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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Evaluating 85 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. People frequently praise the friendly sales representatives and site staff for being exceptionally welcoming, professional, and genuinely caring throughout the entire house-buying journey. Consumers deeply appreciate the constant progress updates, reassuring guidance, and smooth, stress-free communication provided from initial reservation down to final handover. Some reviewers were not happy with the aftercare service, noting frustrating delays, unresolved building defects, and poor communication after moving in. A few individuals also reported encountering unexpected property flaws, complex garden leveling issues, and an overall lack of flexibility from management when trying to resolve urgent problems.

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Service

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We placed a deposit on a bungalow under construction late summer subject to a sale of a property in the Midlands. Sadly we aborted this to Christmas but through out The Elms sales person Jason Hutton... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Charlotte was exceptionally professional and went the extra mile for us. Answered all our questions and if she didn’t know would go and ask. She was also good at keeping us updated as the build progre... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delighted to be moving into our new house in a few weeks. Hopkins homes came out top for us over many other builders and developments. Fantastic houses and a great layout. The icing on the cake is the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service throughout the purchase of our property with Grace. Once we were in, we had a few snagging items, however Jamie and Luke have been very attentive and very efficient in getting these r... See more

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Company details

  1. Home Builder
  2. Housing Development

About Hopkins Homes

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Welcome to the official Trustpilot page of Hopkins Homes - the leading independent housebuilder in East Anglia

A Tradition of Excellence - From cottage to country house, every Hopkins home has a personality. A property you'll love, forever. Hopkins homes are renowned for developments of character, style and individuality throughout East Anglia.


Our Story

Since our first project, the renovation of a Halesworth cottage in 1985, Hopkins Homes has been defined by attention to detail and craft. Today, Hopkins Homes is the largest privately owned housebuilder in East Anglia, creating exceptional new-build homes in beautiful locations.

Even though Hopkins Homes offers a wide range of styles and sizes, every home we build is planned, designed and built to the highest standards. Buying a new home is the biggest purchase most people make. We take our time and we care, to ensure we build the perfect property for all of our purchasers and their families.

Key to the look and feel of our new-build properties are the traditional crafts and selection of materials we use. Whilst we offer a wide selection of finishes to make a house a home, we know it must all start with a high-quality build as standard.

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A Lasting Relationship

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Buying a home with Hopkins Homes is the start of a lasting relationship.
Our Sales team are on hand to assist you from your first enquiry through to completion day. Our Customer Care team offer support once you move in.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Matt was very informative and made the…

Matt was very informative and made the experience of looking a lot easier.
He knew much about the development and homes and gave us lots to think about as it all sounds very appealing.

March 15, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thanking for sharing your experience with our sales consultant at Mill Grove in Stowmarket. We are delighted to hear how Matt has been supportive.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Matt jones has been dealing with our…

Matt jones has been dealing with our sale from beginning to end and has been brilliant throughout! 5/5 experience, has made our first house purchase very easy and memorable! Thanks Matt! Lily & Bailey

March 15, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Congratulations on your very first home! We've glad that Matt has been able to support you throughout your buying journey with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jenna Collins, Mill Grove exceptional customer care

We recently Exchanged on a property on the Mill Grove, Stowmarket developement and I can't thank Jenna highly enough, she has been very informative and helpful throughout the whole process so far. She continues to communicate with us on each step of the build and is always at hand to answer any of our queries relating to this new home. This is our first New build purchase and thanks to Jenna we feel extremely satisfied and comfortable with the guidance and customer care she has given. THANKS Jenna

February 23, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Congratulations on your first new build home, we hope you have many happy years at Mill Grove, Stowmarket.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

We are very happy with our new Hopkins home in Alconbury Weald. The sales team were fantastic to deal with. Mandy deserves a special mention for going above and beyond throughout the process. We highly recommend Hopkins homes, excellent service and quality work.
Enniah and Gainmore

January 9, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for recommending Hopkins Homes for our build quality and 5-star customer service. It is much appreciated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Re-mastik of a bathroom pedestal below sink

Neil came to re-mastik our bathroom pedestal after a new tap had been fitted and he was excellent. Good at his job and friendly and efficient in how he did it. I give him 5 stars.

March 11, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for reviewing our customer services operative, we will make sure he gets to see it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Church View bramford

Church View bramford

Me and my partner recently purchased our first beautiful home. We have been so pleased with the service we received from Kim (sales) to Dan (site manager) nothing has been too much to ask from them both. We highly recommend hopkin homes

March 10, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Congratulations on your first home. This is such an exciting time. We are so pleased that you chose Hopkins Homes, as your first step onto the property ladder.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jenna at Mill Grove was very helpful…

Jenna at Mill Grove was very helpful and professional, great product knowledge and advice. Looking forward to hopefully buying our Hopkins Homes soon!

March 9, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for sharing your experience at Mill Grove in Stowmarket - we hope you choose this stunning development as your new home.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Go to st George's park.

Visited at George's park in Needham and Vikkie was amazingly helpful and able to answer any questions I had, go buy a house from her.

February 28, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for sharing your experience at St George's Park in Needham Market, particularly how helpful our Sales Consultant has been. We will make sure Vikkie get to see your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply the best!

I recently bought a new house from Kim. Kim made what is usually a fraught and stressful time a truly remarkable
Experience. From the moment she suggested the type of house to the day we got our keys she ensured I was well informed and as much in control as possible. Kim even arranged cheese & wine evening for a group of single ladies to ensure when we moved in we already knew someone. All done in her own time. This personal touch made the transition from my family home of 32 years to a downsize new home such as comfortable experience. I am grateful to her help and empathy and I will not forget this remarkable lady! She is such an asset to Hopkins who are a supplier of top end houses. I have loved my Hopkins Home with all their quality touches such as coving, high ceilings, skirtings and many other features. Their aftercare service was also second to none as the few things found were all put right within 30 days.
Well done Kim & Hopkins Homes!

March 7, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

We are delighted that you love all the extra details in your new home and that Kim has given you a true 5-star service. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Church View - Bramford

We just purchased our second Hopkins Homes, Kim has truly been wonderful throughout the process. After a long journey after selling our house, Kim regularly kept in touch, lent an ear when the sale of our old property wasn't going to plan. Having purchased from Hopkins before, Kim is an asset to the company and made what is one of the most stressed process feel tolerable.

February 28, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for sharing your experience with Hopkins Homes and in particular your glowing review of Kim, one of our Sales Consultants. We are delighted to hear that Kim was able to provide a smooth buying journey for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are so proud to share our experience…

We are so proud to share our experience with Hopkins Homes, Alconbury Weald. Since moving into our new home we have received the most impressive support and customer service. Any questions we had were answered swiftly and efficiently and any snags/issues we have encountered have been completed/rectified to the highest standards. We absolutely love our home and highly recommend Hopkins Homes to anyone looking for a very well built new house along with a customer service team which in our opinion is second to none. Our Hopkins experience has been a very happy and successful journey. Thank you to all 🙏

March 3, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for recommending Hopkins Homes. We are delighted that the team has supported you throughout the buying process and beyond. We wish you all the best in your new home.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From my initial phone call

From my initial phone call, to six months after moving in to Chitts Hill Kim in sales has been absolutely brilliant. She has gone above and beyond to make the buying process, move and aftercare smooth and seamless. Having moved and purchased new builds many times previously, this was a great experience in comparison. Kim is an asset to Hopkins homes.

March 2, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Kim will be delighted to hear your feedback, thank you for sharing your experience with Hopkins Homes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jason is amazing, house is great!

Having recently moved into our new home in Woolpit we couldn’t be happier. Jason has been amazing since the first time we met him and put the deposit down, he worked hard to get us into the house as quickly as possible even on his days off, this wasn’t a easy process but they bent over backwards to make it happen. Since moving in he’s checked in with us many times and always says hello and stops for a chat. Would recommend friends and family to purchase through Jason in Woolpit he’s a real asset to Hopkins and we wouldn’t have gone through with the purchase without all his hard work!

February 23, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

We are delighted to hear that you are settling into your new home at Woolpit and that Jason has been looking after you. Thank you for recommending us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Liars


Just want to creat havoc just like highways agency that close the roads for no reason..this company, created havoc in bury st edmunds a 43 mile round trip to do a 2 mile trip... who are they kidding? And they say it's for complex works... liars just like most of the highways agency.. spent an hour watching a worker in his van laughing his head of.. and most of the time they are not even doing

February 20, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

These are crucial infrastructure highway works that will provide access to a new relief road, aiding connectivity to the A14. The works will help ease congestion, improve safety and support future growth in this area of Bury St Edmunds.

The diversion route must follow a 'like for like' basis to ensure the road is suitable for all classes of vehicle. Due to the nature of Suffolk's roads, the closest alterative A roads in the area has created a longer than ideal official diversion. However, the network of B roads remain accessible to local traffic.

We understand the frustrations and concerns of residents and are doing our utmost to minimise disruption as much as possible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are very happy with our new Hopkins…

We are very happy with our new Hopkins home in Mistley. Its in a great location, near the river and the development has been thoughtfully landscaped. Our moving process was lengthy for various reasons but Hopkins were very accommodating throughout.
Clare Canning at River Reach deserves a special mention for being so approachable and supportive, always on hand to answer my copious questions and reply to emails. Since moving in a few weeks ago , we found some snagging that needed to be addressed and this is being efficiently dealt with by Site Manager Jon who is equally professional and helpful. Over the last two years, we have visited various new build developments before buying. The quality of the build of Hopkins homes impressed us the most ( along with the staff we met) and guided our decision making.

February 13, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

We are thrilled to hear how happy you are with your new home at River Reach in Mistley. Thank you for your shout outs to Clare and Jon, your appreciation means a lot to the team.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Two different experiences

Buying our home was a good experience, despite our buyers being very difficult Hopkins were very patient and generous - special thanks to Mandy and Nathanial.

Unfortunately after moving in the experience couldn't have been much more of a contrast. It turned out that the final checks were not carried out before we moved in which meant we moved in to a very dirty house that required a clean from top to bottom. We have also had issues with all external doors, with the patio doors needing to ripped out and replaced.

We had a snagging report carried out and when meeting site manager we expressly said anything that is too much hassle and beyond a quick touch up, dont worry, but nearly all the snags were accepted.

8 months later and there are snags that have not been resolved but when eventually managing to get a reply from customer service all snags have been closed - so I have given up any hope of those being carried out.

Snagging consists of a man in a van that specialises in repairing surfaces and respraying things, the first impression of these "repairs" is good but after 24hours or so the repair looks poor; there have been instances of multiple visits trying to fix one problem but it is made worse than when we started. I have ultimately given up with the process because it's more hassle than its worth.

We have had walls ripped out and remade, puddles of water inside our front door, damp bricks above the damp course, patio doors ripped out and replaced, panes of glass changed three times because they kept installing defective glass. All in all we have had 28 visits to rectify snags - 28 days where ive needed to plan around tradesmen.

All in all I a happy with my new home, but I have had to sink a fair bit of my own money that was not planned for to resolve issues with the build quality - I would not feel completely comfortable recommending Hopkins to friends or family without fair warning.

February 10, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for your comprehensive feedback. We're pleased that your initial experience has been positive and apologise for the subsequent challenges you've encountered.

We are aware that you are already in touch with our Customer Services team regarding a good-will gesture. If you have any ongoing concerns, please don't hesitate to contact them directly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a house on the new Hopkins…

I bought a house on the new Hopkins site in Bramford wish I never bothered four months have gone past and not one single item that was bought up has been dealt with probably. Hopkins will not deal with any issues so I have no choice but to go to NHBC absolute disgusting level of service.

October 21, 2024
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

We are sorry to hear of the service you've experienced with your housing provider, since purchasing a new home with them at our development in Bramford. We have reached out to discuss the matter directly with them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Our experience certainly mirrors that…

Our experience certainly mirrors that of Julie Nicholls and Joe Ball. Poor quality and promises not kept, beginning on the day we took possession of our house. Site changes that nobody knew about in advance. Don't bother trying to contact senior management as they are totally disconnected. We regret ever having anything to do with Hopkins Homes.

February 5, 2025
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

We'd like to reassure you that the quality of our homes and service is really important to us. We've requested more details from you, so that we can directly resolve this with you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The team at Hopkins were fantastic to…

The team at Hopkins were fantastic to deal with from start to finish. They were very proactive with a real willingness to assist. I would highly recommend.

February 23, 2024
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Reply from Hopkins Homes

Thank you for your recommendation and wonderful feedback on our team.

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