Dovehouse Court
22 High Street, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0PU
22 High Street, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0PU
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Manager's Description
"This flagship project started way back in 2006 when the trustees stated their wish to provide our residents with more up-to-date and efficient houses than our older bungalows.The completion of Dov..." Show more "This flagship project started way back in 2006 when the trustees stated their wish to provide our residents with more up-to-date and efficient houses than our older bungalows.
The completion of Dovehouse Court is a major milestone, seeing our plans to future-proof housing in our village come to fruition. It has been a special project, building to Passivhaus standards to deliver energy-efficient almshouses that will be cost-effective to run and comfortable for residents, ensuring it is cosy in winter, cool in summer and has good air quality all year round. This helps reduce energy bills for residents, as well as providing a sustainable and environmentally responsible development for the future.
Today, thanks to the effort and dedication of many trustees, advisers and contractors, we’ve delivered 15 cutting-edge 21st-century houses, and a community for individuals and couples to enjoy for as long as they are able to live independently.
Residents are thrilled with the spacious accommodation, including such carefully designed details as the height of the kitchen cupboards, somewhere to sit down to take shoes off by the front door, and raised beds to plant out. A resident has told us that living here has transformed his life, enabling him to have friends over to dinner, something impossible in his old home as it wasn’t large enough.
Ann Bonnett, chair of trustees, Girton Town Charity" Show less
Main Facts
Age exclusive housing
Tenure(s): Licence
15 flats. Built in 2023. Sizes 1 bedroom. Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties.
Lift, Garden, communal landscaped gardens, an orchard and allotments
This almshouse charity caters for: for people with connections to Girton. New residents accepted from 55 years of age.
Housing Authority: South Cambridgeshire
Social Care Authority: Cambridgeshire
Architects: Mole Architects
Info updated: 19/05/2025
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Memberships
The Almshouse Association: The charity that runs this facility is a member of The Almshouse Association which supports and represents independent almshouse charities across the UK
