Prince Charles threw his weight behind the Nansledan property development back in 2000, after a similar project Poundbury. Now Britons are snapping up the properties with the town trending on Google due to demand.
Poundbury was built by the Duchy of Cornwall, a huge and highly profitable expanse of land inherited by Prince Charles. The Duchy pays no corporation tax despite turning over tens of millions per year.
From 2017 to 2018 it made £21.7m, money paid into the pocket of Prince Charles. The Poundbury project was both praised and criticised. It was described as “fake, heartless, authoritarian and grimly cute” and “a feudal Disneyland”.
However, it had positive feedback for its environmental outlook and one critic in the Guardian wrote: “A growing and diverse community suggests it’s getting a lot of things right.”
Now it seems Prince Charles’ follow up project is proving popular, with all 300 homes built sold so far, according to Cornwall Live.
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The cheapest property on the site on Bradleys Estate Agent is Quintrell Road, listed for £235,000 and is a two bed property. Advertising reads: “Built by Morrish Builders, this two bed property offers spacious living with a high quality finish. Benefits include parking, integrated appliances and a south westerly facing garden and patio.”
The most expensive property on the site, which has been sold, costs £435k. It is described as an “impressive four bedroom detached house with the highly desirable and sought after Carriage House above the double garage.
“This home boasts 3 shower rooms/family bathroom. Traditional built home by Morrish builders. Ready around March/April 2020.”
The listing specify and number of fancy hi-spec features each home boats. This includes stainless steel sinks, oak handrails, LED spotlights and USB charging. Wain Homes estate agent claims to have seven properties available on the site.
The plan is for the community to grow to contain 4,000 homes over the next 30 years, in eight stages, with stage two having been completed so far. There has been a new school built, and a church and a supermarket are on the way.
According to reports these homes are 18 per cent more expensive than the average home in the area.
Cornwall Live states a one-bed home costs £130,000, with three-bedroom terraces for £370,000 and four-bedroom semis for £500,000 to detached properties for £675,000.
Prince Charles visited the site in recent ITV show Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy of Cornwall, the first episode of which aired on 24 October.
Where else in UK property for sale booming in popularity.
After analysing unique views data across the last 12 months, Zoopla claimed SA4, home to Loughor and Gowerton, is the most popular area within in Swansea.
Just behind in second place on Zoopla’s list of most popular towns and cities for house-hunters is Llanelli in Carmarthenshire. Following in third place is Leicester.
Brighton and Torquay make it onto the list in 11th and 16th place respectively