First look at new 'eco' Leeds council housing development featuring 'no gas' and equipped with solar panels

By Joseph Keith
Published 31st Jul 2022, 11:45 BST
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Keys have been handed over to the first tenants at a new eco council housing development in Leeds.

The Healey Croft development, based off Westerton Road in Tingley, was built by Wilmott Dixon on behalf of Leeds City Council.

It was constructed on a former brownfield site, and features nine “new modern and fully insulated properties”, including five two-bed and three three-bed properties.

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And the properties are all “no-gas” and equipped with ground source heat pumps and solar panels, according to the council.

The Healey Croft development in Leeds offering new council houses.The Healey Croft development in Leeds offering new council houses.
The Healey Croft development in Leeds offering new council houses.

The eco properties were built in an effort hit the council’s low carbon targets.

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Residents moving in to the properties will also benefit from “significantly warmer homes in comparison to the average private property” because of their insulation, the council added.

The new development is the first of several being built in Leeds over the next three years, as part of the council’s plan to construct a total of 1,500 council houses.