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Thames Valley Property Awards 2024

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to be announced as ‘Housebuilder of the Year 2024’ last week at the Thames Valley Property Awards traditional gala celebration held at Ascot Racecourse.

Planning Approved

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to have received planning approval for their latest new development in the Cotswolds.

Oxford Climate Awards

Awards season continues and Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to have been shortlisted in the 'Green Building & Design' category for the Oxford Climate Awards 2024 which honours projects/practices that exemplify sustainable construction and design.

Community Event

We were delighted to have been the headline sponsor and help support this local community event.

Break with convention

Great working Vaillant UK on our renewable solutions and Evolution Graphics, Castlethorpe Homes wanted to break with the convention of all Air Source Heat Pumps being white (or black)

DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - Awards - Shortlisted

Off the back of the recent Making Better Homes Awards 2024, Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to have the site at The Paddocks now shortlisted for the Unlock Net Zero Awards 2024 'Development of the Year'.

Meadow View, Buckinghamshire - Taking Shape

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to see the site at Meadow View, Charndon starting to take shape. Foundations in and entrance looking ready to start showing off the site as we progress through the build.

Making Better Homes Awards 2024 - Highly Commended

Castlethorpe Homes were delighted to attend the Making Better Homes 2024 awards at 'Jewson Live' and receive the Highly Commended Award in the 'Best use of Renewables' category.

New Site Exchanged – Oxfordshire Village

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to announce that we have exchanged contracts on another amazing development opportunity on the edge of a pretty Oxfordshire village.

Open Weekend - Sun Shining

Castlethorpe Homes were delighted to hold an open weekend to show off the first homes ready on our Willowside Grange development in the Cotswolds, helped by a great day and the sun shining.

New Planning Application Submitted - 58 New Homes

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to have submitted an application for 58 new homes just 8 miles from the Cotswolds and 10 miles from historic Stratford-upon-Avon.

Spring has Sprung

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to see continued progress on our latest development in The Cotswolds. Stonework has just started, and these amazing, high specification new homes at The Walled Garden, Kingham will shortly be coming to the market.

Evolving Castlethorpe Homes Design & Specification

Our Sales and Commercial team spent time this week with Jamie Harding & Sara Seymour at Et Lorem Kitchens.

Traditional Village Street Scene - New Build Twist

Lovely to see the scaffold coming down and the new stonework steam cleaned. Re-using the traditional Cotswold stone from the demolished/disused farm buildings and stables to build the accommodation and garages directly facing the village lane has really paid off.

More daylight and more fresh Air

Collaboration with the right suppliers and manufacturers really helps elevate the best new homes to become something special.

Site Preview Event – The Walled Garden

Great to have the sales team together with our selling agents Allen & Harris to give the first potential buyers the chance to see all the information on the development at The Walled Garden, Kingham.

FOUNDATIONS IN – ANOTHER NEW SITE START

Great to see the new year in with the completion of the foundations going in on our latest new development.

Bringing over 100 years of architectural detail back to life.

This old stone barn feature that needed to be demolished on an unsafe old wall couldn't be lost to history.

ATTENTION TO DETAILS – THE LITTLE THINGS MATTER

Quality shows itself in many guises and sometimes the little details speak volumes. At Castlethorpe Homes’s new development in the heart of the Cotswolds this quality leadwork and little rose detailing just makes a difference.

LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

We are happy to have been able to support Finstock C of E Primary School in Oxfordshire again this year with their Christmas Raffle. By donating another quality hamper they hope to raise more than the £750 they raised last year.

MEADOW VIEW UNDERWAY

With the end of the year approaching, it is great to see the site at Meadow View in Buckinghamshire is underway.

NEW SITE ACQUIRED

Castlethorpe Homes are thrilled to announce that we have completed our purchase of our latest site in Kingham, Oxfordshire.

RE-USE, RE-CYCLE, ADD VALUE.

Having recently undertaken the demolition of some old 100-year-old farm buildings and stables for a development, we identified several large flag stone steps that were surplus to requirements.

LATEST DESIGNS REVEALED

Castlethorpe Homes are really pleased to be able to share the latest visuals for one of our new developments in the Cotswolds. This will feature a truss vaulted kitchen/breakfast room leading to separate utility room and boot room.

‘ALL NEW HOMES HAVE SMALL GARDENS'

We hear it all the time, the common preconception that all new build homes are the same. Small gardens, no storage, thin walls, no parking etc.

SELECTING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to partner with Lumi-Plugin by introducing their latest light and safty products to our recent developments.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

Castlethorpe Homes were delighted to support Ridge and Partners architects annual golf day with sponsorship again this year to help shine some much needed light on their two chosen mental health charities.

CREATING BEAUTIFUL AND DIFFERENT HOMES

Delighted to be able to show off some of the 'internal walls' progressing on our upcoming site in the Cotswolds.

NEW SITE LAUNCHED IN THE COTSWOLDS

We are so pleased to get the brochure completed and get our new site at Willowside Grange on the market. A very special location and some beautiful and unique new homes.

SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION

Bee Bricks added only a few months ago and already home to our much-needed flying friends.

Awards Finalist

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to have been announced as one of the three finalists at this year's Oxfordshire Business Awards.

New Oxfordshire Site Acquired

We are pleased to start 2023 with another new site in Oxfordshire/The Cotswolds.

Community Tree Planting Initiative

Castlethorpe Homes are delighted to be involved with Viridian Solar and greener Futures in installing 32 Clearline Fusion PV panels on our current project at The Paddocks, Bramley.

Being part of the top 2% of New Build Homes

We are delighted to see that our latest development has a predicted EPC of 93 which takes it into the select A rating band - A ratings only account for 2% of all EPC's (new build).

Local School Donation

Building COMMUNITY ties is an integral part of House Building

New Planning Application Submitted

We are pleased to have submitted a new reserved matters planning application for our latest site in a pretty Buckinghamshire Village