The 14 four-bedroom and four three-bedroom sustainable homes on the brownfield site – previously a derelict industrial unit – are part of the housing associations on-going plan to provide affordable homes to meet local housing need and have been occupied since the summer.

Fifteen homes are shared ownership – helping local people to get a foot on the housing ladder at an affordable price. A further three are at an affordable rent – set at no more than 80% of the average local market rent.

Kat Kitchener, FCHO director of development and asset strategy said: “Oldham desperately needs these family homes for people who want to get on the housing ladder or have somewhere to rent for an affordable cost and we are delighted we have delivered them for the Failsworth community.”

“They are high-quality, sustainable properties built on redundant industrial land that are meeting the increased demand in our area for the right housing in the right locations.

“Since 2019, FCHO has delivered 711 new homes with several hundred more scheduled to be built – all of them meeting our green focus and sustainability targets.

“There is more to do but this is further progress by FCHO in helping to meet Oldham’s housing needs.”

The development was built by Holcombe Homes and the housing association were able to take over the site after the roads and paths were completed before Christmas.

Work started in 2022 and a £860,000 Homes England grant was received to help with its cost.