New Homes Week 2025 is here. It started on Monday 3rd February and runs all the way through until Sunday 9th February 2025. And the theme this year is ‘Community’. Find out more all about it…
What is New Homes Week?
Started by the Homebuilders Federation back in 2005; it is an annual, week-long, awareness-raising campaign to celebrate and highlight the benefits of new build homes. It also gives a platform to housebuilders and other businesses involved in the home building industry. Each year a different theme is chosen for the New Homes Week campaign, and this year’s theme is ‘Community’.
A focus on ‘community’
Yes, the theme this year is ‘community’ and recognising the value of creating community spirit in modern new home developments. It focuses on the investment new build developments bring to local areas by way of new and improved schools, sports facilities and open spaces. Building not just homes and places to live, but communities.
With these new facilities and amenities, a strong sense of community is more easily harnessed. The shared spaces such as gardens, parks and community centres enable greater interaction and belonging, helping people foster immediate connections. .
New home buyers want a sense of community
The HBF released new research in partnership with Rightmove at the start of New Homes Week. It revealed that being part of a community is a crucial factor when it comes to homebuyers choosing where to live. Firstly, an initial study of over 1,000 consumers from Rightmove’s research panel confirmed that relationships with neighbours, local area upkeep and local parks are mostly sought by buyers when purchasing a new home.
This research followed Rightmove’s latest Happy at Home Index where 35,000 people were asked about the factors most influencing their overall happiness. Coming out top was feeling proud of the area where they live. As well as that, a ‘sense of belonging’ and ‘being able to be oneself’ ranked highly, alongside recreational activities and access to sports.
The research goes to show that community-centric factors are growing in importance. From safety to cleanliness and neighbourly relations to having spaces that nurture both emotional social well-being.
New build homes with thriving communities
Here are a couple of links to new build home developments in different areas of the country, where you’ll find a focus on community.
Brooklands in Milton Keynes from Barratt Homes
The Brooklands development at Milton Keynes had plans from the very start to create a development with a true community feel. The development offers a variety of facilities that allow mixing and integration. These include Brooklands Square with its shops, cafes and restaurants, as well as plenty of green open space and 6 play areas across the development. Other amenities include medical centres and schools, making Brooklands the perfect place for families and first-time buyers to buy.
This 3-bedroom home features a modern open-plan kitchen and dining area which opens out onto the garden. A spacious separate lounge is perfect for relaxing in at the end of a long day, while upstairs there are two double and one single bedrooms, with the master having an en suite.
See the homes available on the community-focused Brooklands new home development in Milton Keynes here.
Thoresby Vale in Mansfield from Barratt Homes
A new community is in the planning at the new home development of Thoresby Vale in Mansfield, which is set in the heart of Sherwood Forest. As well as a community centre for locals to gather together and get to know one another, the development will also feature a new primary school. For amenities, the village of Edwinstowe is only a stone’s throw away, as well as OFSTED rated ‘Good’ schools.
A key worker deposit scheme is available with this 3-bedroom semi-detached home, located on a private driveway on the development. A house designed for modern living, it features an open-plan kitchen and dining space with doors to the garden to the downstairs, as well as a home office and cloakroom and storage cupboard. The spacious, bright and airy living room and the en suite main bedroom are upstairs. And on the top floor is a second double bedroom, a single bedroom and the family bathroom.
To discover what other properties are available on the community-inspired new home development of Thoresby Vale in Mansfield, click here.
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