Affordability meets sustainability in Cippenham

With concern regarding global warming prevalent in the media, today's home buyers are becoming ever more interested in the long-term sustainability and environmental impact their new properties might represent.

With this in mind, at its Eton Green development, in Cippenham, Barratt Southern Counties is helping reduce its buyers' carbon footprint by providing a £250 bicycle voucher.

An environmentally friendly, sustainable community, Eton Green is incorporating a network of footpaths and cycleways connecting the properties to nearby schools, shops and employment hotspots. An unobtrusively sited wind turbine, still subject to planning permission, will provide renewable energy, while an improved bus service into Slough will reduce the need for driving.

To minimise purchasers' carbon footprint, every home sold in Eton Green will come with a £250 voucher to be spent on a bicycle, while an improved bus service into Slough will further reduce the need for driving.

When complete, Eton Green will provide 300 properties, both private and affordable, in 13 different styles, so there will be something to suit everybody, from first time home buyers to downsizers. Eton Green is particularly suited to young families, because it features extensive on-site recreation and sports facilities.

Managing director of Barratt Southern Counties, Trevor Sawyer, comments, "Eton Green provides the perfect combination of location and specification. The scheme has been immensely popular and we believe the wide variety of homes available is responsible for this success."

By offering an exceptional 100% home exchange package and free removals, Barratt is providing help for all those who are upgrading from an existing home. Barratt will value buyers' homes and agree an acceptable sale price, then assume the responsibility of selling their home; Barratt will also organise and pay for the Home Information Pack (HIP).

When combined with the free bespoke removal package from anywhere in the country, including a full packing service and extended liability cover, all that is left for buyers to concern themselves with is which property to choose. One-bedroom apartments, along with two, three, four-bedroom houses, are currently available.

Alternatively, Barratt's ‘Head Start' initiative allows buyers to move into a brand new apartment for only 85 per cent of the purchase price, while still owning a full 100 per cent of the property. Barratt will also pay one per cent stamp duty and legal fees. No interest or rent is payable on the 15 per cent deferred, which is paid back as 15 per cent of the property's open market value at any time up to the resale of the property or within ten years, whichever is sooner. Barratt will also pay the 5 per cent deposit for all first time home buyers.

Cippenham lies close to the beautiful natural woodland of Burnham Beeches, which provides stunning walks and unrivalled scenery. There are over 50 parks and green areas, providing a range of sports fields, woods and wildlife, in the locality. Nearby attractions include Ascot racecourse, Windsor Castle and Legoland.

From Uxbridge, the nearest tube station, it takes less than an hour to get to London Bridge. Nearby Slough Station has a service that takes a little over an hour to get to London Waterloo by train. Cippenham is located off Junction 7 of the M4, providing an easy commute to Maidenhead and Windsor.

Prices start from £164,995 for a one-bedroom apartment, £274,995 for a three-bedroom home and £349,995 for a four-bedroom home. For further information, visit Barratthomes.co.uk.