Housing associations
Housing associations include providers of former council housing. Also known as registered providers, they are committed to providing affordable housing for rent. This includes houses, flats and bungalows.
Former council housing
Council housing in the following areas is now provided by registered providers:
- Barnard Castle, Cockfield, Evenwood, Etherley and surrounding areas - North Star Housing Group
- Chester-le-Street, Sacriston, Great Lumley, Pelton, Consett, Stanley, Lanchester, Langley Park and surrounding areas - Karbon Homes
- Crook, Bishop Auckland, Coundon, Durham City, Easington, Peterlee, Seaham and surrounding areas - believe housing
- Sedgefield, Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor and surrounding areas - Livin
Other registered providers
The following registered providers provide social housing for rent across County Durham:
- Accent
- Anchor Hanover
- Bernicia
- Castles & Coasts
- Dimensions
- Humankind
- Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association
- Fairoak Housing Association
- Hellens Residential
- Home Group
- Housing 21
- Jacob Wrights Almshouses (0191 388 1111) (managed by Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes)
- Jane Cameron's Old Peoples Charity (0178 444 6023) (as part of Hanover)
- Johnnie Johnson Housing
- Kepier Homes (DASH trading arm)
- Places for People
- Railway Housing Association
- Riverside
- Salvation Army Housing Association (SAHA)
- Thirteen Group
- William Russell Bequest (0191 378 1625)
For further information about these organisations, please contact them directly using the contacts on their websites. If there is no website provided, the contact details are listed on this page.