City & Country won the most coveted prize in British housebuilding at the 2024 WhatHouse? Awards, powered by myenergi, and presented by actor James Nesbitt in front of 1,300 industry professionals at a glittering gala lunch at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel in London on Friday.
City & Country, based in Essex, won the blue riband Housebuilder of the Year title, as well as Gold for Best Medium Housebuilder.
“At City & Country, our passion is for quality design, quality architecture and craftsmanship, whether on heritage or new build sites. Our most powerful motivation is the constant pursuit of excellence and the continuous improvement in every part of the business,” said chairman Tim Sargeant.
Best Large Housebuilder Gold went to the Berkeley Group who also won Gold for Best Apartment Scheme, while the Best Small Housebuilder top accolade was shared by Galion and Quinn Homes. Ballymore’s The Brentford Project picked up two Golds for Best Mixed-Use Development and Best Regeneration Scheme.
Other Gold winners were Dandara Living (Best Build to Rent Developer), Churchill Living (Best Retirement Home Developer), Square Roots, London Square (Best Starter Home), Q Developments (Best House), Earlswood Homes (Best Luxury House) Redrow (Best Energy Efficient Home), Hutchison Property Group (Best Renovation), Folkestone Harbour & Development Company (Best Development), Wates and Cardiff Council (Best Partnership Scheme), Altin Homes (Best Luxury Development), Greencore Homes (Best Sustainable Development), Robertson Homes (Best Interior Design), Barratt (Best Exterior Design and Places for People (Best Placemaking).
“It was a magnificent celebration of the very best new homes in Britain. The quality of the entries, yet alone the winners, was quite exceptional – testimony to industry excellence, with some great housebuilders and developments just missing out on awards this year,” said Rupert Bates, editorial director of WhatHouse? and Show House magazine.
“Once again, the WhatHouse? Awards, now in their 44th year, were the day the new homes flag flies highest. Many congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all our sponsors and judges and everybody who attended the biggest day in the housebuilding calendar.”
Results in full:
Housebuilder of the Year
City & Country
Best Large Housebuilder – sponsored by Heylo
Gold: Berkeley
Silver: Redrow
Silver: Hill
Bronze: Places for People
Best Medium Housebuilder – sponsored by Roca
Gold: City & Country
Silver: Weston
Bronze: Hayfield
Bronze: Esquire
Best Small Housebuilder – sponsored by Nicholls & Clarke Group
Gold: Galion
Gold: Quinn Homes
Silver: Amara
Bronze: Antler
Best Build to Rent Developer – sponsored by Sky
Gold: Dandara Living
Best Retirement Home Developer – sponsored by Spring
Gold: Churchill Living
Silver: Audley Group
Bronze: McCarthy Stone
Best Starter Home Scheme – sponsored by Connells Group
Gold: Square Roots, London Square
Square Roots, Lewisham, South-East London
Silver: Weston Homes
The Venue, Hayes, West London
Bronze: Durkan Homes
Hatfield East, Hertfordshire
Best House – sponsored by Athena Surfaces
Gold: Q Developments
The Audley, Alfold Gardens, Cranleigh, Surrey
Silver: Backhouse
The Hampton, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
Bronze: Robertson Homes
Stewart Garden Room, St Margarets, Roslin, Midlothian
Best Energy Efficient Home – sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric
Gold: Redrow
Stone Hill Meadow, Little Stondon, Bedfordshire
Silver: Quinn Homes
Grove Park, Sellindge, Kent
Best Apartment Scheme – sponsored by Thomas Gray
Gold: Berkeley Group
Eden Grove,
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Silver: Durkan Homes
Manor & Braganza,
Kennington, South London
Silver: Chase New Homes
Lea Wharf, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Bronze: Quinn Homes
The Potters Building, Deal, Kent
Best Luxury House – sponsored by Haddonstone
Gold: Earlswood Homes
Selborne, Kingswood, Surrey
Silver: Folkestone Harbour & Seafront Development Company
The Beach House, Shoreline, Folkestone, Kent
Bronze: Antler Homes
Aldford House, Eastcote, Winkfield Row, Bracknell, Berkshire
Best Renovation – sponsored by Quooker
Gold: Hutchison Property Group
Lots Road, Chelsea, South-West London
Silver: Audley Villages
Sunningdale Park, Ascot, Berkshire
Bronze: Latimer
The Cocoa Works, York
Best Development – sponsored by Premier Guarantee
Gold: Folkestone Harbour & Development Company
Shoreline, Marine Parade, Folkestone, Kent
Silver: Backhouse
Boreham Mead, Warminster, Wiltshire
Bronze: Durkan Homes
Manor & Braganza, Kennington, South London
Bronze: Robertson Homes
Thorn View, Bearsden, Glasgow
Best Partnership Scheme – sponsored by Wren Contracts
Gold: Wates and Cardiff Council
The Gasworks Transitional Accommodation Programme, Cardiff
Silver: Thakeham and Abri
Woodgate, Pease Pottage, Sussex
Bronze: Barratt London and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Hendon Waterside, Hendon, North-West London
Best Luxury Development – sponsored by Laufen
Gold: Altin Homes
Waterbank, Prestbury, Cheshire
Silver: Dennis Edwards Homes
The Farmyard, Grafton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Bronze: PH Homes
Somerford Booths Hall Estate, Cheshire
Best Mixed-Use Development – sponsored by myenergi
Gold: Ballymore
The Brentford Project, Brentford, West London
Silver: The Hill Group
Marleigh, Cambridge
Best Sustainable Development – sponsored by TriConnex
Gold: Greencore Homes
Hook Norton Community Land Trust Project
Hook Norton
Oxfordshire
Silver: Weston Homes
The Venue
Hayes, Hillingdon
Bronze: Taylor Wimpey
Westland Heath
Sudbury
Suffolk
Best Regeneration Scheme – sponsored by Haier
Gold: Ballymore
The Brentford Project, Brentford, West London
Silver: Sovereign Network Group
Stockwell Park, Lambeth, South London
Bronze: Curo
Mulberry Park, Bath
Bronze: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Clapham Park, Lambeth, South London
Best Interior Design – sponsored by Sky
Gold: Robertson Homes
Stewart Garden Room, St Margarets, Roslin, Midlothian
Silver: The Camden Collection
Eeko, Agar Grove, Camden, North-West London
Bronze: Castle Green Homes
The Townsend, College Park, Chester
Best Exterior Design – sponsored by myenergi
Gold: Barratt London
Hayes Village, West London
Silver: Durkan Homes
Manor & Braganza, Kennington, South London
Bronze: City & Country
Manningtree Park, Manningtree, Essex
Best Placemaking – sponsored by Tidywork Studio
Gold: Places for People
Chapelton, Aberdeenshire
Silver: Winchburgh Developments
Winchburgh, West Lothian
Bronze: Vistry Group and L&Q
Beaulieu, Chelmsford, Essex
