Manningham Investment

One of the refurbished family homes
  in Manningham

Accent Foundation has spent over £7m in three years renovating over 150 homes in the Manningham area of Bradford.

Most of the homes are old historical Victorian houses which were converted into one and two bedroom flats in the 1980s to meet the needs of the local community at the time.

As Accent planned its refurbishment, the association took into account how the local community had changed since the 1980s, and identified the need to provide good quality family housing. 

Phase one of the refurbishment by Seddon Construction started in May 2011 and was completed in June 2012. Most of the work in this phase was carried out  on 59 homes in the Blenheim Road area.

30 homes were refurbished as flats and 29 flats were changed into nine large family houses and two maisonettes.

In addition to de-conversions, the refurbishment also includes the installation of new doors and windows, replacement kitchens and bathrooms, electrical upgrading and new heating systems. Every home is also being re-roofed and insulated.

Phase II of Accent’s investment, which is to de-convert approximately 11 homes at a cost of £2.5M is ongoing and due to compete in June 2013.