Urban Splash

Name

Urban Splash

Legal name

Urban Splash Group Holdings Limited

Website

https://urbansplash.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development and Regeneration

NAICS

Land Subdivision (2372), Land Subdivision (23721), Land Subdivision (237210), Residential Building Construction (23611), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Renewal, Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reuse (BPAIANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Urban regeneration
• Residential property development
• Commercial workspace lettings
• Design-led regeneration
• Private rental sector

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales: Sale of residential homes across UK locations including Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Plymouth, Bristol, Leeds. Properties range from apartments to houses with various price points from around £170,000 to £500,000+.
2. Residential Rental: Private rented sector homes available across eight UK cities with furnished and unfurnished options. Average rent around £1,050 per month.
3. Commercial Space Sales: Sale of commercial workspaces in regenerated buildings. Available spaces include retail, office, and leisure units priced from £240,000 upwards.
4. Commercial Lettings: Rental of commercial workspace across 1.5 million+ sq ft portfolio. Properties available in Liverpool, Manchester, Salford Quays, Sheffield and other locations.
5. Urban Splash Residential Fund: Established in June 2017, the fund owns and manages over 450 homes with institutional equity commitments of £150m. Generates returns through rental income and capital growth with 10% target annual net return.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Urban Splash develops, sells, and rents design-led residential and commercial properties through the regeneration of underused and historic buildings across UK cities. The company transforms undervalued urban sites into mixed-use neighbourhoods featuring homes for sale, homes for rent, shared ownership properties, and commercial workspace, supported by an in-house residential asset management team and a £150m Private Rented Sector fund.

Product overview

Urban Splash is an award-winning regeneration company operating across the UK with three core offerings: Residential Properties (design-led homes for sale and rent across major UK cities with options including Help to Buy and shared ownership), Commercial Workspace (over 1.5 million sq ft of flexible commercial space for office, retail, leisure, and industrial use), and Regeneration Projects (urban transformation of underused buildings into mixed-use neighbourhoods). The company also operates the Urban Splash Residential Fund, a £150m Private Rented Sector fund that owns 437+ homes across eight neighbourhoods with first-look access to Urban Splash's £1.2bn+ development pipeline. House by Urban Splash, their modular housing sub-brand, was previously available but the subsidiary collapsed during 2022-2024 alongside other volumetric modular companies. Projects span major UK cities including Sheffield (Park Hill), Birmingham (Port Loop), Manchester (New Islington), Plymouth (Royal William Yard), Bristol (Copper Building/Lakeshore), and others, with over 60 regeneration projects completed since 1993.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Urban Splash Residential Fund: An established owner and operator of PRS (Private Rental Sector) schemes across the UK, with an income-producing portfolio of over 450 homes under management and institutional equity commitments totalling £150m.
• House by Urban Splash
• US30

Products and services

• Residential Properties Design-led homes for sale and rent across UK regeneration locations including Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Plymouth, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Salford, and Cambridge. Offerings include apartments, houses, shared ownership options, and Help to Buy-supported purchases, priced from approximately £170,000 upwards.
• Commercial Workspace Over 1.5 million sq ft of commercial space across UK cities, offering office, retail, leisure, and industrial units for sale (from £240,000) and rent (from £2,045 per calendar month). Designed for flexibility and the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
• Urban Splash Residential Fund Private Rented Sector (PRS) fund with £150m equity commitments and first-look access to Urban Splash's £1.2bn+ development pipeline, owning 437+ homes across eight UK neighbourhoods with 98% average occupancy. Targets 10% annual net return through rental income and capital growth.
• Regeneration Projects Urban transformation of underused buildings and neighbourhoods including Park Hill (Sheffield), Port Loop (Birmingham), New Islington (Manchester), Royal William Yard (Plymouth), and Copper Building (Bristol), creating mixed-use communities with residential, commercial, and leisure spaces.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CyanLinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026Tom Bloxham co-founded CyanLines which is developing a 100+ mile walking, wheeling and cycling network in Greater Manchester. Urban Splash involved as chair and co-founder.
• Places for PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Joint venture partnership formed in 2014 for delivering residential and mixed-use regeneration projects. Collaboration spans Park Hill Sheffield (455+ homes, 50,000+ sq ft workspace) and Port Loop Birmingham (1,100+ homes). Places for People contributes placemaking expertise and social enterprise values.
• Great Places Housing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Partnership for affordable housing delivery at Park Hill Sheffield. 30 affordable homes as part of £6.4 million investment announced April 2026.
• CitucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Citu for Climate Innovation District Leeds and Kelham Central Sheffield. Urban Splash Residential Fund invested £200m partnership announced October 2024. Citu designs and develops the sustainable communities.
• GlenbrookminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Campbell Park development in Milton Keynes, creating a modern garden city with green spaces, homes, and workspaces.
• National TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing delivery partner for Orrest Head Farm Windermere since 2019. Nine-hectare site next to Windermere Train Station as part of Windermere Gateway Project.
• Swansea City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner20-year strategic partnership agreement for regeneration of seven sites across Swansea. £750m regeneration vision including City Waterfront, Hafod Copperworks, and Porth Copr office campus. UK Government committed £20m funding.
• UK LocationscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerExclusive nationwide filming partnership managing Urban Splash property portfolio for film and TV productions. One year anniversary celebrated February 2026. Major productions include Greta Gerwig film at Lister Mills Bradford.
• Canal & River TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership at Port Loop Birmingham where Canal & River Trust is landowner with Birmingham City Council. Transformation of canal area into waterside neighbourhood with public spaces and access.
• AHMMcoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitectural partnership for Cole Brothers Sheffield redevelopment. AHMM leading design for transformation of former department store into leisure and workspace hub.
• Project Giving BackminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden 'On the Edge' being permanently relocated to Park Hill Sheffield.
• Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for garden sponsorship honouring legacy of Ethel Haythornthwaite, early CPRE campaigner instrumental in creating Sheffield Green Belt.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Berkeley Group: London-listed UK housebuilder with a strong focus on brownfield regeneration, mixed-use neighbourhoods, and design-led development. Highly comparable to Urban Splash in regenerating urban sites, though at materially larger scale and primarily focused on London and the South East.
• Quintain: UK-focused developer behind the Wembley Park masterplan, with deep expertise in mixed-use regeneration, build-to-rent operations, and long-term asset management. Closely comparable to Urban Splash in combining design-led regeneration with institutional PRS/BTR capital.
• Places for People: UK housing association and strategic joint-venture partner of Urban Splash (Park Hill, Port Loop). Highly comparable as both a regeneration developer and a large-scale residential landlord, with overlapping customer base in affordable and market-rent housing.
• Get Living: UK build-to-rent operator and developer with branded residential portfolios, including East Village at Stratford. Directly comparable to the Urban Splash Residential Fund as a branded, design-led PRS platform in UK cities.
• Mount Anvil: London-focused residential developer specialising in design-led, mixed-tenure regeneration projects, particularly in East London. Comparable to Urban Splash in targeting design-conscious urban buyers and partnering with housing associations for affordable delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Barratt Developments: One of the UK's largest volume housebuilders, serving similar residential buyer segments across regional cities. While not a regeneration specialist, it competes for the same regional urban land opportunities as Urban Splash and represents a comparable end-customer base.
• Lendlease: Global urban regeneration developer with major UK projects (e.g., Elephant & Castle). Comparable to Urban Splash in tackling large-scale regeneration, mixed-use neighbourhoods, and sustainability-led development, though at much larger scale and global footprint.
• Wates Group: UK construction, development, and property services group active in residential-led regeneration and public-sector partnerships. Comparable to Urban Splash in the affordable and mixed-tenure housing segment, with similar institutional partner base.
• Taylor Wimpey: Major UK housebuilder with broad regional coverage including Northern cities where Urban Splash operates. Comparable end-customer base in residential for-sale, though primarily focused on greenfield volume development rather than regeneration.

Emerging players

• Citu: Leeds-based sustainable developer behind Climate Innovation District, partnered with Urban Splash via a £200m deal in 2024. Comparable as a design-led, climate-focused residential developer operating in the same UK regional cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCA3nYOVlvrwQLP83p0Jh0jw
• Facebookfacebook.com/urbansplash
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-splash
• Instagraminstagram.com/weareurbansplash
• Pinterestpinterest.com/urbansplashprop
• Xx.com/urban_splash

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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