First residents move into new £5.1m Armley housing development
The first residents have started moving into Armley's £5.1 million Wesley Road development 🏠
The first residents have begun moving into a brand-new affordable and sustainable housing development on Wesley Road in the Armley area of Leeds.
The £5.1 million scheme comprises 28 homes - including 26 houses and two flats - all designed with energy efficiency in mind. Features include air source heat pumps, which provide heating and hot water.
Managed by 54North Homes and constructed by contractor Ashfield Projects, 22 of the homes are available for social rent, with a further six offered through shared ownership.
Zoey Hawthorne, group director of development at 54North Homes’ parent company, Karbon Group, said the development marks a “significant milestone” for the organisation as its first new-build scheme to feature air source heat pumps.
Located at the southern end of Wesley Road, near St Bartholomew’s Church, the homes each benefit from private gardens and are set within landscaped surroundings, including mature trees and hedgerows.
The project received significant financial backing. Leeds City Council committed £700,000 from a fund that supports affordable housing delivery through pooled developer contributions linked to planning agreements. A further £2.375 million was provided by Homes England.
Ashfield Projects handed over the completed homes to 54North Homes earlier this month, with the first residents already settling into their new properties. Tenancies for social rent will be allocated to people on Leeds City Council’s housing register.
Councillor Mary Harland, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, said the authority is determined to ensure communities across the city have access to high-quality, energy-efficient and affordable homes.
“I’m delighted, therefore, that we were able to commit funding to the delivery of these homes at Wesley Road and help create a vibrant new neighbourhood on what was previously derelict land,” she said. “It’s particularly pleasing that so many of the properties will be for social rent and, as such, will provide a welcome boost to people on lower incomes.”