Customers are ready to move into our first affordable homes at an award-winning Gloucestershire development.

The keys to the first four homes at Great Oldbury near Stonehouse have been handed over by developers Vistry. The first four homes to be completed are a pair of two-bedroom homes are available for low-cost rent plus to two shared ownership homes. Vistry is building 178 at the homes under its Linden Homes brand, 53 of which will be affordable homes. The affordable housing being provided will include nine one and two-bedroom flats and 44 two, three and four-bedroom houses.

Supriya Ray, managing director of Vistry Cotswolds, said: “At Vistry Cotswolds we are a socially responsible housebuilder and we want not only to build new homes but also to create vibrant and varied new communities. We are very proud to be able to work in partnership with Bromford to ensure that at Great Oldbury the housing needs of the local community are being met.

“Through our longstanding relationship with Bromford and the mix of affordable rent and shared ownership homes on offer at Great Oldbury, local people will be given the opportunity to live in a top-quality new home while being able to stay close to their support network of family and friends.

“Great Oldbury is proving very popular with families and through the provision of a total of 53 affordable homes, which equates to a third of the homes being built at the location, we are happy to help local parents stay in the area and form an important part in the balance of this new neighbourhood.”

Vistry’s Sean Goode, site manager for Great Oldbury, was recently awarded the Pride in the Job Award Quality Award by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in recognition of his efforts at the Great Oldbury development.

Claire Richardson, sales manager at Bromford, said: “We are delighted to have received handover of the first affordable properties at Great Oldbury, and are very proud to be working alongside Vistry.

“This development will provide Gloucestershire people with high-quality and much-needed homes that they can be proud to call their own. Great Oldbury demonstrates how collaborative working can make a positive impact on local communities.

“We cannot wait to welcome customers into their brand-new homes, and look forward to continuing our partnership with Vistry throughout the development’s lifecycle.”

Find out more about our shared ownership homes at Great Oldbury