Affordable homes for 24 families are being built on the north Norfolk coast.

The development, called West Wood, is being delivered by Flagship Homes and its contractors next to The Reef leisure centre, off Weybourne Road, in Sheringham.

The project began in April and is expected to be completed by May 2025.

Flagship Homes senior project manager Peter Waplington said: “It’s a hive of activity at the moment, there’s a real buzz and sense of excitement around the site.

"We’re confident we can deliver the homes for occupation in spring 2025.

A visualisation of how West Wood, Sheringham will look after it is completed A visualisation of how West Wood, Sheringham will look after it is completed (Image: Flagship Group)

"This would represent a 12-month build programme on a 24 home development.

“There is a great need in Sheringham for more affordable housing, so to be able to build this for the local community is fantastic.”

The project is progressing swiftly due to the use of modern methods of construction, which involve prefabricating components in a factory before assembly on-site.

Flagship Homes Senior Project Manager Peter Waplington at the West Wood, Sheringham site Flagship Homes Senior Project Manager Peter Waplington at the West Wood, Sheringham site (Image: Flagship Group)

Internal wall panels built at Walker Timber Engineering in Wisbech are being used at West Wood, meaning three to four weeks’ work can be finished in a couple of days.

The project includes a mix of bungalows and one-to-four-bedroom houses, which will benefit from electric vehicle charging points, solar panels, and air-source heat pumps.

Eighteen of the homes are for affordable rent, meaning they will be allocated to people on the local housing register for rent at 80pc of the market rate.

Peter Waplington taking in the view of the site, and the sea beyond, from one of the new homes Peter Waplington taking in the view of the site, and the sea beyond, from one of the new homes (Image: Flagship Group)

Six will be for shared ownership – a scheme which allows people to gradually buy their home while paying rent on the remaining share.

The site wraps to the south and west of the new West Wood Care Home, which was separately built and managed.

Views from the north-facing site take in the vintage trains of the North Norfolk Railway, the town’s golf club, and the North Sea.