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Abel Homes

Client since 2007

Abel Homes is one of the leading Norfolk-based house builders.  An independent, family-owned business, it was founded in the early 1990s by Tony and Maggie Abel; Tony is still chairman of the company, and Maggie continues to play an active role, particularly in the design side.

The firm builds family homes, principally in the county’s market towns, where the need for housing is acute.  It develops primarily brown-field sites where the resulting regeneration enhances the surroundings and brings new life to the local community. 

It also carefully selects architects with the necessary local knowledge and experience to ensure it achieves an outcome which is sympathetic to the existing neighbourhood.  The company has grown over the years, but still holds tight to the tenets of a small, family-owned business - amongst which are innovation and individuality in design; excellent customer service; and a commitment to the quality of the environment, in every sense of the word.

Abel Homes has for many years been a leader in designing and building environmentally-sustainable homes in Norfolk.  It has led the way in introducing environmental features such as photo-voltaic solar panels, triple-glazing, air source heat pumps and extremely high levels of insulation.

 

Client News

Artist blacksmith Toby Winterbourn and Maggie Abel of Abel Homes at Cygnet Rise in Swaffham sm

HOUSE BUILDER ANNOUNCES 17TH COMMISSION IN ITS PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME

1st Jun 2026

A Norfolk house builder has announced the latest piece in its ongoing public art programme – the 17th such piece...

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LOCAL HOUSE BUILDER NAMED AS BLUES FESTIVAL SPONSOR

12th May 2026

A Norfolk house builder is set to help bring live music to Dereham - following the announcement that Abel Homes...

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PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ENJOY ENHANCED PLAYTIME THANKS TO LOCAL HOUSE BUILDER

4th May 2026

Eighty-one pupils at a Norfolk primary school are once again able to enjoy their playtimes after a local house builder...

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FIRST-TIME BUYER WEEKEND AT DEREHAM SITE COINCIDES WITH RELEASE OF SEVEN NEW HOMES

2nd Feb 2026

A special first-time buyer event is being run this weekend by Norfolk house builder Abel Homes to coincide with the...

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Abel Homes East Harling Phase 2 street view

SECOND PHASE OF POPULAR EAST HARLING NEW HOMES SITE LAUNCHED BY NORFOLK HOUSE BUILDER

9th Jan 2026

A Norfolk house builder has launched the second phase of a hugely successful site in East Harling – which has...

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Abel Homes EAAA donation Dec 2025

NORFOLK HOUSE BUILDER TO FUND SECOND YEAR OF PIONEERING AIR AMBULANCE INNOVATION PROJECT – AND MAKES THREE YEAR FUNDING PLEDGE

29th Dec 2025

Norfolk-based house builder Abel Homes has stepped forward to donate £15,000 to fund the second year of a ground-breaking project...

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DEREHAM MEETING POINT CELEBRATES THREE YEAR FUNDING COMMITMENT FROM LOCAL HOUSE BUILDER

16th Dec 2025

A Dereham charity which provides a warm and welcoming place for disabled people and over 55s to meet and share...

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Children from Hingham Primary School get to grips with historical artefacts

HINGHAM YOUNGSTERS GET HANDS ON WITH HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG

17th Nov 2025

Around 50 primary school children had the chance to get hands on with Hingham’s history when they paid a visit...

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NORFOLK CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGER NAMED BEST IN REGION - AND WINS PRESTIGIOUS NHBC AWARD FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR RUNNING

28th Oct 2025

A Norfolk construction site manager has been named the best site manager in the whole of East Anglia and the...

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LOCAL HOUSE BUILDER SEEKING NORFOLK ARTIST FOR NEW COMMISSION

20th Oct 2025

Norfolk artists are being invited to bid for a commission to produce a piece of public art to be situated...

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SQUIRREL-THEMED ARTWORK UNVEILED AT NEW EAST HARLING COMMUNITY

24th Sep 2025

Three Caithness Stone pillars featuring carved squirrels have been unveiled in East Harling - the latest in a Norfolk house...

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FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE INTO COMMUNITY OF NEW HOMES IN DEREHAM

5th Sep 2025

A couple who were inspired to buy their new home after a family member bought one from the same house...

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