Phase one · 24 homes ready next spring
Sixty-four warm, low-energy homes around shared gardens, an orchard and a common house — designed with the people who will live in them.
How it works
Every home has its own front door, kitchen and garden. Around it, eight homes share a courtyard. Around that, the whole community shares a common house, a workshop, an orchard and a car-free play street.
You choose how much to join in. Most people find it is more than they expected.
Explore the shared spaces →Ways to own or rent
Buy between 25% and 75% of your home with a smaller deposit and pay a low rent on the part you don't own. Buy more shares whenever you're ready.
Example · 2-bed, 40% share
Sixteen homes are let at social rent, in partnership with the district council, to local households on the housing register.
Example · 2-bed
Homes for sale on the open market — with priority for buyers who live or work locally, and a promise not to sell to investors.
Example · 2-bed
Every household becomes a member of Fieldfare Housing Co-op, with one vote on how the shared spaces are run and what happens next.
Membership
Neighbours
“We moved from a flat where we didn't know anyone. Now our daughter has six friends within shouting distance.”
“I'm 74 and I live on my own — but I'm never lonely. Thursday supper at the Common House is the highlight of my week.”
“Our energy bill last winter was £41. In our old house it was over £200.”
A week at Willow
