Estate and external works · East Midlands

Estate and external works in the Derbyshire Dales

We deliver estate and external works in the Derbyshire Dales for social landlords, from fencing and paving to bin stores and drainage.

Estate and external works in the Derbyshire Dales 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 the Derbyshire Dales belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Derbyshire Dales at a glance

Council: Derbyshire Dales District Council
Region: East Midlands
County: Derbyshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 72,422 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (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 the Derbyshire Dales?

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

What do we cover in the Derbyshire Dales?

Paths, paving and dropped kerbs
Fencing, gates and boundary walls
Bin stores and cycle stores
Parking areas and surfacing
Soft landscaping and planting

Estate and external works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Drainage and levels are checked before surfacing, so new paths do not hold water.

Which rules apply in the Derbyshire Dales?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about estate and external works

What do estate and external works cost in the Derbyshire Dales?

We price estate and external works in the Derbyshire Dales after a survey rather than from a guide range, because areas, levels, drainage and materials vary from scheme to scheme. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about estate and external works in the Derbyshire Dales

Does Derbyshire Dales District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near the Derbyshire Dales?

Yes. We take on estate and external works across the East Midlands, including Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, the Staffordshire Moorlands and Chesterfield, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in the Derbyshire Dales?

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.