Aids and adaptations · South East
Aids and adaptations in Surrey Heath
If you have a list of adaptations waiting in Surrey Heath, we can price them in the format your funding route requires and work through them.
Aids and adaptations in Surrey Heath are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Surrey Heath belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Surrey Heath at a glance
- Council
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- Surrey
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 89,204 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Surrey Heath?
Most social homes in Surrey Heath are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Surrey Heath Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Surrey Heath?
- Grab rails, stair rails and lever taps
- Ramps, steps and handrails
- Stairlifts and through-floor lifts, coordinated with specialist suppliers
- Kitchen adaptations at accessible heights
- Ground-floor bedroom and shower room extensions
How do we deliver it?
We plan each adaptation around the resident's routines and needs, and keep them informed about every stage, because an adaptation is only a success if it works for the person living with it.
Which rules apply in Surrey Heath?
Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations. In higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with two or more homes), building work needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about aids and adaptations
What do aids and adaptations cost in Surrey Heath?
Our guide range for a level-access shower or wet room in Surrey Heath is £5,200–£7,150 per home. That is the UK range of £4,750–£6,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about aids and adaptations in Surrey Heath
Does Surrey Heath Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Surrey Heath are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Surrey Heath Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Surrey Heath?
Yes. We take on aids and adaptations across the South East, including Woking, Bracknell Forest, Rushmoor and Runnymede, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Surrey Heath?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Other works we carry out in Surrey Heath
- Estate and external works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Damp and mould remediation
- Responsive repairs
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Kitchen replacement programmes