| Property Name | 7 Gables Drive, Hockerton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire |  |
| Property Location | view map | |
| Property Type | 2 / 3 bedroom semi detached house | |
| Price | £392,000 | |
| Status | ARCHIVE | |
| For further information & viewings, contact | Hockerton Housing Project tel: 01636 816902 e-mail: contact@hockertonhousingproject.org.uk Web: www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk |
Unique opportunity to purchase one of the most energy efficient homes in the UK, nestled in the rural village of Hockerton, near the bustling country town of Southwell and next door to the Hockerton Housing Project a world-renowned sustainable development.
Super insulated with thermal mass heat battery making the property keep warm with sunshine, body heat and incidental gains. Triple glazed house, double glazed conservatory, earth sheltered roof and sides, Autonomous for water; rainwater collection and reedbed for sewage treatment. Wood stove in conservatory. Unique “Hotsi” hot water system. Mechanical ventilation and heat recovery. Food growing area.
| Kitchen | 6.2m x 3.0m |
| Lounge | 6.2m x 3.0m |
| Dining | |
| Bedroom 1 | 3.2m x 3.0m |
| Bedroom 2 | 6.2m x 3.0m inc bath |
| Other Rooms | House area is 127m2. Kitchen dimensions include a dining area. Bedroom 1 has a mezzanine floor over. Bedroom 2 dimensions include bathroom. Inner Hall 3.0m x 3.0m Conservatory 12.6m x 3m Outer entrance porch and showroom. Through ways. Loggia store and car port. |
| Details of Heating | Sunshine, body heat & incidental gains. |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | *See further info. |
| Ground Rent | 1 peppercorn |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | **See further info |
Loggia and car port.
Garden of 24m x 45m with large shared pond.
| Parking facilities | Driveway |
| Secure bicycle storage? | No |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 2 miles |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 2.5miles |
| Nearest train station | 7 miles |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 2 miles |
This home offers a fantastic opportunity to live in a house fit for the future. Warm and comfortable living with built in resilience. The space is flexible and full of light with a very spacious conservatory to the south. The garden is landscaped, spacious and teaming with wildlife. The house sits close to other “eco” houses with a good social feel. The local pub is just a short walk away. Southwell just over the hill and offers good shops, restaurants, schools and many other amenities within a thriving community.
The houses were designed by ‘Green’ builder and designer Nick Martin, whose previous projects include: The ground-breaking home in Southwell the ‘New Autonomous House’ which has an entry in the Guinness book of records for 2 years for its low energy use. The Hockerton Housing Project a short distance to the east and many subsequent cutting-edge houses.
Orientation such that rear of the house faces south to enable maximum use of the sun’s energy.
This house gained planning permission on 19th January 2001 and was completed in September 2004.
The house has been designed and built as one of the first ultra low energy residential homes in the UK. It reduces life cycle energy to a minimum and sits amongst the most energy efficient, purpose-built dwellings in Europe. It has extremely low bills for heating and has a very low carbon impact. The concept uses passive energy gains like sunshine to keep the house warm throughout the year. It achieves this using super insulation and thermal mass storage.
Maximum use of benign materials has been made in the construction and it is designed to be, to a large extent, self-sufficient.
The house is super insulated and with earth covering. It uses passive solar heating removing the need for a whole house space heating system.
There is no mains sewage system in the village and there is no mains water connection to the house. The water and sewage systems are self-contained and shared with the attached house 6 Gables Drive reducing utility bills still further. Maintenance of the septic tank sewage system and rainwater catchment system is shared with the adjoining dwelling.
There is a phone and super-fast Broadband connection.
The house is earth-sheltered to the sides and over the top, such that the ground surface slopes and blend smoothly into the surrounding landscape creating a vibrant biodiverse habitat.
*COST OF UTILITIES: 3300kWh per year all electric, Sewage £100
Water £100.
**ACCREDITATION: EPC 35 (EPC calculation does not cope with thermal mass or the effectiveness of the conservatory, more information available)
External links:
http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk
Details last updated: 2021-05-23 12:30:07
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