Th is infill plot seems to tick a good number of boxes for Neil and Emily Brunton – so is it a good opportunity? Mike Dade takes a closer look

PLOT WATCH: Mike Dade investigates

Is this the Bruntons’ perfect site?

WHO Neil & Emily Brunton

WHAT A small edge-of-town infill plot

WHERE Wiltshire

Newlyweds Neil and Emily Brunton are desperate to get a foothold on the property ladder, but are struggling to afford even a twobedroom house in their search area in Wiltshire. Neil works in the construction trade, so undertaking a self build by doing the majority of the work himself with his friends seems like a potential route to consider. However, with only a modest budget, sites are few are far between. The couple have spotted a small edge-of-town infill plot on the market in a location that suits them well. Could this be the way forward if they can get it for the right price?

Promising plot

The site is a level and rectangular parcel of land, about 11 metres wide by 20 metres deep, that appears to have once been the side garden of an adjoining house. It sits between a row of cottages on one side and a pair of semis on the other. To the rear is the back of some chalet-style semis. The flank elevation of the cottages has no windows and the homes on the other side are set away from the mutual boundary. The back garden of the plot would be a little overlooked from the properties that lie behind, but not severely so.