Work to build 51 genuinely affordable new homes in Littlemore has reached a new milestone.
On Wednesday 17th September, councillors visited the Northfield Gate site, in brownfield land off Sandy Lane West, to mark the development ‘coming out of the ground’.
With foundations being laid and drainage infrastructure now installed, the ceremony marked the moment when construction starts to move above ground.
The site is being transformed by OX Place, Oxford City Council’s wholly owned building company, into 51 high-quality homes across two four-storey blocks.
New council and shared ownership homes
The scheme, being delivered in partnership with contractor Equans, includes:
- 27 council homes for for people on the city’s housing register
- 24 homes sold for shared ownership
The Council typically rents council homes – or social rent homes – at about 40% of what a private landlord would charge for the same home. So, if a private landlord would charge £1,000 a month, the Council would charge £400 a month for the same home.
Shared ownership is a way for low- and middle-income earners to get on the housing ladder. It allows you to buy part of a home – between 10% and 75% initially – and pay rent on the rest.
All the homes will be highly energy efficient and will incorporate electric heating, heat recovery ventilation and solar panels.
The development is on brownfield land. The site, a former children’s home, has stood empty since 2014.
This development is expected to complete in Spring 2027, with homes welcoming new residents shortly thereafter.
OX Place is building more than 2,000 new homes in Oxford over the next 10 years. More than 1,100 of these homes will be new council homes.
Comment
“Oxford desperately needs homes, and we’re building them. We’re tight on land, and high on need, so it’s exciting to see homes emerging in brownfield sites like Northfield, delivered in a way that’s sustainable and community focused. Much of the development will be for much-needed social housing, while shared ownership helps Oxford residents onto the property ladder in a city they would otherwise be priced out of. We are delivering the homes that Oxford badly needs.”
- Councillor Linda Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing
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