Vacancies to Live Here

We currently have four vacancies:

The Byre is a two-bed private-leasehold house for sale (POA); full details are available here.

Duckponds is a 2/3 bedroom end-terraced private-leasehold cottage in the heritage block, for sale.  For further information please email info@thresholdcentre.org.uk .

We currently have 2 vacancies in our shared 18th-century farmhouse. Both rooms are on the first floor, one with an en-suite shower and toilet, the other having use of a shared bathroom. You would be sharing the house (including the use of a large kitchen, dining room, living room, etc.) with other community members.

The farmhouse is a community space frequently used by all residents for shared meals, social gatherings, meetings, and other Threshold events. There are guest rooms in the attic above. You would have access to all the shared facilities such as the meditation room, laundry, workshop, garden and polytunnels. You would be encouraged to join in with the running of the community, work mornings and weekends, enjoying shared meals and participating in social gatherings.  

If you think that you would like to live with and contribute to our small intentional community, please contact info@thresholdcentre.org.uk to learn more about the application process. 

The rental is £520 per month for the en-suite room and £495 for the other, this is inclusive of all bills, under the terms of a 6 monthly Lodgers License Agreement.

General info

Threshold has 14 self-contained homes. Seven of these are privately leased, while the remainder are either rented or co-leased through Aster Housing Association. Threshold also lets three rooms in the communal farmhouse.

All residents at Threshold have the same rights and responsibilities, whether they live in the private houses or the farmhouse.

Despite the different types of accommodation available at Threshold, all applicants wanting to join the community undergo a common selection process.

When selecting new people, we seek to maintain a diverse community in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. As a self-managing project, we need people who, whatever their outside responsibilities, have plenty of energy and enthusiasm to make an active commitment to the running of the community.

It is also necessary for us to have a suitable mix of skills in order to run the business aspects of the site and maintain the dwellings and associated land. Therefore, when deciding upon new members, we consider the current composition of the community and determine how best this can be supplemented.

Prospective members need to familiarize themselves with Threshold and to meet as many of us as possible. This involves visiting at least twice (probably staying overnight) and joining us in some of our activities. There is also an “Application Questionnaire” to be filled in after your first visit. To complete the process, we will arrange a time for three of us to spend about an hour talking with you about your application.

If you are interested in joining the community, visiting before a suitable vacancy comes up can be helpful as this will speed up the whole process when an opportunity does arise.

If you would like to visit Threshold with a view to joining the community, the ideal opportunity (in order to meet most members) is at one of our scheduled events. However, visits at other times can be negotiated if necessary. For people travelling a distance we are happy to offer self-catering accommodation in our farmhouse by prior arrangement. Please be sure to book (via info@thresholdcentre.org.uk) a reasonable time in advance. Overnight rates are £20 single and £30 for two sharing.

For further information about leasing or renting a private dwelling, please read our information sheet here.

You can also sign up to our Threshold newsletter at the bottom of this page to receive news about the community as well as updates when we have vacancies.