Taylor Wimpey offers new homes in a wide range of Northamptonshire villages

For house hunters in the East Midlands, Northamptonshire offers excellent transport links both north to south and east to west, and is home to a good selection of new developments from Taylor Wimpey in pleasant village locations. Here is our pick of some of Taylor Wimpey's new homes in Northamptonshire villages, including both historic locations and new, emerging communities.

In the fringes of the fast-growing village of Duston, which is now incorporated into the main town of Northampton, Taylor Wimpey has built a prestigious collection of new homes within a conservation area at Buttercup Meadow, priced from £179,995 to £339,995. Surrounded by picturesque countryside and mature woodland, this selection of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes is within easy reach of Duston's village amenities, including shops and schools for children of all ages, with the centre of Northampton also nearby for commuters or bigger shopping trips. Around the development itself, there will be an impressive 60 acres of private parks, woods and open areas, with plans for new football and cricket pitches and village greens.

In the attractive and historic Northamptonshire village of Gretton, Paddock Fields is a development of properties in a similar price range (£169,995 to £317,995) with lovely views over the Welland Valley and Rutland. This site is ideal for first-time buyers, however, because it offers the Government-backed FirstBuy shared equity scheme available on selected plots. With a good range of schools and local amenities on its doorstep, Paddock Fields also has the larger town of Corby nearby for further shopping and leisure facilities, while commuters have both the A1 and M1 close by, and Corby's new train station providing services to London St Pancras in just over an hour.

Also near Corby in the new village of Little Stanion, Taylor Wimpey's Southwood development presents a wide range of properties to suit a variety of house buyers, from smaller two-bedroom starter homes right through to spacious five-bedroom houses for larger families. Priced from £103,995 to £225,995, these new homes near Corby are close to pretty countryside and good local amenities, as well as excellent commuter links - including Corby Station with its services to London within a 65-minute journey.

Finally, Grafton Gate in the more traditional Northamptonshire village of Roade brings a wider choice of home types to the community, all of which have been built using materials that blend in with the existing village environment. The development combines one- and two-bedroom apartments with two- to four-bedroom homes ranging in price from £176,995 up to £229,995. For a relatively small village, Roade has a lot to offer its residents, including schools, a post office, convenience stores, a popular local pub, a community centre, and a 12th-century church. Both Northampton and Milton Keynes are within easy reach for further shopping opportunities and leisure facilities, while the surrounding countryside offers lovely walks and a five-mile family cycle route.

The 'Lulworth' is a four-bedroom home that is available at Buttercup Meadow, one of a number of developments from Taylor Wimpey in village locations around Northamptonshire at present