| Property Name | 1 Forgebank Walk, Halton On Lune, Lancashire | |
| Property Location | view map | |
| Property Type | 1+ bedroom flat | |
| Price | £140,000 | |
| Status | ARCHIVE | |
| For further information & viewings, contact | Celia Briar tel: 01524 843126 e-mail: cbriar@gmail.com Web: http://www.lancastercohousing.org.uk |
A new ground floor self-contained purpose-built 1-bed apartment in the Lune Valley, with river views. It is built to rigorous passivhaus standards, which maximise energy efficiency. It forms part of the Lancaster Cohousing Project, which offers a combination of private homes and shared common facilities.
Forgebank homes are built to the PassivHaus standard which dramatically reduces the need for space heating and can reduce heating bills by 90% compared with conventional homes. PassivHaus design achieves this through: South facing aspect and very high levels of insulation, airtightness, mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (mvhr).
The large triple glazed south facing windows and doors windows capture heat from the sun, which is then retained by very high levels of insulation and minimal air loss through drafts. The result is negligible heat loss during winter and a very consistent internal temperature. The mvhr unit continuously replaces the air in the building with fresh air from outside and uses a heat recovery system to warm the incoming air. The result is that PassivHaus homes have excellent air quality and need very little additional heating. For times when the outside temperature is very low, there is a single radiator and heated towel rail fed from the district heating system.
Heating and hot water to is provided by the Lancaster Cohousing's district heating system which generates hot water from a highly efficient wood chip boiler in the mill building supplemented by over 50m2 of solar thermal collectors is delivered through insulated pipes to each property.
Forgebank will be connected to the Lancaster Cohousing's local electricity micro grid which sources some electricity from a large array of photovoltaic solar panels. If the Halton community hydro-electric scheme obtains the necessary approvals, it will also feed electricity into the micro grid.
| Kitchen | |
| Lounge | |
| Dining | |
| Bedroom 1 | |
| Other Rooms | The apartment is 40 square meters. The lounge, kitchen and dining area are open plan. There is a double bedroom and a built-in pull-out double bed settee in lounge. |
| Details of Heating | *See further details |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | |
| Ground Rent | |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | Sustainable Homes Cert |
Private patio overlooking River Lune
Access to communal gardens, including 6 acres of woodland
| Parking facilities | Off-road parking |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 1km |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 1km |
| Nearest train station | 5km |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 1km |
The project has currently reached the finals of the Passivhaus Trust awards. It is located in an outstandingly beautiful area. The flat has open woodland, river and rural views.
There is Parking for car share scheme. The flat is close to communal bike shed, plus private bike racks beside flat.
*Heating and utilities -
The entire complex of 41 dwellings plus offices are heated by one woodchip-fired boiler.
The Property is less than a year old, but energy use is extremely low. Bills can be supplied
Local area - Situated on the edge of the village of Halton, which has a post office, pharmacy and other shops plus library
The Centre at Halton (1km or less) is a new purpose-built leisure facility
External links:
http://www.lancastercohousing.org.uk/content/1forgebankwalk.htm
Details last updated: 2014-04-14 09:26:24
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