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Together we make a difference.

Orwell Housing Association provides homes for over 8,000 residents by managing more than 4,000 properties, throughout Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex.

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Our mission is to make a positive difference to the quality of life and future opportunities of our customers, employees and communities.

Together we make a difference.

Orwell Housing Association owns or manages more than 4,300 homes, providing safe, secure and affordable accommodation for over 8,200 people across 12 local authority areas in the East of England. We employ around 800 people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside providing housing, the organisation also delivers a wide range of care and support services.

We want our customers to have a say in what’s happening across the organisation – your voice can make a real difference.

Providing homes for over

8,200

Residents and customers

Managing more than

4,300

Properties across 12 local areas

We employ more than

800

Staff to support our customers

At Orwell, we are people-focused, ambitious, collaborative and effective.

Orwell Housing Association is a people-focused organisation, providing care, support, housing management, property development and estate services to thousands of people across the east of England through colleagues who are, in turn, valued and nurtured. Orwell Housing Association provides homes for over 7,500 residents by managing approximately 4,000 properties, throughout Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex.

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Our customers are at the heart of all we do.

Exceptional staff so helpful

Claire Holmes

A great company!

Paul Brown

Very helpful and friendly

Stuart Fraser

Boiler malfunction. Sorted within 3 hours of reporting it. Great service.

Tom Glover

My housing officer Simone has Always been super helpful & and is great at understanding my situations and health. Orwell have been brilliant for 13 years.

Trina Ribenna

Orwell is currently the largest supported housing provider in Suffolk.

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We help people to gain independence and get the most out of life.

We live by our values every day. Everyone we employ works for Orwell because they share our values and really want to make a positive difference to our customers’ lives.

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