About Carden Homes

Bespoke homes on sites chosen with care

Carden Homes is a small housebuilder based at Old Hall Country Estate near Chester. We build a few homes at a time, each on a site chosen with care — often one with history.

Every home blends architectural distinction with modern interiors. Nothing is off the shelf.

The Barns at Old Hall Country EstateThe Barns · Old Hall Country Estate

What we believe

01

Outdoors first

Gardens, patios and views are designed in from the start, not added at the end.

02

Individuality

No two Carden homes are the same. Each responds to its plot and its history.

03

Practical elegance

Underfloor heating, heat pumps, utility rooms and storage, finished beautifully.

The converted barns at Old Hall Country Estate

“People come to us wanting a slower pace without giving anything up. We build the sort of house that makes that easy — and that still feels right in thirty years.”

Phil Minchin, Managing Director of Carden Homes
Phil Minchin
Managing Director, Carden Homes

The story so far

2022

Honeysuckle House & Wisteria Cottage

Two cottages with limestone floors and full-height glazing. Both sold.

2023

The Barns, Grade II listed

Twelve homes carved from the listed barns around the moated site.

2024

Acquisition of The Limes, Tarvin

A second site, now in planning.

2026

New Builds at Old Hall

Five detached four-bedroom homes. Register interest