The staff housing register
The register lists 16 staff and key worker housing schemes in the East of England, from public sources: 10 NHS schemes, 2 Ministry of Defence schemes and 4 schemes for other employers.
Register updated 16 October 2026.
16
schemes in the register
From public sources. Records from private documents count in the totals only.
14
operational
0 more are proposed, consented or under construction.
2,815
homes and bedspaces counted
Across the 12 schemes whose sources give a number.
12
employers named
In 8 towns.
Largest first, where the sources give a number of homes. Select a scheme for the operator, the agreement type and the sources.
Towns: Cambridge (5), Colchester (2), Chelmsford (1), King’s Lynn (1), Luton (1), Norwich (1), Waterbeach (1), Welwyn Garden City (1).
10 of the 21 NHS trusts and foundation trusts in the East of England have a scheme in the public record. A trust with no public scheme may still house staff in ways it has not published.
| Trust | Integrated care board | Public schemes |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 1 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 1 |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Essex ICB | 1 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 1 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Essex ICB | 1 |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 1 |
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 1 |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | NHS Essex ICB | 1 |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 1 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 0 |
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Essex ICB | 0 |
| Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 0 |
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB | 0 |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
| West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | NHS Central East ICB | 0 |
Planning permission has been granted for 264 rented key worker homes and 20 shared ownership homes on the former YMCA site beside the hospital. The permission followed completion of the section 106 agreement. Hospital staff will have priority, and teachers, police officers, and other key workers will also be eligible.
Real records. These records come from the Keyworker register of staff housing agreements, a draft for review dated 16 October 2026, and list public sources only.
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