When you’re planning to buy a new home, it’s important to consider not just the property itself but the neighbourhood it’s in and how the local amenities fit your lifestyle, writes Samantha Williams, head of sales at Prospect Homes.
Everyone has slightly different priorities, but being able to nip out to a local shop when you run out of bread, milk or other household staples is something many of us want and need.
Our new homes in Clitheroe and Longridge are within a mile of Booths stores, where homeowners can stock up on groceries.
Recognising the importance of local shops we launched a partnership with Booths earlier this year.
Moving into a new home is always a special occasion and so we wanted to go a step further by gifting new home owners with items that are essential for the first few days in their new home.
Booths operates at the heart of the local community and prides itself on its support for local suppliers and community groups, making it a good fit for us.
Items inside the welcome hampers include tea, coffee and a tea towel, biscuits, a reusable shopping bag and a bottle of prosecco.
For a limited time only we’re also offering selected homes for sale with a barbecue and £200 worth of Booths vouchers.
Buyers at our Clitheroe developments Rose Gardens and Greenfields will also benefit from a range of specialist, independent and boutique stores including award-winning Byrnes Wine Shop, famous for its enormous underground cellar bursting with unusual vintages from all over the world; Cowman’s Famous Sausage Shop, with more than 75 varieties of sausage to choose from; and the Exchange Coffee Company with more than 35 coffees and 60 specialist teas.
Residents of The Ridings in Longridge can head to the nearby town centre where there’s a mix of boutique stores, homeware and interior design outlets or they can travel to the city of Preston where they’ll find familiar High Street names, two large shopping centres and a variety of independent shops.
Within half a mile of our Hall Drive Park development in Alsager, there’s a variety of local shops including pet shops, Sainsbury’s local and an Asda store along the B5077 Crewe Road. Nearby, Crewe boasts many familiar High Street names, as well as twice weekly indoor and outdoor markets, two large shopping centres and a variety of independent shops.
If you’re shopping around for a new home, check out our website for details of where we’re building.
