Orwell Grange opens this weekend

House buyers in rural Oxfordshire keen to snap up a modern home in a village location will be pleased to learn Taylor Wimpey is officially opening Orwell Grange in Sutton Courtenay this weekend (July 23 and 24).

Taylor Wimpey will be serving canapés and drinks sourced from Oxfordshire, to celebrate the opening of this is a small and exclusive development. The collection of three bedroom semi detached and impressive five bedroom detached homes, will be built in the desirable and historic village of Sutton Courtenay.

Regional managing director, Jon Fletcher, said: “Come and enjoy a canapé and a glass of something local with us to celebrate the opening of Orwell Grange. We are thrilled to be able to bring this exciting and exclusive development to Sutton Courtenay. It’s a picture perfect place to live and we hope the mix of three bedroom semi detached and five bedroom detached homes will sit perfectly in this long established community.

“We’re building a limited number of homes here and they will all come complete with high end fittings and luxury finishing touches, so we expect homes at this exclusive development to sell quickly. If you are interested in securing a new home in a sought after village setting then come and see us on Saturday.”

There will be just four, five bedroom, one four bedroom and four, three bedroom semi detached homes for sale at the development off Appleford Road. Orwell Grange will be built on brownfield land on the site of a former engineering works.

Sutton Courtenay is steeped in history. Orwell Grange takes its name from George Orwell, the famous author of the novels Animal Farm and 1984, who is buried in the churchyard. This is just one of this tiny village’s claims to fame.

Sutton Courtenay is a civil parish of Oxford and is situated on the banks of the River Thames, two miles south of Abingdon. It has great transport links being just three miles from the A34 and 12 miles from the M40 meaning commuters can be in London or Birmingham in less than an hour. Didcott Parkway railway station is 2.5 miles from the village offering mainline services and connections.

Sutton Courtenay has its own C of E primary school and there is a post office and a village shop. There are major supermarket chains and shopping centres within five miles of the development – ideal for the weekly shop.

For further information on the new development at Sutton Courtenay, log onto: taylorwimpey.co.uk