Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · East Midlands

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in the Derbyshire Dales

We refurbish sheltered, extra care and supported housing schemes in the Derbyshire Dales while residents and staff carry on with daily life.

We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in the Derbyshire Dales 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 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?

Flat refurbishment between and during tenancies
Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
Accessible bathrooms and level-access showers
Coordination with warden-call and alarm system providers
Fire safety items in communal areas

Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Before work starts, we agree a plan with the scheme manager: working hours, quiet times, routes and how we will communicate with residents.

Which rules apply in the Derbyshire Dales?

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 supported and sheltered housing refurbishment

What does supported and sheltered housing refurbishment cost in the Derbyshire Dales?

Our guide range for a major void in the Derbyshire Dales is £6,100–£15,300 per void. That is the UK range of £6,000–£15,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); 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 supported and sheltered housing refurbishment 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 supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across the East Midlands, including Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, the Staffordshire Moorlands and Chesterfield, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in the Derbyshire Dales as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the Derbyshire Dales can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for supported and sheltered housing refurbishment, working under their systems and their client's specification.