MORE than 300 homes are being built as part of the final phase of a £97m project.

Bargate Homes is building more than 1,000 homes in total on a former deer park on the outskirts of Eastleigh.

The housebuilder has now started the final phase of the development, called North Stoneham Park.

The £97m Heritage Place scheme will deliver 322 eco-focused family homes.

A total of 124 Heritage Place homes will be purpose-built for Vivid, for shared ownership and affordable rent.

The company unveiled the largest scheme to date with a completed street scene and two fully furnished show homes.

The first homes will be ready to move into before the end of this year.

A range of three, four and five-bedroom semi-detached and detached homes are available in the first release, with prices ranging from £485,000 to £715,000.

Bargate Homes has worked with Eastleigh Borough Council and Winchester City Council to ensure that the new scheme - located to the west of Avenue Park – complements the existing residential at North Stoneham Park.

The team has also worked to ensure there are routes to the local centre, which opened to the public in May 2021 with a café, community hall and day nursery, and to Stoneham Park Primary Academy, which welcomed its first pupils in September 2020.

Mark White, managing director of Bargate Homes, said: “We are thrilled to unveil Heritage Place to the public for the first time.

"This £97m development has been in the planning and meticulous pre-construction stage for over two years, to ensure we deliver North Stoneham Park’s most eco-efficient homes, completing the final part of the jigsaw for this exceptional new community.

“Taking lessons learnt from previous phases, our family homes will feature garages, and there has been considerable design work regarding the elevation treatments and detailing.

"The 322 new Bargate Homes will enable local people to climb onto and up the property ladder, as well as attracting newcomers to this scenic, historic, and well-connected part of Hampshire.

"We are very much looking forward to welcoming the first residents to Heritage Place next month.”

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