Fire stopping and compartmentation · Yorkshire and the Humber

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Doncaster

Social landlords in Doncaster can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.

Social landlords in Doncaster can appoint us for fire stopping and compartmentation works, from a single home to a programme. Council homes here are owned by City of Doncaster Council and managed by St Leger Homes of Doncaster. We work to the Decent Homes Standard and to your own specification.

Doncaster at a glance

Council: City of Doncaster Council
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by St Leger Homes of Doncaster
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 312,785 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.92 (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 Doncaster?

City of Doncaster Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by St Leger Homes of Doncaster, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). Housing associations own further social homes in Doncaster.

What do we cover in Doncaster?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.

Which rules apply in Doncaster?

Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Doncaster?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Doncaster after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in Doncaster

Does City of Doncaster Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Doncaster?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Yorkshire and the Humber, including Rotherham, Wakefield, Bassetlaw and Barnsley, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Doncaster?

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.