Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment · North East
Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Stockton-on-Tees
We refurbish sheltered, extra care and supported housing schemes in Stockton-on-Tees while residents and staff carry on with daily life.
We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment in Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Stockton-on-Tees at a glance
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Region
- North East
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 197,419 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.90 (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 Stockton-on-Tees?
Most social homes in Stockton-on-Tees are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Communal lounges, kitchens and laundries
- Corridors, handrails, flooring and lighting for accessibility
- Accessible bathrooms and level-access showers
- Fire safety items in communal areas
- Dementia-friendly finishes where specified

How do we deliver it?
We plan and phase communal works to keep a lounge, a kitchen and accessible bathrooms available.
Which rules apply in Stockton-on-Tees?
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 Stockton-on-Tees?
Our guide range for a major void in Stockton-on-Tees is £5,400–£13,500 per void. That is the UK range of £6,000–£15,000 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.89–0.93); 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 Stockton-on-Tees
Does Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Stockton-on-Tees are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Stockton-on-Tees?
Yes. We take on supported and sheltered housing refurbishment across the North East, including Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington and Redcar and Cleveland, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Stockton-on-Tees?
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.
Other works we carry out in Stockton-on-Tees
- Void property works
- Estate and external works
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Responsive repairs
- Window and door replacement
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Housing disrepair works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps