See below for a list of cohousing communities presently in the UK. Interest is growing in the field and in addition to these, there are about 20 groups across the country with another 20 project groups emerging.
Established Cohousing Developments in UK
- Canon Frome Court Herefordshire, 18 living spaces
- Community Project Sussex, 22 units, 23 acres
- Courtyards Community Bradford on Avon, 5 units in converted school
- Frankleigh Co-
flats Bradford on Avon, converted Victorian Mansion - Shirebrook Road Sheffield, inner-
city 4 flat building - Springhill Cohousing Stroud, 34 units from one-
to five bedroom house. (See watermark picture overleaf) - Stroud Co-
flats Stroud, 14 flats, shared house - Threshold Centre Dorset, 11 units, shared house etc. (design below, the proposed
site, not yet established. Cur-
rently 6 people live in part of it.) - Thundercliffe Grange Sheffield, 12 flats in mansion house, 22 acres
The main centre for information about Cohousing in the UK is:
The Project Manager, UK Cohousing Network, The Community Project, 15 Laughton Lodge, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6BY. Tel. 01323 815727
Email: info@cohousing.org.uk
Cohousing in the UK