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Book for our next tour on September 19th 2026 at 14:00
Our multi award winning eco cohousing community at Forgebank consists of private homes, community facilities, workshops/offices/studios and shared outdoor space. We are around 65 adults and 18 children. We eat some meals together, make our decisions by consensus, and enjoy meeting our neighbours in our pedestrian street and the Common House. Our cosy and comfortable homes meet Passivhaus and Code for Sustainable Homes (level 6) standards, and we benefit from renewable technologies (solar, biomass and hydroelectricity). Living at Forgebank also enables us to live a lower impact lifestyle in many ways e.g. through our travel plan and shared cars, cooperative food store, shared meals and other shared resources.
Living here
Living here
This article in Positive News (p24-33) gives a good illustrated overview of what it’s like to live at Lancaster Cohousing, under the strapline ‘Know your neighbour: how cohousing could make us better citizens’.
Mailing list
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Tours
Tours
Our upcoming tours are:
Saturday 24th July, 1-3pm and Saturday 19th September, 2-4pm
Our tours include our experience of creating and living in cohousing, the homes for sale, some technical details about the Passivhaus homes, the communal facilities, and the renewable technologies. They usually include the chance to chat with residents over refreshments in our lovely Common House. [ Booking essential - here.]
Homes for sale or rent
Homes for sale or rent
There’s an opportunity to join the community whenever a home becomes available for sale or rent. See what it would mean to join the community, and what homes are currently available.
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