Development details: Summer Place is a development of 18 new homes for sale and rental, delivered in partnership with Stoke City Council, approximately three miles south of Stoke city centre.
The development backs onto a public park and football pitch, with a community centre and scout hall just around the corner. Once complete the site will offer a selection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom environmentally friendly homes.
All will be built to level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, with energy saving features like the latest condensing boilers, energy saving lighting, double glazing and insulated walls to lower heating bills, cycle storage and rainwater harvesting – all of which will save you money on your energy bills and be kind to the environment. The homes are yet to be placed in a council tax bracket so the following are estimations and subject to change: Band A £925.87, Band B £1,080.18, Band C £1,234.49, Band D £1,388.80. Stoke is renowned worldwide for the production of pottery with brands such as Royal Doulton, Wedgwood and Minton all born and still based in the city. Stoke City, the second oldest professional football club in England, currently plays top flight football in the Premier League and is based at the Britannia Stadium, just over a mile from the Summer Place development.

ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT

Education
Nearby primary schools include Stoke Minster C E A Primary School (0.3 mi), Oakhill Primary School (0.7 mi) and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (0.9 mi). Secondary schools close by are Thistley Hough High School (0.6 mi), Trentham High School (1.8 mi) and Berry Hill High School and Sports College (2.2 mi). Staffordshire University is less than a mile away and Keele University is just 3.5 miles away.

Leisure
Nestled amongst the historic and picturesque county of Staffordshire, there is plenty to see and do in Stoke-on-Trent. The 63 acre Hanley Park is just over a mile from the development and comprises grassland, foot/cycle paths, children’s play areas, sports pitches and a lake and boathouse. Other Parks include Central Forest Park, just north of the city, offering walks, plenty of wildlife and a large skate park. Fans of the outdoors will find plenty of other activities in the surrounding area. Aerial Extreme is a tree top rope adventure course around ten minutes away in Trentham, also home to Trentham Gardens and Monkey Forest where around 140 monkeys live in complete freedom. Stoke’s pottery heritage can be relived at Gladstone Pottery Museum, a perfectly preserved Victorian pottery factory. Alton Towers is less than 15 miles away and is one of the best and most visited theme parks in the world. The 800 acre site is home to white knuckle rides like Nemesis, Oblivion and Rita, not to mention the themed hotel resort and water park.

Shopping
There is an abundance of shops and retailers nearby offering a range of goods. London Road is a stone’s throw from Summer Place and is home to convenience stores, large supermarkets like Lidl and Sainsbury’s, electrical stores, newsagents and chemists. There are also many options for eating out close to the development, with pubs, restaurants and fast-food outlets within easy walking distance. Stoke city centre offers much in the way of retail therapy. High street names like Debenhams, Marks & Spencer and Boots sit alongside smaller independent retailers and boutiques. The Potteries is a large indoor shopping centre in the middle of the city with well known stores and cafes like The Body Shop, HMV and Starbucks. Festival Park lies just to the west of the city and offers large retail outlets, an Odeon multiplex cinema, restaurants and the Waterworld indoor tropical aqua park.

Transport
Summer Place is easily accessed by both City Road and the Queensway A500, directly connecting with the nearby M6 and on towards Manchester north and Birmingham south. The A50 is also nearby connecting the city with the M1 and the rest of the UK’s motorway network, perfect for commuters. The city centre lies around three miles north of the development and is quickly reached by car or bus.   Stoke-on-Trent railway station is part of the West Coast Main Line and so benefits from a regular service between Manchester and London. There is also an extensive canal network in Stoke-on-Trent with major improvement works currently underway.