Self-build projects

Sophie Goldhill and David Liddicoat’s new home is a remarkable solution to the constraints offered by a small site with a difficult planning history

Gerry and Susan Goldwyre’s innovative new home was built from sustainable, local materials to a tight budget

Watson and Marsha Watson-Steele became reluctant self-builders when a fire devastated their listed farmhouse — the traditional-style replacement is the result of quality design and a large dose of perseverance

Tom and Emily Hunt’s contemporary eco-friendly home combines style and substance for an affordable £139,000

Nick Fisher and Jo Jordan’s astonishing new home, built without formal plans on a DIY basis, is remarkable inside and out

Isobel Heyworth’s self-designed new home has been constructed using SIPs and is considered a benchmark for new houses in her Manchester suburb

Ian and Helen Hardy have replaced a run-down bungalow with a charming cottage-style family home, pulling out all the stops to achieve a remarkably low build cost

Kerrie Daykin and Emile Borgonha turned to a German package supplier for their eco-friendly self-build

At just £35,000, this spectacular plot on the Mendip Hills was too good to miss, but it took a 10-year planning struggle before Chris and Anna Waelchli were able to build their charming, eco-friendly home

Ian Trotter and Gill Hall dedicated almost six years to creating a striking, sustainable family home for life

Luke Lowings and Maria Westerståhl built their quirky new home on a restricted, unusual-shaped plot in London for a tight budget of just £225,000

Marlena and Olav Hellebo have replaced a dated 1960s estate house with a stylish contemporary-style home boasting exemplary green credentials

For their first self-build Gordon and Annie Campbell placed their faith in oak frame and timber cladding — the result is utterly charming

Helen Lucas and Malcolm Fraser have built an exciting energy-efficient timber frame house on a breathtaking waterside site on the west coast of Scotland

Victoria and James Mead have built a family bungalow for the tiny sum of £100,000 (including the plot) under the Community Land Trust scheme, pitching in with DIY on neighbouring houses

Simon and Annie Winstanley have created a cutting-edge low-carbon home on a hillside plot — with running costs of just £10 per week

Jennifer Nash’s new self-built home looks like an old barn, but its oak frame and open interiors exemplify the benefits of building from scratch

Situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Simon and Louise Sturdy’s impressive timber frame country house echoes both Georgian and Queen Anne style

It’s the self-build that ticks every box. A cutting-edge design in a stunning location, Nick Middleton and Kate Prentice’s new home is one of the most energy efficient in Scotland, yet was built to a tiny budget of £123,000

Claire and Andrew Alderson’s new Cornwall self-built home is a masterclass in balance — light yet soft and liveable on the inside, contemporary but at one with the surroundings outside

Todd Cooper and Giuseppe Sironi have built a Modernist-style home around the shell of a 1970s beach house in West Sussex, incorporating influences and materials from around the globe.

Jane Stott has built a charming new cottage-style home that mixes an internal oak frame with a characterful brick exterior

Damian and Gilly Johnson overcame a failed planning appeal and budget restraints to build a contemporary home, designed around their wooded site in a Conservation Area

Helen and Burnett Lunan have built a striking eco home using
natural and sustainable materials, for their retirement

Richard Compton and Fiona Hoey have built a luxurious and large oak frame hilltop home, designed to resemble a converted barn complex

John Hughes and Harriet Wilson dedicated two years to building a traditional-style – but thoroughly eco-friendly – cottage within Exmoor National Park

Angus and Nicola Waddington have designed and built an eco-friendly, contemporary family home — complete with observatory tower.

Sue and Ian Pinks have replaced a 1950s house with a striking oak frame home — all in just nine months.

Ingrid and Warren Furlong have self-built a traditional farmhouse using stone from their own land and reclaimed materials.

George and Alexa Ergatoudis’ new self-built home combines elegant, contemporary interiors with a simple Classical façade.