New Affordable Housing Scheme Completed in Armley

St Andrews Grange development provides 50 homes on former factory site

A new affordable housing development has been completed in Armley, Leeds, delivering 50 homes on land previously occupied by the Tower Works factory off Moorfield Road. The scheme, named St Andrews Grange, offers a mix of houses and apartments intended for affordable or social rent.

Details of the Development

• The development comprises 27 houses and 23 apartments.
• Homes range from one to four bedrooms.
• All properties have been built to modern, energy-efficient standards.
• The scheme aims to provide secure, long-term housing options for residents.
• All 50 households had moved in by the end of 2025, with final site works now complete.

Partnership and Funding

The project was delivered by Yorkshire Housing in partnership with contractors Termrim Construction. Funding support was provided by Leeds City Council and Homes England. Leeds City Council committed £750,000 from a pooled financial contributions fund, which gathers payments from developers under planning agreements to support affordable housing delivery.

Local Authority and Housing Association Comments

Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, Councillor Mary Harland, highlighted the positive impact of good-quality affordable housing on communities and confirmed that all initial tenancies were offered to people on the council’s housing register. She also noted the importance of partnership working in delivering such developments.

Yorkshire Housing’s executive director of growth and assets, Sian Webster, stated that the development has brought new life to a previously vacant site and emphasised the organisation’s wider plan to build 8,000 new homes over the coming years.

Jason McGarvey, managing director of Termrim Construction, expressed pride in the team’s work and the successful integration of the development into the Armley community.

Context and Future Plans

• More than 3,000 affordable homes have been delivered in Leeds over the last five years.
• Leeds City Council recently approved a 10-year housing strategy aiming to deliver 1,500 affordable homes annually by 2036.
• Yorkshire Housing is the largest housing association operating solely in Yorkshire, managing nearly 20,000 homes and building around 500 new homes annually.

Affordable housing in this context refers to homes available for rent at below market value or for low-cost ownership. Social rent is set lower than affordable rent and is calculated based on local incomes, property size, and value.