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Somerton Mead

Welcome to Somerton Mead, a new collection of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes near Yeovil in Somerton.

Surrounded by several lakes, Somerton Mead, is nestled in the heart of Somerton, a a beautiful hilly region a 25-minute drive away from the town of Yeovil. Our new development offers easy access to roads leading to Bristol and Bath and features a play area on-site.

The Developer

Six years at the top. It’s written in the stars. Our commitment to building quality homes in great locations has earned both your trust and satisfaction. It has also led to an incredible achievement: a 5-star Home Builders Federation rating for the 6th year running. What makes this truly special is that over 90% of you, our valued homeowners, would recommend us to family and friends.This means everything; thank you.

Location

As a largely rural town, Somerton is known for its hilly landscapes and scenic walking trails, including The Blackdown Hills, Cranborne Chase, the Mendip Hills and the Quantock Hills – all designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. The town’s square Market Place is just a 5-minute drive away from our development and the popular art gallery, the ACEarts Gallery, is just a 7-minute drive away.

And Glastonbury, with its famous music festival, is only a 20-mintue drive away.

Our development is ideally situated near a number of major roads, being close to the B3153, which connects to the A37, and connects the development to Yeovil (a 25-minute drive away). Other nearby roads include the A372, which connects our development to Taunton, and the A361, which leads to Glastonbury. There’s a bus stop just a 4-minute walk from our development, with services that get you into Yeovil and Glastonbury within half an hour, as well as a bus to Taunton that takes about 40 minutes. There’s also Castle Cary Station, a 20-minute drive away from our development, offering services including trains that gets you into London and Birmingham in about 2 hours, as well as services that get you into Bristol and Exeter in about half an hour. Bristol Airport is the nearest airport to our development, being 30 miles away.

For everyday essentials, Somerton Mead is just a 5-minute drive from a Co-op and a Boots, as well as a number of natural food stores like Nature’s Pantry and Cobbs Wholefoods.

There are several boutique clothing shops nearby including the Top Notch Vintage Shop and Circle Green.

Why Should You Buy New?

There are plenty of benefits of buying a new home over a second hand property - here's just a few. Our new homes are designed to a high standard of energy efficiency, meaning your monthly bills will be significantly less than running an older property. Plus, we can also save you money on those costly and timely renovations so there's no need to battle with the previous owner's questionable choice of décor! When we say new, we mean it. And when you reserve early, you're able to choose your fixtures and fittings in your new home from our range, so everything is just how you would like it.

Designated Person

A Designated Person is defined as “persons registered on the Homefinder Somerset Register, or other such low-cost home ownership register agreed by Somerset Council or such other approval to proceed from Somerset Council." The designated person must show to the Council’s satisfaction that their income is below that deemed to indicate need and who have Local Connection.

Local Connection Criteria

In order of priority, in relation to a person in need of Affordable Housing, that person(s) demonstrating to the reasonable satisfaction of Somerset Council immediately prior to the allocation of an Affordable Housing Unit that they: i. Are ordinarily resident within the Parish of Somerton ii. Have strong local connections to the Parish of Somerton including having a Close Family Association in the said parish and/or any periods of ordinary residence in the said parish not immediately before the date upon which any Affordable Housing Unit becomes vacant and/or such persons who have permanent employment in the Parish of Somerton. iii. Immediately prior to the allocation of the Affordable Housing Unit have been ordinarily resident or have a Close Family Association or permanent employment within the adjoining parishes of Charlton Mackrell, Compton Dundon, High Ham, Kingweston, Kingsdon, Long Sutton, Pitney and Walton. iv. Any person registered on the Homefinder Somerset Register, or such low cost homeownership registration required by Somerset Council, and in the event of there being no one available, any person approved in writing by Somerset Council.

Discounted Open Market Financi

The Financial Criteria for the maximum single or joint income is as follows: a. The maximum single income is calculated as ((A x 95%) x 115%) / 3.75; b. The maximum joint income is calculated as ((A x 95%) x 115%) / 3.25; In each case “A” is the selling price for the Affordable Housing Unit being purchased (in the case of self-employed person their income is to be taken as the average income over the preceding three years) or other such single or joint income as agreed in writing by Somerset Council up to a maximum of £80,000.

Please Note

We will endeavour to use the photographs of the actual property but may also show pictures of the show home, similar plots and/or computer generated images (AI). Our virtual/360 tours will be of the development show homes. Floorplan images may be handed.

Reservation Fee Applies