Just heard on the property grapevine that this cutting-edge home, owned by architect Neil Barker and his wife Louise, has gone on the market.
Shiloh, valued at £795,000, is currently for sale with Gascoigne-Pees.
This light-filled detached house was first featured in the self-build magazine Build It. During our interview the tenacious couple revealed how they fought fierce local objection to create this unique home in Inlands Road, Nutbourne, West Sussex.
While we chatted, it came to light that, apart from having designed and built their own house, the plucky pair educate their seven children at home – a pretty impressive achievement by anyone’s standards.
With this in mind, I reckoned their inspirational tale would be ideal for The Independent and, indeed, the newspaper snapped it up.
During the subsequent interview, Neil, who runs AV Ltd, revealed that another project was in the pipeline.
At the time he told me:
“We are keen to use what we have learnt during this process to drive a future project; one that takes another step towards self-sufficiency. We want to take sustainability to another level by considering lifestyle, growing more of our own food and investing even more quality time in our seven children.
“We’re a couple and more importantly a family, who thrive on challenges. We are actively seeking our next project and excited by the potential of pushing the boundaries once again in the not-so-distant future!”
Looks like that time has arrived and I wish the Barkers the very best of luck in finding a buyer.
To read the full home education feature on my website, click here.
