TIMELINE
NAMES Emily and Aaron Radford and their children Ruby, six, and Sid, eight months
LOCATION South Staffordshire
BUILD TIME Eight months
HOUSE SIZE 274m²
HOUSE COST
£640,000 (December 2019)
BUILD COST £185,000
CURRENT VALUE £950,000
Moving out of London for a more rural lifestyle is a rite of passage for many young families. For Emily and Aaron Radford, the move became a two-year passion project. Quitting their jobs within a day of each other, the couple purchased a period farmhouse with outbuildings on the Staffordshire/Shropshire borders that had previously seen service as an isolation hospital and then two council houses, and most recently, two privately owned homes.
Some serious renovation was needed — and loads of hard work and
