Sanctuary Housing - North West

Sanctuary Housing manages more than 3,000 homes in the North West.

We have a wide range of homes available to rent or buy and are committed to providing quality homes and excellent services that meet the needs of the local community.

Three young children with faces painted play with their carer.

General rented housing provides affordable homes for people on low incomes. Our rented properties are available at lower rents than the open market.

If you would like to apply to live in a Sanctuary Housing home, please call us on 0800 131 3348 or 0300 123 3511. If you’re already a Sanctuary Housing resident or live in one of our homes in a different area of the country, you may be able to transfer.

How to apply

We work with local authorities to move residents into our homes. We use the Choice Base Letting (CBL) schemes from each of these local authorities.

If you would like to apply to live in one of our homes, you will need to apply by contacting the local authority. You can search, apply and bid for a property by using the local authorities relevant CBL scheme (these links will open in new windows):

Change of circumstances

Should your circumstances change, please let us know by filling in the Change of circumstances form (PDF 112KB). 

Sanctuary provides high quality accommodation and support services for those aged 60 and over (or 55 and over if registered disabled) allowing residents to live independently in a comfortable, secure environment. Residents have their own self-contained accommodation,with access to a range of additional services, including a dedicated scheme manager and a 24 hour in-house telecare service.

For further information:

  • For further information about housing for older people in the North West, please call us on 0800 917 0092 or 0300 123 3599.

Two female residents outside their North West homes.