Estates Management

We manage a portfolio of around 1,000 properties, including operational buildings like headquarters (One Angel Square, Guildhall in Northampton), schools, care homes, and libraries. These facilities are essential for delivering services to West Northamptonshire residents.

Non-operational assets

Our portfolio also includes non-operational assets leased to private tenants, which provide social, economic, and environmental benefits. These assets generate significant revenue to support statutory services and corporate objectives.

Residential houses

We own many residential houses as part of our council housing stock, managed by Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH).

Our role

The Estates team:

manages the property estate
provides cost-effective, efficient property solutions
works with Facilities and Works teams to collect and analyse property data (tenure, size, occupation, cost, energy efficiency, condition)
delivers a 5-year rolling programme of asset and insurance valuations for financial reporting

This information helps us make strategic decisions to ensure our estate meets service requirements and aligns with corporate objectives.

Voluntary, Community, Social enterprise, and Faith Group Property Policy

This policy outlines our relationship with VCS organisations, providing premises based on guiding principles. Generally, leases are at market value unless qualifying for a concession.

VCS use of Property Policy

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VCS available properties

See the spreadsheet below for the list of available VCS properties.

VCS Property List March 2025

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Register your interest

If any of the properties are of interest, you need to complete the online application form before the relevant consideration date highlighted in the table.

We will assess your application form based on the criteria set out in the Policy on the Voluntary, Community, Social enterprise, and Faith Group use of property. If successful, we might ask you for further documentation including a business case.