Leading Leeds housebuilder invests In West Yorkshire
Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West, based in Leeds, has built 637 homes in the region during the past financial year and contributed £161.1 million to the UK’s economic output.
The achievements are highlighted in a new report which measures the housebuilder’s social and economic contribution to the region over the financial year of 1st July 2024 to 29th June 2025.
The developer covers West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.
Included within the company’s socio-economic footprint are key figures relating to the company’s support for the housebuilding supply chain, local communities, environment, public services and employment. The figures show that the housebuilder:
- Supported 2,399 jobs directly and through its contractors and suppliers.
- Directly employed 12 new graduates, trainees and apprentices.
- Supported 540 sub-contractor companies and 354 supplier companies.
- Provided 41 new school places.
- Created 12 hectares of green space in the area for residents and the public to use.
- Contributed £1 million locally including its Community Infrastructure Levy and S106 contributions.
- Spent £15.1 million on physical works benefitting local communities including highway and environmental improvements and community facilities.
- Donated £48,600 to charities
Gavin Birch, Managing Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West, said: “As a five star housebuilder, we are very aware of the pivotal role we play in helping to boost the local economy.
“We are committed to a strategy that includes leaving a positive and lasting legacy in the communities in which we build homes, be that through job creation, bolstering surrounding businesses or enhancing and protecting the local environment.
“We are proud to be a major force in the growth and prosperity of our region, and look forward to continuing our work in 2026.”