Development and investment
Building homes for Salford’s future
Delivering safe, high-quality, affordable and sustainable homes for current and future generations.
Since becoming a stand-alone housing association in 2015, Salix Homes has invested more than £235million in improving existing homes and delivering new housing across Salford.
Read on to find out more, or download our Development and Investment guides for the full story of our journey.
We're building new homes in Salford and beyond
Our ambition is to deliver around 100 new homes every year.
Through our development programme, we're creating homes that are affordable, sustainable and designed to meet the changing needs of our communities, from apartments and family housing to specialist homes for older people.
560
New homes delivered since 2015
169
New homes completing in 2026/27
265
Passivhaus homes delivered or in development
£235m
Invested in homes and communities since 2015
Our partner contractors
Greater Manchester-based firms Emanuel Whittaker and Connolly have both been reappointed following an extensive procurement process and the successful delivery of previous investment works for Salix Homes, continuing our long-standing partnerships built on quality, collaboration and a shared commitment to our customers.
Each contractor has been awarded works worth £2.8 million per year for 2026-2029 to lead the ambitious investment programme, which will see around 3,000 homes across Salford improved through a range of modernisation works.
Our latest schemes
Willohaus
Willohaus, our second Passivhaus development, is now complete and has welcomed it’s first residents.
It’s 100 affordable homes on Peru Street, with a mix of 30 for social rent and 70 for affordable rent, including four wheelchair-accessible ground floor apartments.
The milestone fell in Salford's centenary year as a city. Willohaus is the first completed phase of Adelphi Village, part of the wider £2.5billion, 240-acre Crescent Salford masterplan, which will deliver more than 3,000 new homes over the next 10 years.
Read moreArcher House and Bowman House
Construction has reached its highest point on our latest Passivhaus development for older people in Broughton.
Archer House and Bowman House will deliver 69 new homes for social rent for people aged over 55, alongside a new GP surgery for the local community.
All built to the leading low-energy Passivhaus standard for high thermal comfort, improved air quality and lower bills.
It's our third Passivhaus scheme, following Greenhaus and Willohaus, taking our total to 265 highly sustainable homes soon to be delivered across Salford.
Read moreGreenhaus
Greenhaus, the largest Passivhaus affordable development in the North West, welcomed its first residents in 2024.
The nine-storey development on Chapel Street, Salford, delivered 96 homes – 11 for social rent, 13 for affordable rent and 72 for Rent to Buy.
Two years on, Greenhaus continues to set a new standard for energy efficient affordable housing in Greater Manchester, demonstrating that high quality, sustainable homes and affordable housing can go hand in hand, and that Passivhaus design delivers real, lasting benefits for residents and communities alike.
Read moreInvesting in our existing homes
Upgrades and improvements
Alongside new development, we continue to invest heavily in our existing stock.
Our current £20million improvement programme is delivering upgrades, including new kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and heating systems to 1,366 homes, including a £10million eco-transformation of tower blocks Grey Friar Court and White Friar Court in Greengate.
We've also secured £1.2million in Government funding through the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme to modernise communal heating systems at three more tower blocks, Mulberry, Magnolia and Sycamore Court in Pendleton, cutting carbon emissions and helping to tackle fuel poverty for residents.
Our ambition
Homes for the future
As set out in our Corporate Plan, The Salix Way, we're committed to delivering high-quality, affordable and energy-sustainable homes that meet the needs of customers now and in the future.
Our track record, from pioneering Passivhaus development to major regeneration and reinvestment in existing communities, reflects a housing association with the scale, partnerships and delivery experience to take on ambitious new schemes across Salford and beyond.
As housing partner within the wider Crescent Salford masterplan, which will deliver more than 3,000 new homes over the next decade, we're already proving we can deliver quality, affordable housing at scale and in partnership.
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Development and Investment at Salix Homes:
Our Development and Investment Journey
Salix Homes' investment in our neighbourhoods and communities
Our Development and Investment Journey
