Rural Housing
The demand for Affordable Housing is particularly high in rural areas. Many rural people having been forced to leave areas where they were brought up and have family ties, or where they work because they simply cannot afford the housing which leads to the displacement of ties to the local area and thus an erosion of communities.
Previously Winchester City Council worked with the Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing, Parish Councils and local people to help build a number of affordable housing schemes on exception sites. These homes are specifically provided for people on the housing register with a strong local connection to their Parish – they live there; used to live there and still have family living there; they work there; or they need to live in the Parish to give or receive support.
The area has been fortunate in being able to attract funding from the Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs until April 2025. This funding enables a team at Action Hampshire in Winchester, to focus on rural affordable housing and can provide expert support to Parish Councils and community groups to deliver rural and community led homes.
If you have any questions please email: newhomes@winchester.gov.uk or phone 01962 840 222 and ask to speak to Nigel Baldwin.
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