Our completed developments

South Lakes Housing acquired 8 homes on this stunning development by Rowland Homes. Located on the edge of the historic market town of Ulverston, this development offers access to the town’s amenities while being surrounded by attractive scenery.  All the homes come with off road parking and private gardens.

Located in southern Cumbria close to both Morecambe Bay and the Lake District, Ulverston is a delightful, bustling and attractive historic market town. Ideally located less than a mile and a half from Ulverston town centre.

South Lakes Housing in partnership with the Lune Valley Community Land Trust is delighted to have completed our first Passivhaus Standard scheme that had created 20 new affordable homes in Halton, Lancaster.

These high-quality homes have been built to exceptionally low-energy Passivhaus standard, helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce fuel poverty for residents. Passivhaus homes are built with meticulous attention to detail, rigorous design and construction according to principles developed by the Passivhaus Institute in Germany. These homes generally need 90% less energy for heating and hot water than standard buildings meaning that running costs are very low.

The houses have been constructed using airtight building fabric and will have high-performance windows and doors with insulated frames.

The project has been funded by South Lakes Housing, Lancaster City Council and Homes England and we worked in partnership to deliver these new homes with R P Tyson Construction, John Gilbert Architects, R G Parkins and Partners and Elliott Associates to deliver the homes.

South Lakes housing offered affordable housing on this new development by Wrenman Homes. This development is set in the historic village of Halton, located on the banks of the River Lune just 3 miles from Lancaster and with easy access to the M6

4 x 1 bed flats were available for rent.

This development of 78 homes by Russell Armer, is located on the edge of Kirkby Lonsdale with easy access to the local amenities. On the second phase of this development, South Lakes Housing had 14 properties to offer, 6 for purchase via shared ownership and 8 for affordable rent. All come with private gardens and parking for 2 vehicles.

All properties for this development have now been allocated.

Awarded top place in The Sunday Times’ ˜Best Places to Live 2019‘ (North West), Kirkby Lonsdale is a picturesque market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. With beautiful walks and easy access to the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the Forest of Bowland, Kirkby Lonsdale is a very desirable place to live.

The town itself has a thriving community with excellent amenities including, restaurants, shops, a supermarket, and primary and secondary schools. A charter market and farmers’ market run every Thursday and the town hosts several festivals throughout the year.

South Lakes Housing offered 22 properties on this development by Leck Construction. 6 will be available through Affordable Rent, 2 through Rent to Buy and 14 will be available for purchase via Shared Ownership. This development was completed in July 2021. South Lakes Housing has received funding from Homes England for this development.

Shared ownership:

• 2 x 2 bedroom houses
• 12 x 3 bedroom houses

Rent to Buy

• 2 x 3 bedroom houses

Rent to Buy is a government designed scheme that allows working households to rent a home at 20% below the open market rent (Intermediate rent). This can provide you with the opportunity to save for a deposit to go on and purchase your home in the future.

With Rent to Buy, you can live in a high-quality, new build home at Intermediate Rent (approximately 80% of the open market rent) for a minimum of five years. During that time, you will save towards a deposit and have the option to buy your home.

All homes on this development have now been sold or have been allocated.

South Lakes Housing has undertaken the conversion and refurbishment of the historic Ulverston Town Hall into 17 affordable properties.

The 17 affordable properties consisted of:

• 11— 1 Bed Apartments
• 6— 2 Bed Apartments

This innovative project breathed new life into a historic and much-loved building in the centre of Ulverston which had previously been underused and difficult to maintain. The impressive outcome demonstrates South Lakes Housing’s commitment to positively investing in communities across South Lakeland and beyond.  

The new and converted homes have been built by South Lakes Housing’s contractor Leck and offer high standards of energy efficiency due to the levels of insulation and the installation of air source heat pumps which will help keep fuel bills more affordable for residents and is in line with South Lakes Housing’s commitment of Greening its homes. The 1 and 2 bedroom apartments also offer good space standards and internal storage.

Some of the original features of this historic civic building have been preserved including the wooden sash windows which have been fitted with secondary glazing to reduce any heat loss, the ceiling in the previous council chamber has been preserved with the installation of a secondary ceiling and the two original wooden front entrance doors have been retained and updated with weatherproofing strips to reduce possible draught.

View Floor Plans

South Lakes Housing has redeveloped a former garage site into an affordable housing scheme.

The 5 properties consist of:

• 2 — 3 Bed Houses for shared ownership
• 3 x 3 Bed Houses for rent

All properties include features such as off-road parking, garden space, family bathroom and downstairs cloakroom.

All Shared Ownership properties for this development have now been allocated.

South Lakes Housing has received funding from Homes England for this development.

The 2015 Jubilee Close development in Kirkby Lonsdale was South Lakes Housings first new build affordable housing scheme. The development of 10 homes was opened by local MP Tim Farron.

The 10 affordable properties consist of:

• 2— 2 Bed Bungalows
• 6— 2 Bed Houses
• 2— 3 Bed Houses

The Jubilee Close development is a high specification, state-of-the-art housing development. It meets the Code 4 standards for energy efficiency and incorporates many efficiency measures including solar PV. The homes have also been built in keeping with the local environment, including external render, stonework and slate roofs.

The development was opened by South Lakes MP Tim Farron.