West Oxfordshire housing association reaches major milestone

Cottsway Housing Association, formed in 2001, has completed its 6,000th property, making it the largest affordable housing provider in West Oxfordshire.

The organisation currently supports more than 13,000 residents across West Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.

Richard Reynolds, chief executive of Cottsway, said: “Over the past 25 years we’ve worked hard to provide high-quality, affordable homes that support individuals, families and communities to thrive.

“We’ve recently marked our 25th anniversary and now reaching 6,000 homes is another significant milestone.

“In 2025-26, we invested £53m in developing more new homes and we have an ambitious development programme to continue growing.”

The 6,000th property is located in Leckhampton, near Cheltenham, and is part of a development that will eventually deliver 140 new homes.

Cottsway is actively working on additional schemes in West Oxfordshire, including Chipping Norton and Charlbury, as well as in other parts of the region such as Wanborough, Highworth, South Marston, and Malmesbury in Wiltshire.

A major site in Brize Meadow, located between Brize Norton and Carterton, is nearing completion and will add 271 new homes to Cottsway’s portfolio.

Mr Reynolds said: “This can only be successful through partnership working and I would like to thank everyone we with work, as well as the communities we work within and serve.”