The Easter holidays are here and it’s the perfect time to get out and find your new home.
Many property developers offer open days or showhomes you can visit to find out about their new houses. And with lots offering great deals, there’s never been a better time to get out and see what’s around.
There are lots of new developments in the Aberdeenshire area and our handy list of showhomes and developments will get you a step closer to the home of your dreams.
1.      Chapelton
Chapelton is an exciting new town just eight miles south of Aberdeen. Breaking the mould for new housing developments, and inspired by the historic coastal towns of Stonehaven, Montrose and St Andrews, Chapelton has been thoughtfully designed and built to create a lasting, sustainable community for all who live there.
Developments Liddell Place and Pheppie Park are both part of the new Chapelton community.
The three bedroom Stirling view home boasts spacious living space with an open plan kitchen-dining room, WC and large lounge. Upstairs, the Stirling has three generous sized bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes as standard. There is a stylish family bathroom as well as en-suite to bedroom one, ideal for family living. The Stirling also comes with a separate garage in addition to allocated parking.
The Pheppie Park development at Chapelton offers three, four and five bedroom detached homes, in a range of different styles and layouts to suit everyone.
AJC prides themselves in providing homes of superb quality with high specification. All their homes include German kitchens with fully integrated appliances, oak veneered internal doors, coving, chrome towel rails in bathrooms, landscaped gardens and more.
Two bed homes are currently available from £231,000, 3 beds from £282,500, 4 beds from £381,000 and 5 beds from £495,000.
The show home is open Thursday to Monday, 11am to 5pm.
2.      Netherton Park
Cater Homes’ housing development at Netherton Park provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
Netherton Park is an exclusive development of 19 luxury new homes, situated between Rosehearty and Fraserburgh in the peaceful village of Sandhaven.
All Netherton Park homes come with high ceilings and taller doors giving a feeling of space, underfloor heating, integrated garage, utility room, triple glazed windows, excellent quality of American Black Walnut internal doors which have toughened glass panels fitted as standard and many more.
Homes can be built to your specification – the team is happy to work with you to plan your perfect home.
Visit the on-site show home to see the quality for yourself and speak to the sales manager.
3.      Westgate South
Westgate South is an award-winning development of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom traditional built homes built to the highest standards and finishes.
Featuring a wide range of house types and styles, homes are available from just £230,000.
All homes come with German Hacker kitchens from Laings of Inverurie and integrated Neff appliances including hob, single oven, fridge-freezer and dishwasher.
Unlike many house builders Malcolm Allan includes integrated wardrobes as standard. They also don’t charge extra to install a shower over your bath, ensuring you get so much more when buying a Malcolm Allan home.
To see all that a home at Westgate has to offer, visit the show home, open every day from 9.30am to 5pm.
Located on the edge of Inverurie with easy access to the A96, Westgate South residents can avoid the rush hour traffic in Inverurie whilst still benefitting from all the amenities and facilities that Scotland’s fastest growing town has to offer.
4.      Hazelwood
Hazelwood is a highly desirable development of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom houses, 2 bedroom bungalows and 3 bedroom townhouses for sale in Aberdeen, all with Dandara’s award-winning design, finish and excellent level of interior specification.
Three bedroom house The Ash is a semi-detached home and features an open plan living-dining-kitchen, with French doors leading out to the back garden.
The master bedroom is en suite and there is a contemporary family bathroom.
The Yew is a spacious five bedroom detached home with an integral garage, located within The Wynd at Hazelwood.
The ground floor features a fantastic open plan kitchen and dining room, which provides plenty of space for relaxing or entertaining family and friends. Double doors lead to a separate lounge. There is also a downstairs W.C. and utility room.
Upstairs, there are five generous double bedrooms, two of which have their own en-suites and walk-in wardrobes. There is a contemporary family bathroom which includes plenty of practical storage space.
The development in Aberdeen’s West End is just three miles from the city centre and is within walking distance of Hazlehead Park and Golf Course. All the properties at Hazelwood are within the Hazlehead schools catchment area, making it a great place to call home for families.
5.      Daviot and Alford
With over 30 years’ property expertise throughout the North East of Scotland and beyond, Hunter Homes specialise in developing contemporary, energy efficient, easy maintenance homes whilst understanding every home has different needs.
Their ethos is to allow you to live your life – your way. They offer a wide range of customable options to fit homeowners’ needs across their Daviot and Alford developments.
Our exclusive family friendly development of 8 houses in the sought after village of Daviot enjoys panoramic views of Bennachie and consists of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes. Built around a common grass amenity area the Fingask design boasts south facing sun rooms and your choice of kitchen from Laigns of Inverurie.
Within easy walking distance of Daviot Primary School, village hall and pub and on the catchment area of Meldrum Academy. The development is within short commuting distances from Inverurie, Dyce and Aberdeen.
Hunter Homes’ latest stunning town centre development of 3 bungalows situated adjacent to the Alford Golf Club. These 3 bedroom homes enjoy the benefits of garden views overlooking both the golf course and Pitfichie and Bennachie hills.
The vibrant town of Alford offers excellent recreation facilities and shopping, including supermarkets and independent retailers.
The development is just minutes away from the recently completed Alford Acadmeny and Alford Primary School.
6.      Woodland Grove
just two properties remaining at Woodland Grove — and limited-time incentives, as well as a help to move package — now’s a great time to buy a two-bedroom apartment at CHAP Homes’ luxury development in Milltimber.
The development has transformed a five-hectare site in the affluent Aberdeen suburb, and offers buyers aged 55 and over the ideal combination of prestigious location, quality lifestyle, and easy access to world-class leisure and travel facilities.
The tailored ‘help to buy’ package can include a free home survey, a pre-move decluttering service, or help with removal costs, while limited-time incentives include cashback, paid land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT), or free floorcoverings.
Each property is thoughtfully created, with superior finishes, light and spacious lounges, contemporary bathrooms, and designer-fitted kitchens featuring high-quality appliances and solid quartz worktops.
To see the stunning show apartment for yourself, visit Woodland group on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday between 11am and 5pm on Sunday between noon and 4pm.
7.      CastlePark
CastlePark is a luxurious development of family houses. Built with materials such as granite and cedar, they combine the best of the traditional and the modern.
Built on the Aboyne Castle Estate grounds and inspired by the north east of Scotland’s rich architectural heritage, AJC Homes are distinctive, offering individual character alongside contemporary living spaces and all the mod cons required for today’s lifestyle.
Each home features underfloor heating, staircases handmade in AJC’s own Aboyne workshop, Oak veneer internal doors, German kitchens with integrated Neff appliances, chrome towel rails and chrome sockets throughout ground floor.
At Castlepark, there are 3 bed detached from £305,000, 4 bed from £332,750 and 5 bed from £379,000.
Aboyne is a charming village in the heart of the rolling Dee valley. Unusually for a Scottish village, it is built around a wide village green, where the cherry trees blossom in the spring under the benign gaze of the blue hills beyond. Each August, the green is host to the great spectacle of its own highland games, established in 1867.
Aboyne has its own hospital and medical centre, a regular and reliable bus service, and a play park for young children. Westhill is 23 miles from the village and 30 miles away is Aberdeen.
The show home is open Friday to Monday, 11am to 5pm.
8.      Cattofield
Located in a well-established residential area of Aberdeen, Malcolm Allan’s development at Cattofield offers you the opportunity to enjoy a quality lifestyle within easy reach of a wide range of amenities, transport links and employment opportunities.
Moving into the latter stages of the development, Malcolm Allan has now released their final block of 2 bedroom apartments from £195,000.
Cattofield is quite simply the perfect blend of location, quality and value-for-money. And with a reputation for only building homes of the highest standard, nobody is better qualified than Malcolm Allan to build the new home you want and expect.
The development is well served for schools and shops, with two major retail parks at Berryden and Kittybrewster conveniently close-by.
Visit the show apartment at Cattofield, open Thursday to Monday from 10.30am to 5.30pm.
9.      Westhill Heights
The Westhill is a large 5 bedroom family home which consists of an impressive 246m² of floor space plus a sizeable, fully integrated double garage of 39m².
Living accommodation is provided on one level and features an attractive, airy vaulted lounge which faces the front of the house, and a large vaulted kitchen/dining room which opens via French doors to the patio at the rear.
A utility room opens off the kitchen/dining room and provides additional rear door access. To the right of the spacious hallway lies the sleeping accommodation, which includes a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, two other bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms and a family bathroom to service the two other bedrooms.
All bedrooms are double sized and feature built-in wardrobes and additional cupboard space is provided in the hallway.
10.   Ury Estate
The Kirkwood Homes team has opened the door to their brand new show home at Ury Estate in Stonehaven – the three bed detached Craig.
Designed with a family in mind, this show home will give guests a feel for what it could be like to live in a new home at Ury Estate with their loved ones.
When you enter the Craig, you’ll find the lounge on your left and a WC on your right as you walk through to the open plan kitchen, family and dining area that has French doors leading out to the garden. Through the kitchen there’s a handy utility area, with another door to the garden. This house also boasts an integral garage.
Heading upstairs, you’ll find two double bedrooms on the right, the master bathroom in front of you, and finally, the master bedroom on your left. What’s special about this house is the master bedroom’s en suite, which always provides the wow-factor for visitors and home buyers alike.
You can visit the new Craig show home, as well as the five bed Drumallan show home, at Ury Estate in Stonehaven from Friday to Monday, 11am to 5pm and Thursdays 1pm to 7pm, and Di will show you around. There are a range of three, four and five bed homes available to buy at this development in Aberdeenshire.