Family land dream home in Wolverhampton

Due to an unprecedented autumn sales surge that's bucking all the current property trends, St Peter's Walk on the Wednesfield Road by George Wimpey West Midlands is now 90% sold. So, apart from a few two bedroom apartments (from just £85,995) the remaining properties are all in the new-style Willow four bedroom, three-storey design - which is being touted as the saviour for parents who can't get in the bathroom for kids.

This spacious family home offers 1,173 sq,ft to play with and has no less than three separate bathrooms (a well-appointed family bathroom plus two ensuites). Little wonder customers are already saying it's the only type of four bedroom home in the area that offers this flexibility.

One such family are the Grants from nearby Park Village, who swapped their small and ageing two bedroom semi for a spacious four bedroom, three storey mews home. Keith and Sue plus young daughters Isobel (7) and Philippa (5) now all enjoy a bedroom each, plus the choice of three bathrooms.

Keith explains: "It couldn't have worked out better because with the new home being just round the corner the girls won't have to swap schools, or lose their friends. And I still can't believe that we've got so much extra space for the money we paid. George Wimpey three storey homes are well laid out and designed and make really good use of the space - they certainly don't waste the ground floor like many others we've seen - plus we've even got the luxury of a guest room now."

Having settled on their dream new home however, the Grants experienced an uncertain run in when the mortgage company began dragging their heels, but George Wimpey came to the rescue with some timely incentives and reassuring advice. Keith adds: "I was really worried it was all going to fall apart, but the sales executives on site, plus the site manager, bent over backwards to help us out and take the pressure off. We'd sold the old house to an uncle, so no problems there, but George Wimpey made it all possible with a brilliant deal that included carpets throughout, stamp duty and all our legal fees paid, even built in appliances thrown in.

The four bedroom, three storey mews Willow (with integral garage) is now available from just £145,995 and features a generous kitchen/dining room with French doors leading out to the rear garden and a front lounge with balcony The real bonus, however, is three bathrooms in the form of a well-appointed family bathroom on the first floor and ensuites to the master bedroom (with double shower) plus bedroom two up in the heavens.

St Peter's Walk is transforming the Springfield area and is made up of 130 characterful mews style homes, contemporary three storey properties, spacious, family homes and designer apartments - a mixed development that has something for everyone.

It's a timely regeneration of the old Chubb Works site on Wednesfield Road - and reflects the Government's call for a successful combination of design-led housing, less reliance on the motor car and design that reflects the local vernacular. And it's based around the striking central ‘homezone' concept popular in Europe, with affordable dwellings surrounding and overlooking a large, central area of public open space. These developments combine the modern benefits of city living with the social space usually associated with villages.

For more information, log on to Georgewimpey.co.uk.