The neighbourhood has been brought back to life through sensitive re-purposing of the Victorian housing stock to attract a new housing market through various design interventions.  The design strategy also included bringing the street back to the original quality.

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The Rockfield area is a historic part of Anfield consisting of large terraced houses close to Liverpool Football Club and Stanley Park.

The refurbishment of these properties tackled a number of challenges due to the scale of the houses and their poor condition.  These large terraced houses of two and three storeys had large outriggers and small yards.  To create a new dwelling of a manageable size a number of strategies were employed, when outriggers were in poor condition, they were removed to create garden spaces, when roof structures were replaced, the attic spaces were mothballed to create good sized three bedroom homes.

The facades of the buildings, which include large sandstone bay windows were stripped back of paint and render to reveal the existing brickwork.  The front boundary treatments were repaired and restored with Artstone copings and railings added.  The fabric of the building was insulated and brought up to modern standards with high quality kitchens and bathrooms fitted.

The historic Rockfield neighbourhood has been regenerated to modern standards whilst retaining the heritage character and splendor of these large terraced properties.  The refurbishment programme by Your Housing Group has stimulated private investment in other properties with the assistance of enveloping grants from the Local Authority to create a model neighbourhood regeneration project.