Accommodation:
Mid terrace two story cottage one of four units
Recently refurbished Ground Floor Shower Room / WC
New kitchen with electric cooker and fridge.
Sitting room.
Downstairs rear lobby.
2 bedrooms – one leading into another.
Recent new electric night storage heaters plus open coal fire in sitting room.
Recently redecorated and carpeted.
New water tank
Small garden back and front.
Peaceful rural location.
Immediately available
Criteria:
Cottage will suit one or two occupants.
Being an Almshouse Charity applicants are assumed to be of a mature age and able to produce satisfactory references.
Steep cottage staircase suits able bodied occupants only.
Country location car essential
No pets
No smoking
Contact:
Apply in writing:
William Gurney Charity
C/O MAG Group Building, Vulcan Road South, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 6AF
Or by email to info@williamgurneytrust.co.uk
Accommodation
Jane Gibson Almshouses has a vacant one-bedroom flat at the Mowbray Almshouses next to the Minster in the centre of Sunderland (SR1 3PU). It is generously-sized; on the first floor reached by stairs and part of a community of 8 flats.
Photographs available at https://tinyurl.com/AlmshousePhotos
Criteria
Available to those over the age of 60; associated with Bishopwearmouth parish or able to demonstrate a connection to Sunderland; living independently, in financial and housing need and able to provide character references.
Contact Details
email : jgcmowbrayalmshouses@gmail.com Telephone: 07438 243687Address: The Administrator, Jane Gibson Almshouses, 313 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3ET
Accommodation:
1- Bedroom Flat
Criteria:
To qualify as a resident of one of our almshouses a person must have resided within 20 miles of St. Mary’s Church, St. Mary’s Butts, Reading for at least three years at some point in their life. Each person must also be:-
Over 55 years old
In need, for example due to harassment, overcrowding, medical, social, or financial reasons.
Of good character.
Able to live independently.
If applying as a couple, both parties must meet the above criteria.
We charge a monthly maintenance contribution which is approximately 80% of the market rent.
Contact:
Email: housing@readingalmshouses.org.uk
or Telephone No: 0118 9314631
Accommodation:
2 two bedroomed apartments( built 2025)
Criteria:
Retired, ex seafarers and other (former) maritime professionals and their dependants/partners who are aged 55 and over with service in the maritime industry.
Contact:
welfare@nautilusint.org
Accommodation
One bed “cluster home”
Criteria
50+ with a local connection and in housing need.
Contact details
Application enquires to the manager (see below and email) followed by interview.
Deadline for applications 18th May.
Paul Turner,Tel: 01494 472744Emails: p.turner@wycombealmshouses.co.uk
Accommodation:
Vacancy at Fairford Place, a studio flat is expected with be available mid-late May, £108.28/Week
Criteria:
Applications welcome from people on a low income who are approaching or in retirement, in housing need, able to live independently, and with connections to Shropshire or Powys.
Contact:
Apply within 2 weeks
shrewsburydrapers.org.uk/apply
Accommodation:
Amersham United Charities has a vacancy for a permanent resident to occupy a small, two-storey almshouse in Amersham.
The property includes a living room, kitchen, bedroom and shower room. There is a secluded, communal garden which is managed by the charity and parking is available on the High Street.
Criteria:
To be eligible to be considered for permanent residence in the almshouse, applicants must be single; able to live on an independent basis; be of limited financial means; and a current resident of Amersham, Coleshill, The Lee or the surrounding area in Buckinghamshire.
Closing date for applications Friday, 22nd May 2026
Contact Details:
Please contact the Clerk to request an Application Form.
Email: clerk@amershamalmshouses.org.uk / Tel: 07407 147625
Accommodation:
The Sheppard Trust is an almshouse charity founded by Miss Elizabeth Sheppard in 1855 that provides homes for older women in housing need.
We have developed a new scheme of 60 brand new self-contained, purpose built one-bedroom flats. Designed to the highest standard with most having private balconies or patios.
Criteria:
We are now accepting expressions of interest for our new homes in East Molesey, Surrey, which will be ready in summer 2026.
You can apply for housing with the trust if you:
are a single woman aged over 65
are in financial, housing or social need
are happy to abide by our community values
have the right to live in the UK
are able to live independently
Currently we can only accept applicants who live in the borough of Elmbridge and have a recognised need.
Contact Details:
If you are interested and meet our criteria, please email lisasmith@sheppardtrust.org to express your interest in our homes.
ON FRIERN BARNET LANE WHETSTONE N20
Applications are invited for vacancies at The Lawrence Campe’s Almshouses
Accommodation
The available 1-bedroom ground floor flat provides modern, centrally heated, unfurnished accommodation in pleasant surroundings suitable for one or two persons.
There is no on-site warden, so residents must be able to care for themselves.
The Charity pays for repairs, external redecorations and gardening. Residents pay council tax, water rates, the usual supply bills and a maintenance charge of £600 per month.
Criteria
Applicants must be over 50 years of age with assets/savings of less than £50,000. Preference is given to those in need who live or have lived in the Borough of Barnet.
Contact details
For further information please contact:
Eddie Pratt (Trustee) or Charlotte on 020 8361 0033 or at info@ferriertomlin.co.uk
Accommodation:
One-bedroom flat available for single occupancy in a beautiful setting in St John’s Wood. The flat is on the first floor, accessed by fifteen steps, and no lifts are available.
St Marylebone Almshouses has been providing comfortable and well-maintained accommodation for persons in need for some 200 years. Our residents live in a convivial community in beautiful surroundings.
Residents occupy their accommodation as beneficiaries of the Charity. They are not tenants and do not have security of tenure.
Criteria:
To be considered for accommodation, applicants must:
have reached retirement age;
have lived, carried on business, or been employed in the City of Westminster for not less than ten years; or
in the opinion of the Trustees have a sufficient connection with the City of Westminster; and
be fit and proper persons in sufficient need to be admitted as residents.
Other important requirements are that residents must:
be capable of living independently, the accommodation is not supported or sheltered housing and does not offer care or support;
be of limited financial means (both income and capital).
The application process involves the applicant giving their consent to financial and medical examinations being carried out.
Contact:
For further information, please contact:
Angela Griffiths, Clerk to the Trustees Email: clerk.stmarylebonealmshouses@gmail.com
www.stjohnswoodalmshouses.com