Design your home

Step 1 of 7

Your home

Three sizes, all on one level.

the Alder2 bed · 800 sq ft +£229,500 the Rowan2 bed · 900 sq ft +£268,000 the Hazel3 bed · 1100 sq ft +£315,000

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Your community

Where it stands changes the pitch fee, not the price.

WillowmereRiverside · Hampshire · pitch £195/mo included SaltmereCoastal · North Norfolk · pitch £210/mo included FoxbarrowWoodland · High Weald, Sussex · pitch £185/mo included LonglightOpen country · Cotswold edge · pitch £190/mo included

Step 3 of 7

Which way the garden faces

The single thing residents say they’d choose more carefully next time. The plot premium is the only thing on this page you can’t change later.

EastBreakfast in the sun, cool evenings. Best for gardeners — and it’s what the guide price buys. included South-westAfternoon and evening sun on the deck. The popular one. +£4,500 Due southSun most of the day, shade when you want it. +£3,500 WestLate light, long evenings, warm walls. +£2,500

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The outside

All maintenance-free. All ageing nicely.

Cedar claddingSilvers gently. The one in most of our photographs. included Painted timberSix colours, from Hedgerow Green to Bone. +£2,200 Stone & timberLocal stone to the front. Best at Longlight. +£6,800

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The kitchen

Where you’ll spend more time than you think.

Shaker, paintedQuartz worktop, ceramic sink, soft-close everything. included Oak-frontedWarmer, and it hides a multitude. +£3,400 The cook’s kitchenRange cooker, larder cupboard, second sink. +£7,900

Step 6 of 7 · choose any

Easy living, built in

Every home has step-free entry, level thresholds and 900mm doorways as standard. These are the extras.

Full wet roomLevel, drained, grab-rail ready. Fit it now, not at eighty. +£3,200 Discreet grab railsOak, not hospital chrome. Bathroom and back step. +£480 Raised sockets, lowered switchesNo bending, no stretching, no thinking about it. +£260 Underfloor heatingWarm floors, no radiators to work around. +£4,600

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The nice-to-haves

Add them now while it’s a line on a spec sheet.

Wood-burning stoveDEFRA-approved, with a log store outside the back door. +£2,900 Extended deckAnother 3 metres of cedar. Where the table lives. +£3,600 Garden workshopPower, light, a bench, and somewhere to escape to. +£4,200 Second EV chargerOne comes as standard. Two if you both drive. +£900 Fitted blinds throughoutBlackout in the bedrooms, so dawn is optional. +£1,850