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Cohousing Bristol

Contact

Jawahar De Sousa

Postal address

Lower Knowle Farm, Berrow Walk, Bedminster
Bristol
BS3 5ES

Telephone

07811630755

Year started

2001

Number of over 18s

11

Number of under 18s

Situation

urban

Legal Structure

company limited by guarantee

Open in principal to new members

yes

Charge Visitors

no

Work in Lieu

no

WWOOF Host

no
Geolocation
E
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CoHousing Bristol  is a small cohousing project in South Bristol within easy reach of the city centre. In 2010 we bought a property consisting of a stone-built farmhouse and just under an acre of land. It was in need of extensive renovation, and we moved in in 2011 after working on it for a year.

We are currently in the process of creating a cohousing community on our site, providing socially, environmentally and financially sustainable housing and shared community facilities for our members and have recently applied for planning permission to build 9 housing units for sale to members.

CoHousing Bristol is a company limited by guarantee and was originally set up in 2001. The group bid for various properties or parcels of land unsuccessfully before acquiring our current site.

Our group includes eleven people ages from 18 to 68, most of whom currently live onsite in the farmhouse.

community does not share income community requires capital from members community has broadband internet access community does not generates any of its own electricity community does not use solar energy community buildings not insulated to a high standard community members use bicycles no systems to encourage carsharing community is accessible by public transport community shares utilities
community does not have tool-sharing system community has organised systems for recycling community does not have an ecosewage system community is not involved in land management vegetables not grown by the community as a whole no communal animals regular communal meals community does not have policy which restricts smoking wheelchair access is difficult
Not currently seeking new members.