Work has been completed on 69 low carbon homes for social rent on Silk Street in north Manchester.

The long-term brownfield site overlooking the Rochdale Canal has been developed and brought back into use by the Council delivering 36 one-bedroom apartments, 12 two-bedroom apartments, 17 two storey, three-bedroom houses; and 4 three storey, four-bedroom houses.

16 of the apartments will be made available to people over the age of 55, who are right-sizing from larger council properties in Newton Heath, and across north Manchester.

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Each of the townhouses feature solar panels, a new kitchen and bathroom, generous gardens and private driveways with electric charging points.

Each of the apartments have a balcony alongside shared outdoor space – and the building will be greened through living walls and living green roofs.

The properties will make use of Ground Source Heat Pumps and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery to keep utility costs down for residents.

The apartments have been built to HAPPI design principles that provide larger internal space as standard, which accommodate someone using a wheelchair, along with extra storage space. This means they can also be adapted to meet the needs of the tenants.