Turnstone Housing Co-operative

The housing co-operative aims to provide secure and affordable housing for its members. We're currently looking for new members.

Turnstone is a small housing co-op in Nottingham, which has been going since 2016. It currently has four adult members, plus one child and grandchildren who visit. The co-op is close to shops, doctors, schools and bus routes, but is in a quiet location, with a sunny garden, a pond and trees.

We have our own rooms but share the other facilities. Rent costs are comparatively low (Housing Benefit welcome) and vary slightly depending on income, and we each contribute a weekly amount for food. We usually eat together once or twice a week and communal meals are vegetarian. There is meat, including pork, and alcohol in the house.

Everyone is working and busy, so we don’t live in each other’s pockets, but there is a time commitment in terms of doing jobs around the house and attending monthly meetings. We are all also involved in different ways in working, volunteering or campaigning around environmental or social issues and this is a big part of the ethos of the house. We are actively committed to equality – this is a queer and trans* friendly space and we welcome applications from refugees and others new to the UK.

Please note that the co-op is in a large Edwardian house and any available rooms would be upstairs – contact us if you need more information about access. If you are interested in living with us, please send us an email to [email protected] with some information about yourself and why you are interested in living in a housing co-operative. If we feel you might be a suitable member, we will invite you to come round and meet us.