Director Shareholding

Bellway PLC
27 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


 1. Name of company

    Bellway plc

 2. Name of director

    Howard Carlton Dawe

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
    person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest

    As above

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified)

    Not applicable

 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    Not applicable

 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    Not applicable

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    Not applicable

 8. Percentage of issued class

    Not applicable

 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    Not applicable

10. Percentage of issued class

    Not applicable

11. Class of security

    Not applicable

12. Price per share

    Not applicable

13. Date of transaction

    Not applicable

14. Date company informed

    24th October 2003

15. Total holding following this notification

    Not applicable



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    Not applicable

    If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
    following boxes

17. Date of grant


    24th October 2003


18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

    24th October 2006 - 23rd October 2013

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

    Bellway plc 12.5p ordinary - 74,000

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
    fixed at time of exercise

    621.50p

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
    notification

    370,100 Bellway plc 12.5p ordinary shares

23. Any additional information

    Not applicable

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Kevin Wrightson - 0191 217 0717

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification


        Kevin Wrightson

Date of Notification 27th October 2003


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