Electric vehicle charging points, allotments and cycle hire facilities are among the features helping residents of a new community in Gloucestershire embrace a more sustainable way of living.

River View Garden Village is a flagship scheme from the Edenstone Group, featuring designs from our two housing brands – Edenstone Homes and Bluebell Homes.

The blossoming new community is a prime example of how the Bluebell Homes brand is helping to create new neighbourhoods with wide open spaces, and opportunities for bio-diversity, alongside new technology.

For those who want to reduce their carbon footprint, a move to here offers the chance to make a substantial change that could lead to a brighter future.

Figures released for June showed that plug-in electric car sales in the UK increased by a massive 192% year on year, but with the increased vehicles there’s a greater need for charging points.

We’ve taken steps to prepare for this. Bluebell homeowners at River View will have their own electric car charging point as standard.

There’s also the option of hiring a bicycle, which is a great alternative mode of sustainable transport, as it provides a means of staying fit and active. Residents of River View also have the opportunity to take on an allotment and grow their own fruit and vegetables. Tending to an allotment offers minimal food miles and a functional workout. It’s also a way of meeting those living nearby, either chatting to those on other plots or by sharing your produce.

The new community includes an abundance of open space, including play areas and outdoor exercise stations, with CCTV to public areas.

Current availability includes three and four-bedroom homes.

Subject to build stage, buyers can choose from a range of traditional and contemporary kitchen styles, plus contemporary sanitaryware from Roca.

We’ve also added small touches to the design of our kitchens with in-cupboard recycling bins to homes on the second phase of River View.

It’s the ideal way to encourage people to recycle more while also ensuring our kitchens are both stylish and practical.

The wider River View Garden Village also features properties from Edenstone Homes.

Show homes across the two brands are open daily from 10.30am to 5pm daily. For more information, including the latest availability and pricing, call 01594 806696 or see https://www.bluebellhomes.co.uk/river-view-garden-village-lyndey for details.

Caption: River View Garden Village, Lydney, is a vibrant new community being shaped by the Edenstone Group