Milestone hit as 10 affordable family-sized homes completed in Somers Town - CIP

We recently unveiled ten new family-sized homes on the Godwin and Crowndale Estate in Central Somers Town – the latest housing project to be completed as part of our Community Investment Programme (CIP). 

Families will soon move into the high-quality, four-bedroom homes, which include a fully wheelchair-accessible property. The project also included wider improvements to the estate including greening and public realm enhancements. 

Cllr Nasrine Djemai, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Community Investment (left) and Cllr Sagal Abdi-Wali, Leader of Camden Council (right) outside the new homes.

All ten homes on the Godwin and Crowndale estate are for social rent and will be managed by Camden Living Housing Association (CLHA) – the new Camden-owned provider of affordable housing and part of the Camden Living Group. 

As a registered provider, CLHA can access government funding to offer homes at social rent levels, with the long-term aim of Camden Living acquiring up to 1,000 properties. 

Speaking about the new homes, Cllr Nasrine Djemai, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Community Investment, said: “We are doing everything we can to build more high-quality homes in Camden, ease local housing pressures, and support families on our waiting list. The completion of these ten new four-bedroom homes is fantastic news for the community, providing much-needed space for families to grow and thrive. 

"Through our ambitious Community Investment Programme, we are building the new homes our borough needs to help address the housing crisis and improve the living conditions for our residents. Since 2010, we’ve directly delivered over 1,750 homes and unlocked a further 336 built by other developers - with 60% of all these homes being affordable tenures. The work doesn’t stop here; we have more CIP projects reaching completion this year with many more shovel-ready developments ready to go.” 

Residents are expected to move into the new homes over the course of the summer, and families living in the existing Godwin and Crowndale Estate will be prioritised for the new homes through the Local Lettings Policy. 

Watch this video for a sneak peek inside one of the homes.