Estate and external works · Wales
Estate and external works in Ceredigion
We deliver estate and external works in Ceredigion for social landlords, from fencing and paving to bin stores and drainage.
We take on estate and external works in Ceredigion for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Ceredigion belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Ceredigion at a glance
- Council
- Ceredigion County Council
- Nation
- Wales
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- WHQS 2023 (Wales)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 72,895 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.93 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Ceredigion?
Most social homes in Ceredigion are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Ceredigion County Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Ceredigion?
- Paths, paving and dropped kerbs
- Fencing, gates and boundary walls
- Parking areas and surfacing
- Surface water drainage and gullies
- External lighting coordination
How do we deliver it?
We phase external works to keep a safe route home for residents, and we tell them before each phase begins.
Which rules apply in Ceredigion?
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.
WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about estate and external works
What do estate and external works cost in Ceredigion?
We price estate and external works in Ceredigion 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 Ceredigion
Does Ceredigion County Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Ceredigion are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Ceredigion County Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Ceredigion?
Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.
Can you take on estate and external works in Ceredigion as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Ceredigion can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for estate and external works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Ceredigion
- Responsive repairs
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Window and door replacement
- Aids and adaptations
- Communal area refurbishment
- Housing disrepair works
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires