Holding(s) in Company

Bellway PLC
17 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Bellway plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity Investments via its subsidiary FMR Corp. and its direct and in-direct subsidiaries, and Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and in-direct subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.

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
As above but we have been advised that the notifiable interest also comprises the notifiable interest of
Mr Edward C Johnson 3d, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
HSBC                                                                                            4,660,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                                                                800
State Street Nominees Ltd                                                                           7,100
Brown Brothers Harriman                                                                             5,000
State Street Bank & Trust                                                                         110,400
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                                                     1,546,463
Bank of New York London                                                                           163,400
J P Morgan                                                                                        819,800
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                                                       305,600
Deutche Bank                                                                                       38,500
Mellon Nominees Limited                                                                            32,700
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                                         84,500
Northern Trust London                                                                             266,050
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd                                                               3,450
State Street Bank & Trust                                                                          17,200
                                                                                                8,000,963

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
725,000

6. Percentage of issued class
0.65%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not disclosed

8. Percentage of issued class
Not disclosed

9. Class of security
Ordinary 12.5p

10. Date of transaction
Not disclosed

 11. Date company informed
17th October 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
8,000,963

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.17%

14. Any additional information
Not Applicable

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Kevin Wrightson 0191 217 0717

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Kevin Wrightson

Date of notification
17th October 2003

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