Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-87694, 33-87696, 333-59917, 333-59925, 333-68915
and 333-68919) of Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. of our report dated August 13, 2004
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
August 26, 2004