Redrow Yorkshire provides £88M boost to communities, jobs and the regional economy since 2025
A Wakefield housebuilder has released figures revealing its significant economic impact over the past year, including investment in communities and job creation.
Wakefield-based Redrow Yorkshire’s 2025 socio-economic footprint also shows the company’s progress on sustainability across the region.
The independently assessed report highlights the major role the division, which is part of Barratt Redrow, continues to play in supporting Yorkshire’s economy, supply chain and local infrastructure.
In 2025*, Redrow Yorkshire’s activity generated around £88 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) – a direct contribution to UK’s economic output.
As one of the region's leading homebuilders, the division delivered substantial funding as well as physical improvements that directly benefit local communities. This included £1.6 million in local contributions via section 106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy, while 24 new school places were created. Around £15 million was spent on physical works such as highways, green spaces, affordable homes and community facilities.
Charitable giving in the region topped £38,000, donated via company giving, matched funding and the Barratt Redrow Foundation, including to Leeds-based bed poverty charity Zarach.
John Handley, managing director for Redrow Yorkshire, said: “We’re proud to be a Yorkshire-based company that is making a difference to our homebuyers and the wider communities in which we operate.
"As part of our commitment to build the homes the region needs, we continue to invest in local neighbourhoods.
"In addition to building 282 new homes, including 32 affordable properties, the economic impact of housebuilding goes far beyond this. Our business supports hundreds of jobs, including within our supply chain, as well as providing direct funding for local authorities and community facilities.”
Redrow Yorkshire’s affordable homes contribution was valued at £4.5 million, with properties selling at 66% below the average private market sale price.
The division’s activity also generated £1 million in New Homes Bonus funding for local authorities and £1 million in tax contributions, including corporation and income tax, national insurance, council tax and stamp duty.
Contributing to the region’s sustainability credentials, 99 per cent of the new homes Redrow Yorkshire built were given an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate**) rating of A or B. It also installed 293 electric vehicle charging points and built 172 homes with renewable energy technologies such as solar PV and air source heat pumps.
In addition, its developments led to the creation of 10 hectares of new green space, equivalent to 14 football pitches, and biodiversity enhancements including nesting bricks, bat boxes and hedgehog highways.
The business also remained a major investor in the regional supply chain, supporting 322 subcontractor and supplier companies. In total, it spent £73.8 million with suppliers and sub-contractors, contributing £71.6 million to the national economy, while 90 per cent of materials were purchased, manufactured or assembled in the UK.
Supported jobs and skills across the region, Redrow Yorkshire’s operations sustained around 1,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, equivalent to 3.8 jobs for every new home built. Showing its continued commitment to investing in training and development, Redrow Yorkshire provided placements for 12 graduates, apprentices and trainees on structured programmes, contributing an estimated £128,000 to the wider economy.
Redrow Yorkshire currently has developments in Leeds, Wakefield, Rotherham, Harrogate, and Huddersfield, while the company also operates in parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester.