Estate from the 1960s demolished for 80 new homes

The new development in South Cerney was given the green light in August

A housing estate, built in the 1960s, is being demolished to make way for more than 80 new homes.

The 60-year-old estate in South Cerney, near Cirencester, is being flattened to make way for the Berkeley Close scheme, which was given the green light by Cotswold District Council (CDC) in August.

The work marks the first of two stages of demolition, with 38 properties to be knocked down in phase one.

Juliet Layton, CDC's cabinet member for housing and planning, said: "The new dwellings will be comfortable, warm, energy efficient homes."

Post-war housing

Developers Bromford said the homes being demolished were built using non-traditional methods in the 1960s in a bid to bolster the post-war housing supply.

It said the homes had deteriorated over time.

The new homes will be a mix of bungalows, flats and houses.

More than 60 of the homes will be available for rent, while 19 will be available to part-buy, part-rent through shared ownership.

'Regenerate the street'

Bromford project manager Millie Nicholls said: "The former properties were no longer of the quality that either us or our customers expect us to provide.

"It's nearly four years since we started talking to our customers living in the existing properties about our plans to regenerate the street, but it's great to see work under way now."

She added that by increasing the number of rental properties available, "local people priced out of the private housing market will be able to continue living in the village".

The first new homes available as part of the project are due to be completed in September 2026, with the development finished by autumn 2027.