Orchard Homes and Developments is seeding the South Coast of England with new homes and apartments. The regional residential builder constructs homes and flats across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Sussex, and beyond, including some of the most affordable homes in the area. (Apartments start at about �170,000 with homes beginning at �290,000.) The company also refurbishes and converts abandoned or underused industrial and commercial sites (known as brownfield properties). Orchard Homes was established in 1997 and plans to further expand its residential developments along the South Coast.