Putting the ‘in’ back into Sutton in Ashfield

15 September 04

Ashfield is walking tall again. Investment in the area is good and developments throughout the district are giving people a real feeling of optimism. Leading this renaissance is Sutton, home to numerous leisure activities, major shopping chains and some great food outlets. Added to these on-the-doorstep amenities, Sutton residents are now taking advantage of the town’s good transport links with towns and cities along the M1 corridor.

Sutton’s turn in fortune follows economic downturn, which left mills closed, shops boarded up and factories derelict. Today, people are realising that such buildings are part of the town’s rich industrial heritage, and trendy developments combining top interior designs with interesting character are the must-haves for many people choosing to purchase in the area.

“Following a period of decline, which saw many people leaving the area, we’re now seeing the positive face of the town re-emerging, and this is making more people want to live here,” says Steve Midgley, managing director of Fairgrove Homes. “There’s definitely a feel-good factor in the town, and we’re seeing more people choosing to escape city life in favour of what Sutton has to offer.”

Sutton has benefited from renewed investment thanks to consumer demand for interesting developments of character and the government’s plans that 60% of new build houses should be on brownfield sites by 2008.

“The fairly rapid sale of all the houses on Fairgrove Homes’ Dobson’s Mill development is a real indication that the government is right to push for brownfield developments,” says Steve. “It’s what consumers want and it’s helping towns like Sutton to return to the level of prosperity that helped them grow in the past.”

About Fairgrove Homes
Fairgrove Homes is a locally owned business that prides itself on building individual homes of character. The company combines quality with small developments in desirable locations to meet customers’ needs. Fairgrove Homes’ current development sites include:

• Dobson’s Mill in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
• Olders Valley, Woodville, and Old School Woods, Shipley Park, Derbyshire
• The Old Bull Farm, Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire.

Further new developments are situated at The Bruntings, Eakring Road, Mansfield, and Orton Fields, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, as well as Loscoe, Derbyshire.

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