix of red brick and render, have been designed to be energy efficient. Most have an EPC rating of either B or A – the top band – against a national average of D. The scheme was funded with support from Homes England.
The site was previously the Barrack Stores part of the old QinetiQ estate. It backs onto Malvern College’s playing fields, with Barnards Green’s shops, cafés and pubs a few minutes’ walk away, and the Malvern Hills a short distance to the west.
Bromford is part of Bromford Flagship LiveWest.
Main image: (Left to right) Mike Penn, head of construction; Neil Robins, assistant site manager; Councillor Malcolm Victory: and apprentice quantity surveyor, James France. Credit: Bromford
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