Self-build for UNDER £250k
Building your own home needn’t cost the earth - here’s our pick of creative self-builds, built on a budget, from across the UK
£250k
Location CHESHIRE
Designer WELSH OAK FRAME
Faced with busy lives, a draughty, soon-to-be empty nest and two acres of land that required near-constant upkeep, Billie and Mark Holden turned to Welsh Oak Frame to design a new home in the village they couldn’t bear to leave. Their dream for a smaller, more manageable home was realised in the form of this characterful oak frame cottage. By moving into the partially finished build after the sale of their old home was complete and working to finish it themselves, the Holdens were able to minimise build costs and become mortgage-free in the process.