What Residences does

Residences (operating as Woonstede) is a Dutch social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) headquartered at Telefoonweg 36 in Ede, Netherlands. It provides approximately 12,000 affordable rental homes across Ede, Scherpenzeel and surrounding municipalities in the Foodvalley region, serving general affordable-housing seekers, senior residents (55+), and people with care needs. As a non-profit housing association, it operates under Dutch social housing regulation and is not venture- or PE-backed; its funding derives primarily from tenant rents and government-backed financing rather than commercial product sales.

Operationally, Woonstede combines property development and tenant service delivery. It runs a digital self-service tenant portal (Mijn Woonstede) for repair requests, home-alteration approvals, rent management and feedback, complemented by an integrated third-party digital reading aid (Tolkie) that reads text aloud, simplifies difficult words to A2 level, summarizes content, and translates into multiple languages to improve website accessibility. Prospective tenants apply through the national Huiswaarts.nu social-housing allocation platform, while existing tenants are served through the portal, a phone line, and an in-person service desk (woonwinkel) in Ede.

Revenue mechanics center on rents supplemented by ancillary tenant service fees: a maintenance subscription (€8.23/month from 1 July 2026), a glass-damage fund (€3.63/month), and pay-as-you-go charges such as emergency key/lock replacement (€150) and interior door replacement (€263.25–€306.83 per door). The organization is embedded in a dense local ecosystem of construction firms (Van Wijnen, Kreeft Bouw, Koopmans Bouwgroep, Heijmans), care organizations (Careander, Zorg-opmaat), municipal partners (Gemeente Ede), and the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative, which targets 12,000 new affordable homes and 1,200 student units by 2040.

Name

Residences

Legal name

Woonstede

Website

https://woonstede.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Woonstede is a Dutch non-profit social housing corporation providing roughly 12,000 affordable rental homes across Ede, Scherpenzeel and the Foodvalley region, serving general renters, seniors, and residents with care needs through digital self-service tools and local development partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing / Affordable Rental Housing Services

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Affordable rental housing
• Housing corporation services
• Tenant property management
• Residential rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Woonstede (Residences) is a Dutch social housing corporation that owns, manages, develops, and rents approximately 12,000 affordable homes in Ede, Scherpenzeel and the surrounding Foodvalley region. Its core service offering covers affordable rental housing, property maintenance, energy-efficient renovation, senior and care housing advice, and tenant self-service through the Mijn Woonstede portal and Tolkie accessibility tool.

Product overview

Woonstede is a Dutch housing corporation (woningcorporatie) offering approximately 12,000 affordable rental homes in the Ede and Scherpenzeel region (Foodvalley). Their service portfolio centers on property management for tenants, including a digital self-service portal (Mijn Woonstede) for repair requests, housing modifications, and feedback, complemented by an accessibility reading aid tool (Tolkie). The company also provides maintenance subscription services (onderhoudsabonnement) and a glass damage fund (glasfonds) as part of their tenant service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tolkie: Digital reading assistant that helps users read and understand text on the website more easily, including text-to-speech, word explanations in simple language, summarization to A2 level, and text enlargement.

Products and services

• Affordable rental housing Renting of approximately 12,000 affordable social housing units (row houses, apartments, life-proof homes, and care apartments) to individuals, families, seniors, and care-need residents in Ede, Scherpenzeel, and the surrounding Foodvalley region of the Netherlands.
• Mijn Woonstede tenant portal Self-service tenant portal enabling residents of Woonstede to submit and cancel repair requests, request home modifications (zelf klussen), terminate their rental agreement, provide feedback, and contact Woonstede online 24/7.
• Tolkie digital reading aid Accessibility tool integrated into the Woonstede website that reads website texts aloud, explains difficult words in simple language, summarizes content to A2 level, translates into other languages, and enlarges text to improve accessibility for users with reading difficulties.
• Maintenance subscription (onderhoudsabonnement) Recurring monthly subscription service for Woonstede tenants that covers most repairs inside the tenant's home, priced at €8.23 per month from 1 July 2026.
• Glass fund subscription (glasfonds) Recurring monthly subscription service for Woonstede tenants that covers window and glass damage repairs at €3.63 per month.
• Emergency key/lock replacement service Pay-as-you-go service for Woonstede tenants needing emergency replacement of keys and locks when lost outside office hours, priced at €150 per incident.
• Interior door replacement service Supply and installation of interior doors for Woonstede tenants, priced at €263.25 per flush door (opdekdeur) or €306.83 per rebated door (stompe deur).
• Senior housing advice and life-proof housing program Advisory service for residents aged 55+ on senior-specific housing options, including life-proof homes that adapt to changing life phases and address difficulties such as climbing stairs.
• Energy-efficient home renovation program

Quantifiable outcome

• Third consecutive year recognized as World-class Workplace based on independent employee survey by Effectory (2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Van WijnencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025Van Wijnen construction company delivered the World Food Center (veld G) project to Woonstede in November 2025. The 88-apartment building includes a Grand Café on the ground floor operated by Zorg-opmaat.
• CareandercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Woonstede and Careander (care organization) collaborate on a new residential location in the Wethoudersbuurt. Careander's 33 clients (people with intellectual disabilities) will live in their own studios within a shared building. The partnership includes shared living rooms, kitchen, and laundry facilities, integrating housing with care in a vital neighborhood.
• CareandercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2024Initial collaboration agreement signed October 2024 for a residential location in the Wethoudersbuurt, where Woonstede builds housing and Careander provides care services for clients with intellectual disabilities.
• Kreeft BouwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company responsible for building the 205 new homes in the Wethoudersbuurt project.
• Koopmans BouwgroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner alongside Kreeft Bouw for the Wethoudersbuurt project (205 new homes in Ede).
• HeijmansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company partnered with Woonstede for the Weversteeg project in Otterlo (20 apartments with parking basement).
• Zorg-opmaatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare organization operating Grand Café Bij Maaten on the ground floor of the World Food Center building, providing work opportunities for clients with disabilities in collaboration with Downtown Veenendaal.
• Krajicek FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to maintain the Krajicek Playground at Van der Hagenstraat, ensuring programming continues for children in the neighborhood. The partnership includes sports activities, national events, and a scholarship program. Also involves Sportservicebedrijf De Vallei, Malkander, and the municipality of Ede.
• Woningcorporaties FoodvalleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative of housing corporations in the Foodvalley region (including Woonstede, Veenvesters, Woningstichting Wageningen, and Idealis) working together to address housing shortages. Target: build 12,000 affordable new homes and 1,200 student units by 2040 (2 homes per day), accelerate permit procedures, and apply conceptual building methods.
• Gemeente Ede (Municipality of Ede)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for housing development and neighborhood renewal. Woonstede collaborates with the municipality on projects including the Wethoudersbuurt renewal, ENKA-terrein development, and neighborhood improvement initiatives.
• VeenvesterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative. Veenvesters is renewing 1,100 outdated rental homes through renovation, demolition, and new construction in the Franse Gat neighborhood in Veenendaal over 15 years.
• Woningstichting WageningenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative. Transforming a former Menzis office building into 63 social rental apartments. Demolition expected end 2025, delivery Q1 2027.
• IdealisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative. Idealis manages student housing and operates the ROOM.nl national student housing platform.
• Sportservicebedrijf De Vallei and MalkanderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuurtsportcoaches (neighborhood sports coaches) supplied by the municipality of Ede, working with the Krajicek Foundation and Woonstede to organize sports activities for children on Krajicek Playgrounds.
• Stichting StruikrovenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation engaged by Woonstede to rescue plants, shrubs, and flowers from gardens of homes being demolished in the Wethoudersbuurt, giving them a second life in residents' new gardens.
• Aedes (vereniging van woningcorporaties)minorOthersDutch association of housing corporations. Woonstede participates in Aedes events and receives sector guidance. Aedes chairman Liesbeth Spies visited the Foodvalley region in October 2025.
• EffectoryminorOthersIndependent employee research organization that conducts the annual survey on which Woonstede's World-class Workplace recognition is based.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Broad incumbents

• Portaal: Portaal is one of the larger Dutch social housing corporations, operating across the Utrecht region. It uses the same woningcorporatie regulatory and funding framework as Woonstede but has a broader geographic portfolio and more diverse tenure mix, making it a broader incumbent rather than a head-to-head competitor.
• De Alliantie: De Alliantie is a large Dutch social housing corporation operating primarily in the Amsterdam metropolitan area and Gooi/Vechtstreek. It shares Woonstede's regulatory foundation and non-profit operating model, but its significantly larger and broader portfolio places it as a broad incumbent rather than a direct competitor.
• Woonzorg Nederland: Woonzorg Nederland is a Dutch housing corporation specializing in senior and care-supported housing, operating under the same woningcorporatie regulatory framework as Woonstede. It is comparable for Woonstede's senior segment ("life-proof homes" for 55+ and care apartments) but does not compete directly in the general affordable rental space.

Emerging players

• Habion: Habion is a Dutch housing corporation focused on housing for seniors and people with care needs, providing adjacent exposure to the senior and disability housing segments that Woonstede is developing through its Careander partnership and life-proof home program.

Direct peers

• Idealis: Idealis is a Dutch student housing corporation headquartered in Wageningen/Ede and the fourth member of the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative. It also operates the national student housing platform ROOM.nl, providing comparable Dutch social housing infrastructure in the same region as Woonstede, though with a student-focused portfolio.
• Veenvesters: Veenvesters is a Dutch social housing corporation operating in Veenendaal (also in Foodvalley region) and is a direct collaborative partner of Woonstede within Woningcorporaties Foodvalley. It is renewing 1,100 outdated rental homes through renovation, demolition and new construction over 15 years — directly comparable model, scale and regional footprint.
• Woningstichting Wageningen: Woningstichting Wageningen is a regional Dutch social housing corporation in Wageningen, also a member of the Woningcorporaties Foodvalley collaborative. It is currently transforming a former Menzis office into 63 social rental apartments — highly comparable operating model and geographic cluster to Woonstede.

Regional players

• Talis: Talis is a Dutch social housing corporation in the Nijmegen area, similar in size and regulatory model to Woonstede. Comparable non-profit, non-stock-listed operator of rental homes in a different but adjacent Dutch province.
• Vivare: Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation operating in the Arnhem/Nijmegen region (Gelderland). It shares Woonstede's status as a non-profit woningcorporatie with comparable portfolio size, regulatory framework and tenant-base focus, though it serves a different geography rather than directly competing with Woonstede in Foodvalley.

Others

• Aedes: Aedes is the Dutch national association of housing corporations (vereniging van woningcorporaties), of which Woonstede is a member. It is not a peer company but rather the sector body that represents and advocates for Woonstede and other Dutch woningcorporaties, providing regulatory guidance and industry coordination.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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