We’re building 1,300 new homes over the next five years
We’re proud to be building up to 1,300 homes across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
These will be available for social rent, shared ownership and for sale, offering good quality, energy-efficient homes for a wide range of people, such as:
- Families
- Over 55s
- Residents with care needs
- Residents choosing to move to a smaller home or rightsizing
- First time buyers
This is part of our Five Year Plan to help tackle the housing crisis, reduce carbon emissions and help our residents save money on bills.
Our partners
We work with several trusted partners to deliver new homes, including:
- Manchester City Council
- Other local authorities in Greater Manchester
- JV North, a partnership of housing associations across the North West
How is the programme funded?
- By the government through Homes England’s Affordable Homes Programme 2021 – 2026
- From the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Brownfield Housing Fund
- Through Southway investing our surplus
- Investing profits from our commercial developer, Southway Plus
Our shared ownership and outright sale homes are sold through our brand Gecko Homes
What we’re building
Affordable rent, social rent and shared ownership schemes
Two Didsbury Point, South Manchester
A £20 million scheme of 76 one- and two-bedroom affordable homes for social rent and shared ownership.
- Highly sustainable West Didsbury location
- Due for completion Spring 2026
In partnership with Citybranch Healthcare, it will include
- Ground floor NHS medical practice
- Private green space with large communal terrace
- Secure bike storage
Boundary View, Trafford
80 one- and two-bed homes for affordable rent and shared ownership.
- Close to Old Trafford Cricket Ground
- Due for completion in winter 2025
Francis Road in Withington, South Manchester
24 one- and two-bed homes for social rent.
- Located near Christie Hospital
- Due for completion in summer 2025
- Energy efficient features to help residents save money on bills
- Electric vehicle charge points
Varey Street/Cross Lane in Gorton, Manchester
13 homes in a mixture of family houses and cottage flats.
- Due for completion in Summer 2025
- Built in partnership with Manchester City Council under their Project 500 initiative
- Sustainable features like air source heat pumps to help residents save money on their heating bills
Shared ownership schemes
We’re developing a number of homes for shared ownership.
What is shared ownership?
If you can’t afford a full mortgage or deposit, shared ownership is a way to get on the housing ladder by owning a share in your home.
You pay rent on the share you don’t own to a housing association or local authority.
There are options to increase your share in the future.
To find out more and register your interest in homes coming soon, visit Gecko Homes.
Some of our recently completed homes
Brickfields House, Ashton in Tameside
We replaced an outdated scheme with a new development of one-bedroom apartments in a leafy residential street.
- 42 new affordable rental homes
- For over 55s to support independent living for longer
- Walk-in showers
- Storage for mobility scooters
- Mature communal gardens
- On-site parking
- Nearby public transport link
- Close to Ashton town centre
Dahlia House Extra Care, Burnage, South Manchester
A development of one- and two-bedroom homes for social rent.
- 56 homes with flexible on-site care
- Assisted bathrooms
- Age-friendly support for residents
- Community café
- Communal lounge
- Landscaped garden
- Mobility scooter storage
- Low carbon heating and hot water system which saves residents money
Gorton Mill House Extra Care, Gorton, Manchester
A development of apartments for social rent to over 55s on the site of a historic cotton mill.
- 43 one-bed and 63 two-bed apartments
- Care package offered
- Community café
- Events room
- Laundry
- Hair salon
- Office and reception
Minehead Court, Withington, South Manchester
An Age-friendly development in Withington for shared ownership and Affordable Rent.
- 10 two-bedroom houses for shared ownership
- 21 two-bedroom apartments for shared ownership
- 33 one- and two-bedroom apartments for Affordable Rent
Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, South Manchester
A redevelopment of an existing site. New-build apartments replacing an outdated building, which are all offered as shared ownership.
- 15 one-bedroom apartments
- 24 two-bedroom apartments
Ennerdale, Didsbury, South Manchester
A development of 8 homes for social rent.
- 2 three-bedroom houses suitable for four people
- 2 three-bedroom houses suitable for three people
- 4 one-bedroom cottage flats suitable for two people
Future plans
Ryebank, Chorlton, South Manchester
Along with Manchester Metropolitan University and private developer Step Places, we’re working to create a new development at Ryebank in Chorlton.
This will be a multi-generational community of 120 homes. Some of the features of this development are:
- Affordable homes
- 35% of the homes for over 55s
- Homes for adults with autism
- Energy-efficient
- One third of the site as green space
- Existing woodland to be kept
- New orchards and courtyards
Plans are subject to planning permission.
