Corporate facts

• Over 100,000 people live in WDH homes throughout the Wakefield district. There are five management areas reflecting the unique history of the market towns of Castleford, Featherstone, Hemsworth, Normanton, Pontefract and Ossett, and the surrounding villages of Horbury and Crofton.
• WDH own and manage over 31,000 houses for families, elderly people, single and vulnerable people.
• Our homes are a mix of houses, bungalows, maisonettes, and apartments, some of which are high-rise block; all to be improved to the Wakefield Standard.
• WDH run over 50 sheltered housing schemes for elderly and vulnerable people.
• WDH had a presence in, and representation from, local communities through our modern and interactive Service Access Points and five Local Management Committees.
• WDH employs around 1,300 people including a multi-tasked and highly skilled maintenance workforce.
• WDH is an Investor in People, a Charter Mark accredited organisation, and aims to be an employer of choice.
• WDH provides a range of specialist services to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
• WDH's unique partnership with West Yorkshire Police, through its Tenancy Support Team, is reducing anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime on housing estates.
• WDH's OneCALL operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week helping tenants with enquiries on any housing issue including repairs, anti-social behaviour, rents and general enquiries.