New housing development in Bacton set for first families

St Andrew’s Meadow in Bacton includes 47 properties built just a short walk from the coast.

Of the homes, 28 will be allocated for affordable rent to families on the local housing register and will be let at up to 80pc of market rate.

The site plan for the development (Image: Flagship)

These properties will be managed by Victory Homes, which, alongside Flagship Homes, is part of Bromford Flagship LiveWest.

The remaining 19 homes will be available through shared ownership and include a mix of two-bed bungalows, two-bed houses and three-bed houses.

Tony Tann, managing director of Flagship Homes, said: "It feels like no time at all since we broke ground here and now we're days away from handing the keys to the first families.

"That's a moment worth pausing on.

"Affordable home ownership is genuinely hard to come by along this stretch of coast, which is why bringing 19 shared ownership homes to Bacton, alongside 28 for affordable rent, matters so much."

The development was part-funded by Homes England and delivered in partnership with North Norfolk District Council.

The homes have been built with timber frames and they feature air source heat pumps and solar panels to keep running costs low.

"We've been busy across rural north Norfolk over the last couple of years, building new homes in Warham, Sheringham and Walcott," Mr Tann added.

"These are the places where affordable housing has made a big difference and St Andrew’s Meadow is a brilliant addition to that picture."

In addition to the homes, a 0.6-hectare parcel of land south of the village hall is being gifted to the parish council for use as a village open space and car park.