
Waterhouse Homes is an Almshouse consisting of 24 individual, modernised, one bedroom housing units, appointed in well maintained private garden grounds. The homes offer friendly and safe community living. The buildings surround an open landscaped area which has a central fountain feature retained from the earlier Victorian Almshouses and Blue Coat School.
"I would not be here if it was not for here."
Waterhouse Homes consists twenty-four one bedroom flats off six shared stairways. There is also a communal lounge and Wardens’ house on site. All the flats are single bedroomed but are large enough for couples. Six of the twelve upper floor flats are served by a lift. The upper floor flats have balconies overlooking the grounds and the lower floor flats have small patio areas. Residents are 'beneficiaries of the Charities' as opposed to tenants, for further information regarding this status, please contact the Charities.
Services & Costs
Wardens live on site and visit all residents on a regular basis. They offer support and assistance but not care, though they do liaise with the various authorities involved. Cover for the wardens is organised when they are on holiday. The presence of wardens on site assists the security of the residents. The wardens also work with residents to organise a popular programme of social events during the year.
Council Tax is valuation band A and is payable by the resident. Residents pay a weekly maintenance contribution to the charity. This is currently (2019) set about £95 per week – about £15 above the housing benefit level. That extra pays towards the shared costs and the warden support. Cases of financial hardship can be considered by the charity.
The United Charities of Nathaniel Waterhouse Annual Reports
The United Charities of Nathaniel Waterhouse Annual Report 2020-21
The United Charities of Nathaniel Waterhouse Annual Report 2019-20
The United Charities of Nathaniel Waterhouse Annual Report 2018-19