An exciting new initiative for Stourbridge enabling community participation in the acquisition of land for the development of sustainable, affordable, inspiring homes designed and built by the people who will live in them.


If we can form a community that consists of Carpenters, plumbers and electricians as well as solicitors, architects and surveyors we will be able to build beautiful ecologically, physically, environmentally and socially sustainable homes for a fraction of the cost of buying an off the shelf "baked bean tin" house

Why self build as a group?



  • much cheaper overall land, material and build costs
  • therefore getting more for your money
  • or the same for a lower cost
  • homes that are designed the way we want them
  • the potential joy of working for a shared ideal and way of life
  • the possibility of building low impact sustainable dwellings
  • the potential of pooling skills, resources and knowledge
  • because it is better than living in isolation
  • because it is much more appealing than the alternative
  • To cut out the developers and investors profit
  • to have much lower heating bills
  • to share facilities