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There’s more to Youngs Way, our 10 new council and shared ownership homes in Littlemore, than meets the eye. The development is called Youngs Way and was managed by our housing company OX Place. It includes six semi-detached two-bed houses and four semi-detached three-bed houses, all built to be fully adaptable to meet people’s changing needs throughout their lives. The new homes include: • Brick walls with feature front gables, and front gardens with stone boundary walls to blend in with the character of the nearby Littlemore conservation area. • Timber frame construction. Timber frame construction is faster, has a lower carbon footprint and is less disruptive than traditional builds. • A ‘fabric first’ approach, with enhanced insulation and air tightness standards to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Living spaces face southwest to maximise sunlight. • Electrical heating, primarily through air source heat pumps with rooftop solar PV panels generating electricity for use during the day. • Youngs Way features bat roosting boxes and hedgehog tunnels, together with bug and bee boxes across the site. • Each home has a cycle store with a green roof, providing secure storage for three bikes. There are nine parking spaces with EV charging. These include three spaces suitable for drivers with disabilities. Five council homes are being let at social rent to households on our housing register. The remaining five homes are shared ownership, sold through OX Place.