Sheltered Housing for older women
Women’s Pioneer Housing is London’s largest specialist housing association for women. We have 178 flats in sheltered housing complexes for women over 60 who wish to live independently in their own home but with added security and back-up support, on call. Each flat is self-contained and the immediate neighbours are also women of older ages. Many schemes have discount services from a laundry to guest rooms for visiting friends and relatives.
To view our Sheltered Housing leaflet, click below
Sheltered leaflet print Nov08 v4.pdf
Introducing our sheltered housing schemes:
15-16 BRAMHAM GARDENS, EARLS COURT SW5
Close to the shops and transport in Earls Court but on a quiet street, 15/16 Bramham Gardens has 23 self-contained studio and one-bedroom flats. There is a shower room for residents who need help with bathing. Tenants have direct access to the attractive garden square of Bramham Gardens.
Features:
- ground floor lounge with small kitchen for social events – opens onto the garden
- central heating
- lift
- low cost laundry and dryers
- Scheme manager on duty for part of each day Monday to Friday
- community alarm service when Scheme Manager is off site
MARY FLUX COURT, 25 BRAMHAM GARDENS SW5
As well as 43 self-contained studio and one-bedroom flats in an attractive converted house, Mary Flux Court has a small private garden and residents have use of the garden square across the road. Located in a quiet road, Mary Flux Court is close to shops and transport in Earls Court Road.
Features:
- Ground floor lounge with small kitchen for social events
- central heating
- single guest room (small charge)
- lift access to all floors
- low cost laundry and dryers
- resident manager on duty part of each day, Monday to Friday
- community alarm service when Scheme Manager is off site
26 – 29 STANLEY GARDENS, NOTTING HILL W11
A beautiful stucco-fronted building, converted from four houses in 1988. These 33 self-contained studio and one-bedroom flats are on a quiet street just minutes from the shops of Portobello Road and Ladbroke Grove. The building has full disabled access and two studio flats for wheelchair users. All residents have use of a peaceful, well-maintained garden square.
Features:
- shared lounge and kitchen for social events
- central heating
- lift access to all floors
- low cost laundry and dryers
- single guest room (small charge)
- resident Scheme Manager on duty from 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday
- community alarm service when manager is off duty
DAIN COURT, 114 LEXHAM GARDENS W8
Off Kensington High Street, Dain Court was converted from three Victorian houses in 1984 and offers 31 self-contained studio and one-bedroom flats. There is a private garden and a shower room for assisted bathing. Dain Court is a quiet residential street close to Earls Court and Kensington High Street. The manager runs a lunch club for residents every two weeks on Fridays and a regular gentle exercise class.
Features
- shared lounge for social events
- central heating
- lift access to all floors
- low cost laundry and dryers
- single guest bedroom with WC and hand basin (small charge)
- resident Scheme Manager on duty from 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday
- community alarm service when manager is off duty
MARY SMITH COURT, 17 – 21 TREBOVIR ROAD SW5
Mary Smith Court was converted from three Victorian houses in 1987. It has 46 self-contained studio and one-bedroom flats, with a large communal lounge and kitchen, conservatory and communal garden and medic bathroom. Mary Smith Court offers wheelchair adapted flats as well as full wheelchair access to all other parts of the building. Various social activities are held in the communal lounge for residents, including tai chi and philosophy classes.
Features
- shared lounge and kitchen for social events
- central heating
- two lifts
- low cost laundry and dryers
- double guest room en-suite (very reasonable rate)
- Manager and deputies on site.
Women’s Pioneer Housing is a non profit making charity set up in 1920, which today owns rented and leased homes across west and central London. Our sheltered housing is situated at the heart of active central London communities, close to transport links. All five of our schemes have easy access to gated gardens, and one has its own. We take pride in maintaining our buildings to a high standard. All flats have central heating, which is included in the service charge, and each scheme has a communal lounge, which residents are welcome to use. Many also host activities which residents are welcome to join in with, if they wish to.
Applying for a studio flat
We will accept applications for our sheltered housing studio flats for single women aged over 60. We do not require applicants to live in the borough but give preference to those wishing to move closer to a relative.
We will consider applications from owner-occupiers but will need an up-to-date valuation of the present home. Applications from anyone with assets worth more than £300,000 may have to be referred to our Board before a decision is made.
Rents for the flats vary from £460 to £680 each month (Jan 2010), depending on location, floor etc. This figure includes the service charge.
To download an application form for Sheltered Housing, click below :-
WPH sheltered app 281 print v1.pdf