Guidance

Healthy Homes

Healthy Homes — a foundation for healthier and resilient communities, provides a concise set of core specifications and good practice guidance. 

• From: Homes England
• Published: 6 November 2025
• Last updated: 8 July 2026
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  1. 8 July 2026

     Who this guidance is for and its relationship with the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) has been made clearer.

  2. 6 May 2026

     In 'Healthy Homes — a foundation for healthier and resilient communities', section c.5, 'Upfront embodied carbon', the 'Healthy Homes good practice enhancements' have been updated.

  3. 6 November 2025

     First published.

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Healthy Homes — a foundation for healthier and resilient communities

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Healthy Homes supports the delivery of healthier places to live.

This guidance provides a framework for Homes England partners to consider design quality and sustainability when planning and delivering new homes.

It was developed primarily to support the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP).

It may also be useful to:

• design consultants involved in funding, commissioning, developing, planning or designing new homes
• other housing providers, developers and design teams looking for examples of good practice