AFFORDABILITY isn’t a word you hear very often when it comes to York property. This city has a housing crisis and when there are not enough homes to meet demand, the pressure on prices is acute.

Which is why this new development at Nelson Parks - York’s five star holiday park - being marketed by Preston Baker, is so welcome.

Named The Vale of York this stunning collection of two and three bedroom detached single storey homes will be the first residential units at the popular park in Sheriff Hutton and very reasonable they are too with prices starting at £175,000. Even the top of the range three bedroom properties come in at just £195,000.

That wouldn’t buy you a flat in most parts of York.

So what’s the catch, you may ask. Well the good news is there isn’t one. In fact as bargains go this has to be a contender for sale of the century, because The Vale is a secure gated community and all the properties will be finished to a high specification.

Not only that, Nelson Parks have limited the development to just 20 residential detached homes, which means the plots vary in size from 38ft x 20ft to 42ft x 20ft. That’s pretty respectable, not to say exclusive.

The houses also come with driveway parking and a fenced, landscaped garden. But that’s not all; not by any means, because each unit on the development can be individually designed, both internally and externally, which means you can create a perfect home tailored to your own personal taste.

If that’s not enough this new development comes with its own fully stocked fishing lake. Just be sure you have a licence to use it.

As James Baker, land and new homes director at Preston Baker, explains, this is a new way of looking at housing; one in which the idea is to avoid locking up your hard earned savings in bricks and mortar and to use them instead for the finer things in life.

‘’These detached homes will provide a community of people aged over 45,” says James. “They are substantially cheaper than a traditional house which has meant we have seen equity being released and used to help other family members to get on the property ladder or just spend it on enjoying themselves.”

Such as travelling. And being based on a gated development with CCTV and a site manager, these properties are the perfect lock up and leave for those who like to spend long periods of time abroad.

In brief the homes will comprise a hall, spacious living room, separate dining room and a kitchen with a full range of high quality units and integrated appliance.

There will be a master bedroom with en suite and walk in wardrobe, family bathroom and WC together with the option to buy either a two or three bedroomed design.

The Vale of York has everything you could possibly want; it’s also close to the village of Sheriff Hutton and only half a mile from Strensall with its high street which benefits from a Tesco Express, library and pharmacy.

The show home (38ft x 20ft) is now on site and ready to view by appointment, so why not pop down to get a feel for the development and decide whether The Vale of York could be the place for you. And if you require more information Preston Baker’s sales team will be pleased to help.

Best of all, part exchange is available on all these new properties, even up to 100 per cent. And with such high quality on offer at such a reasonable cost, the homes at The Vale of York surely won’t hang around for long.

“This is a beautiful site with a number of units already under offer,” says James.

“My advice is come down and have a look for yourself.’’ It’s very good advice, too, because buying one of these homes make a lot of sense. All of this for less than £200,000? Just think how many cruises and holidays that level of equity release will buy you.

Vale of York, Sheriff Hutton Road, Strensall, York prices start from £175,000