A local authority has revealed drone footage of its first new homes since 2006.

Sefton Council is currently building 63 homes at its Molyneux Gardens scheme in Netherton – 18 of which will be let at “affordable social rent rates”.

Molyneux Gardens has been developed by Sandway Homes Limited, the council’s arm’s length housing development company that has already delivered 78 new homes across two developments in the borough.

Apartments on the ground floor of the development will be built to meet national accessibility and adaptability standards, the council says.

Cllr Daren Veidman, the council’s Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways, said: “I am delighted to see the progress that has been made on the construction of these 18 new apartments that will be the first new council housing in Sefton in almost two decades.

“We have long recognised the need to build homes fit for the future and this includes homes that are available to local people at social rent levels.”

“I was pleased to hear the Deputy Prime Minister set out the new government’s commitment to building affordable homes protecting the rights of tenants and homeowners in her speech this weekend.

“Sefton Council shares that commitment and will continue its commitment to creating new social and affordable homes in the coming years.”

The council says the development’s homes have been designed to appeal to first-time buyers, growing families and those looking to downsize. The properties will conform to the latest Building Regulations which will ensure that they will have a higher energy efficiency rating than the average equivalent property in Sefton.

Electric vehicle charging points to each dwelling and to the apartment blocks and energy efficient design with high thermal efficiency values to reduce heat loss are among the measures that will help reduce the Buckley Hill Lane site’s carbon footprint. Other features to offset its impact on climate change are high efficiency boilers and photovoltaic panels to capture sunlight and convert into energy.

The new apartments are due to be handed over to the council from the constructors Challenger Building Services Ltd. in spring 2025.

People can watch the new footage showing the progress of construction here.