Rosemary Road, YO24

Property Ref: 14608

Three bedroom eco-home in York‘s first co-operative cohousing community

Rosemary Road, Acomb, York, YO24 3FN

New build three bedroom mid-terrace house on two floors
Total floor area: 99m2
For sale: £245,000 (70% of the market rate)

A unique offering to join York‘s first co-operative, cohousing community. High performance, south facing, 3 bed home available to move in this summer, in the family-friendly suburb of Acomb, 2.5 miles from the city centre.

Built to high environmental standards, including high levels of insulation and high performance double glazed windows. This home only needs minimal heating. The home is fully electric, there is no gas connection. Heating and hot water are from the dedicated air source heat pump.

Lowfield Green Housing Coop is part of the wider Lowfield Green development, built on the site of a former school. A development of 165 homes, the Co-op has direct access to the newly built village green and play park.

Situated in the village of Acomb walking distance to all the main amenities including supermarket, doctors, post office, cafes, pubs, opticians, library, bank and local shops on the vibrant Front Street. A short distance to major bus routes into the city and a 15 minute cycle to York train station. The home is close to a number of junior and secondary schools.

Coop site

There are 13 other households moving in this summer into the Coop as part of phase one of this build. In the coop are other 3-bed homes, as well as 3 2-bed and 3 4-bed homes. Find out more about co-op membership below.

All homes are centred around a generous communal outdoor space especially designed for and by co-op members. As well as communal bike storage and car parking spaces (see below) there are also communal recycling spaces and composting. At time of listing a dedicated group in the co-op are finalising these features.

All houses are designed to be powered by renewable energy with future plans to connect a co-operatively owned solar array. This means lower energy bills and lower carbon footprint in future.

Phase 2 of the build includes up to 6 2-bed flats and a communal indoor space. At time of listing this is still in the design phase and currently due for completion 2026.

Rosemary Avenue
Plot is centered in a small terrace of 7 houses

Ground floor

Front Entrance Main access into the house is via a car-free shared communal gardens and walkway. A timber structure with storage and a canopy provides cover for the entrance door.

Ground floor toilet and cloak room with wash basin.

Stairs lead up to the first floor landing, with space for further storage under the stairwell.

Living space (3.3 x 3.5m) Self contained living space with views into the communal gardens out of the front windows

Kitchen (6.1 x 3.2m) Spacious Open plan kitchen and dining space with patio doors opening onto south-facing sunny garden. Kitchen includes generous built-in storage, fridge freezer, induction hob and cooker. All fittings and fixtures are brand new and A rated.

Utility room (1.7 x 1.8m) accessed off the kitchen with plumbing outlets for white goods e.g. washing machine.

First floor

Bedrooms
3 generously sized bedrooms, 1 master bedroom has built-in cupboard storage and a generous family bathroom with shower overhead built in.

Bedroom 1: (3.3 x 4.3)
Bedroom 2: (3.3 x 3.3)
Bedroom 3: (3.2 x 2.5)

Garden DIMENSIONS South facing garden featuring grass and patio areas.

Bike and car parking

There are multiple secure communal bike storage units across the co-op site.
There is a car-share scheme for the 12 parking spaces allocated to the co-op

More details about the building

Plots is one of five properties constructed using an off site prefabricated modular system. These are made from Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) based with Steel Floor construction laid on a blockwork plinth with concrete strip foundations.

More details

Council Tax Band - TBC likely to be C
EPC - Predicated Energy Assessment = B
Tenure - Leasehold 999 years from 2025
Service charge - This charge covers running, maintenance and upkeep of the shared facilities on site. The charge is agreed each year by the leaseholder with all the other Lowfield Green Cohousing members in a participatory budgeting exercise. The exact amount is still being calculated.


Membership of Lowfield Green Housing Co-operative

This home is part of the Lowfield Green Cohousing community. Any purchaser would need first to apply and be accepted as a member of the co-operative. The community welcomes prospective members to come and find out about and get to know it..

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