PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE DUNES, PERRANPORTH BEACH, CORNWALL
We have reached an exciting new era in Acorn’s story as we mark our 25th anniversary, twenty-five years of driving forward our mission to create desirable places to live and work with an emphasis on design, sustainability and the future needs of communities.
Since the establishment of Acorn in 1995, we have carved out our position as specialists in bespoke medium sized, award-winning housing developments and joint ventures. We pride ourselves on being ‘different by design’, putting creativity and sustainability at the forefront of every development to ensure that our residents get the very best from a modern home, in areas where the need for quality new homes outstrips supply across the South West of England, London and South Wales.
During this time, we have also successfully launched Acorn Property Invest, which offers Sophisticated (both Certified & Self-Certified) and High Net Worth Investors the opportunity to invest into the property market through innovative products, opening the doors to a different kind of investment*.
We are proud that our in-house team which includes architects, town planners, surveyors, construction managers and interior designers can be trusted to make the most of every opportunity. Together with our research, sales and marketing teams, we specialise in creating and delivering the best homes possible for each individual site and each community.
Community is always at the heart of what we do, and we strive to put the needs of our stakeholders firstcreating homes that are accessible for a range of buyers from first time buyers and growing families to downsizers or investors. We love what we do, and we hope that you do too.
The Acorn Team
*All investments carry some risk, please ensure you read and understand our risk warnings before proceeding with any investment.
“Over the last 25 years, Acorn has completed numerous developments throughout London, the South West of England and South Wales”.
8830 sq foot of office space
Acorn Property Group is established, opening its head office in London. The total number of people employed at Acorn - 3
Archie Street - London SE1
Beach House - Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex
Bear Lane - London SE1
Bermondsey Exchange - London SE1
Bickels Yard - London SE1
City Walk - London SE1
44 Decima Street - London SE1
Great Guildford Street - London SE1
Kipling Street - London SE1
Maltby Street - London SE1
Mount Pleasant Crescent - London N4
1 Newham’s Row - London SE1
2 Newham’s Row - London SE1
3 Newham’s Row - London SE1
Rankin House - London SE1
Southwark Bridge Road - London SE1
Tara Mews - London N8
Tay Court - London SE1
Titan House - London SE1
The Hub - London SE1
Tooley Street - London SE1
165 Tower Bridge Road - London SE1
166 Tower Bridge Road - London SE1
Tyers Gate - London SE1
256-260 Waterloo Road - London SE1
262-264 Waterloo Road - London SE1
70-72 Weston Street - London, SE1
BEACH HOUSE
BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX
7 bedroom contemporary house
Completed 2003
CENTRAL LONDON
Ninety-two, studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and five commercial units
CENTRAL LONDON
Twenty-four residential apartments above commercial units
CENTRAL LONDON
Two hundred and thirty-four apartments and commercial units
CENTRAL LONDON
Fourteen apartments, ten live/work units and 2,300 sq ft of office space
CENTRAL LONDON
Ten residential units above 4,000 sq ft of offices
CENTRAL LONDON
Fourteen apartments, two live/work units and 1,396 sq ft of commercial space
CENTRAL LONDON
Three residential apartments above 1,410 sq ft of commercial space
NORTH LONDON
Four, 4 bedroom houses and one, 2 bedroom house
Fifty-two, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and a penthouse above 7,000 sq ft of commercial space
Completed 2005
Weller Street Lofts - London SE1
Westminster Bridge Road - London SE1
Acorn opens a second office in Newquay and Acorn Blue is born.
Tanner Street - London EG11
Pages - London N10 Woodland Terrace - London N2
TANNER STREET, IG11
BARKING, EAST LONDON
Sixty-one, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 2 and 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2007
WELLER STREET LOFTS, SE1
CENTRAL LONDON
Thirteen, 2 and 3 bedroom warehouse apartments
Completed 2006
FREDERICK PLACE, N8
NORTH LONDON
Nine, 3 and 4 bedroom houses and commercial space
Completed 2009/2010
WOODLAND TERRACE, N2
NORTH LONDON
Nine, 5 bedroom houses
Completed 2008
PEARL NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
Fourteen, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
Completed 2009
Fourteen, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
Completed 2012
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Coast - Porth, Cornwall
Cribbar - Newquay, Cornwall
Space SE1 - London SE1
The Birches - London N6
The Whitehouse - Watergate Bay, Cornwall
Azure - Newquay, Cornwall
Frederick Mews - Newquay, Cornwall
Market Mews - London SE1
Ocean Gate - Newquay, Cornwall
The Retreat - Watergate Bay, Cornwall
The Toolworks - London SE10
One One Seven Mountwise - Newquay, Cornwall
Pentire Point - Newquay, Cornwall
Salcombe Heights - Salcombe, Devon
Rocket - Newquay, Cornwall
Now one of the biggest regions, Acorn Bristol opens its doors.
Crantock Bay - Crantock, Cornwall
Crantock Vale - Crantock, Cornwall
Corisande Pavilions - Newquay, Cornwall
Acorn’s presence extends to Wales as a new office is opened in Cardiff.
Corisande Pentire - Newquay, Cornwall
Riverside - Newquay, Cornwall
SALCOMBE, DEVON
Thirteen, 4 and 5 bedroom houses
Completed 2012
THE WHITEHOUSE
WATERGATE BAY, CORNWALL
Ten 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
Completed 2010
SPACE SE1
CENTRAL LONDON
One, 2 bedroom house, five, 1 and 2 bedroom duplex apartments and two commercial units
Completed 2010
PENTIRE POINT
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
Sixteen, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses
Completed 2012
AZURE
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
Six, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and duplexes
Completed 2011
CRANTOCK, CORNWALL
Fourteen, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and one 4 bed house
Completed 2013
PORTISHEAD, NORTH SOMERSET
Twenty-four, 2, 4 & 5 bedroom apartments and houses
Completed 2016
Cathedral House (Phase 1) - Cardiff, Wales
Newspaper House - London SE1
Salt - St. Ives, Cornwall
The Beach - Porthtowan, Cornwall
The Sands - Polzeath, Cornwall
The View - St Ives, Cornwall
One Lusty Gaze - Newquay, Cornwall
St. Joseph’s Gardens - Portishead, Somerset
Valentine - London SE1
Water’s Edge - Taunton, Somerset
Brackenwood - Portishead, Somerset
Edison Works Crouch End - London N8
Horizon - Ogmore-By-Sea, Wales
Marine Place - Clevedon, Somerset
New Road - London N8
Old Station Master’s House - Fowey, Cornwall
Ufford Street - London SE1
Acorn Exeter opens to further increase the coverage of the South West.
Cathedral House (Phase 2) - Cardiff, Wales
Hepple & White - Long Lane, London SE1
Highview Studios - Streatham, London SW16
Otters Holt - Ottery St Mary, Devon
Station House - Muswell Hill, London N2
The Carracks - St Ives, Cornwall
The Chocolate Box - Bournemouth, Dorset
The Dunes - Perranporth, Cornwall
Brandon Yard - Bristol
Bookers Edge - Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Chequers House - Salisbury, Wiltshire
Design House - London SE1
Harper Road - London SE1
Loft House - Bristol
Treglos (Phase 1) - Constantine Bay, Cornwall
Pope Street - London SE1
HORIZON
OGMORE-BY-SEA, WALES
Seven, 2 bedroom apartments
Completed 2017
MARINE PLACE
CLEVEDON, NORTH SOMERSET
Nine, 3 and 4 bedroom homes
Completed 2017
ONE LUSTY GLAZE
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
Thirty-six, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and three, 3 bedroom houses
Completed 2016
PORTHTOWAN, CORNWALL
Ten, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
Completed 2015 WATER’S EDGE
TAUNTON, SOMERSET
Forty-nine, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and four, 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2016
OLD STATION MASTER’S HOUSE
FOWEY, CORNWALL
Twelve 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments, duplex maisonettes and a townhouse
Completed 2017
BRANDON YARD
BRISTOL HARBOUR, BRISTOL
Fifty-eight, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and two, 2 bedroom houses
Completed 2019
PERRANPORTH, CORNWALL
Forty 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom apartments, duplexes and 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2018
THE CARRACKS
ST IVES, CORNWALL
Thirty-two, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2018
HAY-ON-WYE, WALES
Twenty-five, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2019
TREGLOS
CONSTANTINE BAY, CORNWALL
Twenty, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and eight 3 & 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2019
CENTRAL LONDON
Sixty-four, studio, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and commercial units
Completed 2020
Thirty-eight, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments, houses and bungalows
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Hope House - Bath, Somerset
Harbour Lofts - Poole, Dorset
The Links - Rest Bay, Porthcawl, Wales
Trilogy - London SE1
Alliance House - Bristol
Brooks Dye Works - Bristol
Cottrell Gardens (Phase 1) - Bonvilston, Wales
Cross Farm - Wedmore, Somerset
Cubis Bruton (Phase 1) - Bruton, Somerset
King’s Court - Acton W3
Newham’s Yard - London SE1
The Courtyard at Duporth - Cornwall
The Liner - Falmouth, Cornwall
The 18th at The Links - Rest Bay, Porthcawl, Wales
The Old Printworks (Phase 1) - Frome, Somerset
Ashton Fields - Cotswold Water Park
Baltic Wharf - Totnes, Devon
Bear Lane - London SE1
Blackheath - London SE3
Bombay Street - London SE16
Cottrell Gardens (Future phases) - Bonvilston, Wales
Cross Farm (Phase 2) - Wedmore, Somerset
Cubis Bruton (Phase 2) - Bruton, Somerset
129 Cumberland Road - Bristol
Former Rolle College - Exmouth, Devon
Freshford Mill - Freshford, Somerset
Green Park - Chillington, South Hams
Market Quay - Falmouth, Cornwall
Old County Hall - Truro, Cornwall
Saxonvale - Frome, Somerset
Stanbridge Park - Sherston, The Cotswolds
St Leonards Quarter - Exeter, Devon
The Old Printworks (Future phases) - Frome, Somerset
The Padstow Collection - Padstow, Cornwall
Treglos (Phase 2) - Constantine Bay, Cornwall
HOPE HOUSE
BATH, SOMERSET
Fifty-four, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments 3 and 4 bedroom townhouses
Completed 2020
THE GARDENS AT HOPE HOUSE
BATH, SOMERSET
Four, 4 bedroom houses
Completed 2018
BONVILSTON, WALES
One hundred and twenty, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom houses
BRISTOL
Forty-four, studio and 1 bedroom apartments plus commercial space
BRUTON, SOMERSET
Sixty-eight, 3 and 4 bedroom houses
WEDMORE, SOMERSET
Fifty-five, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and houses
NEWHAM’S YARD, SE1 TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON
Eighty-six, studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments plus hotel, retail, gym and offices
POOLE, DORSET
Nine, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments plus restaurant space
FROME, SOMERSET
One hundred and fifty-nine, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and houses
18TH AT THE LINKS
REST BAY, PORTHCAWL, WALES
Thirty-six, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
REST BAY, PORTHCAWL, WALES
Thirty-five, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments within a Grade II listed building
Acorn Green represents our unique holistic approach to carbon reduction and our commitment to creating inspiring new communities which fulfil the current and future needs of our residents’ whilst respecting and protecting our environment.
We pride ourselves on each Acorn development being individually and intelligently designed and built to the highest quality - our vision is to ensure that everything we do has a positive impact and contribution to the local surroundings, creating a true sense of place and an inclusive community where residents and nature can grow and flourish long after we complete our role in the building of the scheme.
Our unique selling point in the green housebuilding industry is that we look at each site individually and holistically, so in contrast to a lot of other housebuilders where a one size fits all approach to carbon reduction suits their work, we are totally bespoke. Our other key USP within this is our commitment to re-using existing buildings – as Carl Elefante, former president of the American Institute of Architects once said - “the greenest building is the one that already exists” – studies have
suggested that it takes between 10 and 80 years for a new building that is 30 per cent more efficient than an average-performing existing building to overcome the negative climate change impacts related to the construction process. We’re unique in this sense – many other UK housebuilders wouldn’t take on the challenges that we embrace with open arms. This is something we’ve been doing for many years and Acorn Green will strive to help residents easily understand what green living really means from an Acorn perspective.
Acorn Green however, goes beyond our design principles and we want this to be inherently part of our people culture too. From recycling, to switching over to renewable energy providers and the newly introduced cycle-to-work scheme, we are always looking for new ideas to get this embedded in our Acorn culture.
Our design process
Incorporating Acorn Green into our design process has become second nature - we work closely with external design teams at all stages to make sure they understand our green agenda. We will tap into new ideas that our consultants bring to the table and bring in lessons learned from our other projects to guide the design process; we are privileged to have vast knowledge and experience within Acorn that we can tap in to, in both projects and people.
The benefit of an Acorn site is that you can stand back and take a more complete view of sustainability; each site is different and that’s part of the beauty of an Acorn designed home.
The exciting part of a sustainable process is that it is forever evolving, and investments
in the industry mean that there are more and more innovative technologies that are enabling us to move faster than the government guidelines. We are committed to working on a timeline with our consultant partners Energist on how we become a net Carbon Zero company as soon as realistically possible, and we’ve partnered with a carbon offsetting company, Wanderlands, to offset any residual carbon from our offices and development sites.
We believe a focus on sustainability and wellbeing should be at the forefront of everything we do. We believe in Acorn Green.
“the greenest building is the one that already exists”
Carl Elefante - FAIA
We plan to focus the further growth of our business in the South West – an area with positive population growth, great employment opportunities, a wonderful lifestyle, a great work-life balance, improved transportation links and superb schools – the demand for high quality and reasonably priced housing far outweighs supply. Alongside this we will maintain a wide variety of projects in each region to meet demand from a broad selection of buyers ensuring Acorn’s business is not reliant on any one sector or region and therefore ensuring we have developments accessible to all buyers.
Sustainable homes are a top priority for us. As we have outlined in our Acorn Green initiative, we uphold the highest standards of sustainability and design throughout all our schemes. We are continuously looking at ways to improve the environmental impact of our projects, and in doing so are at the forefront of innovative technologies and are implementing design strategies to make this happen.
We plan to continue to champion our response to the housing crisis in this country which goes beyond the
architectural principles and urban design theories but deals with the future needs of communities. At Acorn we work to understand a community’s history and aspirations, their lifestyle and collective memories and seek to create animated and functional urban forms to reinforce and enhance a neighbourhood’s character and flavour. We focus on sites of identifiable local demographic and economic need.
All-in-all, the future has never looked more exciting – here’s to the next 25 years!
FALMOUTH, CORNWALL
Fifty-two, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and retail space
