Four new show homes open at Barratt in Basingstoke

Barratt doesn’t like to do things by halves: when there’s a launch, it’s always quite an event! So, at the Highfields development in Basingstoke, not one but four showhomes were presented to the potential housebuyers to great acclaim. It’s a sign of the high levels of interest felt about this development that nearly sixty people came to view, an excellent result considering the vagaries of the British weather this summer.

As well as the showhomes, Barratt arranged some entertainment for children and adults alike: including a fortune teller, face painting and to celebrate the show home openings, champagne.

The showhome interior schemes showed off four different Highfields homes at their best: one two-bedroom, one three-bedroom and two four-bedroom houses. By choosing different sized properties, Barratt was able to demonstrate how well the development can suit various buyers: families, couples and singles. The old adage ‘something for everyone’ certainly applies here, and with a two-bedroom house starting at a very reasonable £214,995, ideal for first time buyers.

All the showhomes are furnished in simple yet luxurious contemporary style. There is an emphasis on boldly patterned fabrics and splashes of bright colour, set against tastefully pale backgrounds. These are homes designed for the modern lifestyle: with open plan kitchen/dining rooms for carefree entertaining, home office areas, sleek fitted bathrooms, and a fireplace in the living room for warm relaxed evenings. Rooms are open and light, with big windows, and of course the kitchen is as ever the heart of the home, beautifully designed and equipped with the full range of appliances.

Highfields, located on Old Kempshott Lane two miles from the centre of Basingstoke, is one of Barratt’s larger schemes with a total of 300 homes: two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and one and two-bedroom apartments. The thirty-acre site is imaginatively designed, with the homes set amongst a pleasing landscape of streets, squares and avenues. There’s definitely a rural feel about it. Not only is it surrounded by the open reaches of the North Downs countryside but it will, when complete, have its own integral open, green space for the new home buyers to enjoy.

Despite the semi rural setting, the M3 is only a short drive from Highfields and commuters find it a very convenient place to live, with trains taking about three-quarters of an hour from Basingstoke to London Waterloo. Basingstoke is a modern lively centre and has an excellent choice of shopping and entertainment. For example, the Festival Place shopping centre is one of the UK’s largest. As well as 165 shops, it has lots of cafés and restaurants, a sports complex and multi-screen cinema.

The town also has a good choice of well-regarded schools. Families will love the impressive leisure facilities at the massive Aquadrome, Basingstoke Leisure Park and the brand new Active Life centre.

For further details on Highfields, where prices start from £214,995, visit the website at Barratthomes.co.uk.