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Hawksley Rise - Story Homes, Sunderland

Hawksley Rise - Story Homes, Sunderland

3.9(11 reviews)See reviews ↓·Sunderland

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Hawksley Rise - Story Homes, Sunderland is a housing development and property developer whose sales office and show homes at Ryhope draw a steady stream of visitors, and the feedback is mixed. A handful of customers describe the show homes as beautifully finished, with high standards of interior design and quality finishes throughout, and the Masterton in particular is repeatedly singled out for its feel and layout.

Reviewers repeatedly mention the sales advisors by name, with Dawn, Kelsey and Ashleigh praised for being helpful, informative and knowledgeable, taking time to answer questions and making the process of viewing a property enjoyable rather than stressful. One visitor also notes that the Story Homes side of the site appeared noticeably cleaner than the neighbouring builder's side. Something that features in review after review is the enthusiasm and willingness of those advisors to assist without pressure.

More critical accounts describe a less welcoming experience in the sales office, with one visitor reporting that the member of staff seemed uninterested, did not offer a seat, had no brochures available and directed them online, leaving them feeling the service fell short of expectations. The standard of the houses and the helpfulness of named staff remain the strongest themes, with the occasional poor welcome during a site visit.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Bev Dunn7 March 2026
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Chris Dodd4 August 2025
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Debbie Marshall25 May 2025

Just called in as looking to downsize. Woman I spoke to was not very helpful at all. I wasn’t invited to sit down, just felt she could not be bothered. Informed me she didn’t have any brochures and to look on line. Showed no interest what so ever. Very bad customer service, I won’t be going back.

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Rebekah -aloawithus9 November 2024

Having visited Hawksley Rise in hopes to finding our forever family home, we were completely blown away by the service of the advisors and the standard of the showhomes. We’re looking for a 5 bed and truly loved the feel of the Masterton, the interior design is absolutely exceptional and you can see everything is at such a high standard. Dawn, Kelsey and Ashleigh took away the stressful experience of house hunting and made it so enjoyable without the pushy sales feeling we’ve had elsewhere. We were able to view the 4 bed too, to give us an idea of different layouts and styles and it gave us some great options of picturing what we will do to our home when we reserve. We’re genuinely very grateful for this experience and will recommend everyone who’s looking at a new build to visit here.

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Jemma Todd1 November 2024

Visited the site and spoke to Kelsey and Ashleigh who were both lovely, extremely helpful and very informative answering all the questions I had. The show homes were beautiful also

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Abby G29 October 2024

Visited the site last weekend and Kelsey and Ashleigh were more than delightful, super knowledgable and always happy to help! The houses are gorgeous too!

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Joseph Ruddick29 October 2024

Visited the sales office at the weekend with my partner, Kelsey in sales was lovely. when driving down to the site I noticed the story side was much cleaner than the other builders side.

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Contact
Working hours
Monday11:00–17:00
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday11:00–17:00
Friday11:00–17:00
Saturday11:00–17:00
Sunday11:00–17:00