Labour’s plans to build 1000 new council homes in our borough have reached another milestone, with the 600th property being unveiled in Waverley.

The 600th home is one of 30 properties to have been built on the Sorby Park development in Waverley, with the Council purchasing 12 two-bedroom homes, 12 three-bedroom homes and six four-bedroom homes all of which are now available for Council rent.

The properties, developed by Avant Homes, have been future proofed boasting both solar panels and triple glazed windows to help reduce energy bills for tenants.

Since 2018, 600 affordable homes across the borough have either been built by the Council on Council-owned land or acquired from housing developers on the open market– all of which have added to the stock of homes available for Council rent or Shared Ownership. This is in addition to 125 for sale homes developed by the Council.

Similar schemes are currently in development or have recently been completed in areas such as Rawmarsh, Maltby, Broom, Dinnington and Treeton.

Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Sarah Allen, said: “In 2018 we made a commitment to support our residents with their housing needs by providing more affordable and high-quality council homes for local people to rent. Six years on, we are proud that we have been able to offer a range of properties including apartments, bungalows, accessible properties and family homes either through social housing, private sale or shared ownership.

“However, with the number of households on our housing register continuing to rise it’s vital we don’t take our foot off the gas and we will continue to work at pace to ensure more residents have a safe, secure place to call home.”