Aids and adaptations · South West

Aids and adaptations in South Gloucestershire

If you have a list of adaptations waiting in South Gloucestershire, we can price them in the format your funding route requires and work through them.

Aids and adaptations in South Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

South Gloucestershire at a glance

Council: South Gloucestershire Council
Region: South West
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 287,816 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (our estimate)

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 South Gloucestershire?

Most social homes in South Gloucestershire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Gloucestershire Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in South Gloucestershire?

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 South Gloucestershire?

In England, Disabled Facilities Grants of up to £30,000 can fund major adaptations, and minor adaptations costing £1,000 or less must be provided free under adult social care rules. Many housing associations fund adaptations for their own tenants.

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What do aids and adaptations cost in South Gloucestershire?

Our guide range for a level-access shower or wet room in South Gloucestershire is £4,850–£6,650 per home. That is the UK range of £4,750–£6,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); 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 South Gloucestershire

Does South Gloucestershire Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in South Gloucestershire?

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.

Do you also work near South Gloucestershire?

Yes. We take on aids and adaptations across the South West, including Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Stroud and North Somerset, and in every other UK nation.