Flats

A former Methodist church on Trentham Street, Leeds, converted into 16 one-bedroom flats, was set for auction at a £475,000 guide, with the auctioneer estimating about £125,000 a year in rent if each flat let for £650 a month.

A former Methodist church on Trentham Street, Leeds, converted into 16 one-bedroom flats, was set for auction at a £475,000 guide, with the auctioneer estimating about £125,000 a year in rent if each flat let for £650 a month.

About 2,000 UK churches expect to stop being places of worship by 2030, a survey found, as six West Midlands churches show new futures, from a Wolverhampton banqueting suite to five flats in a Stourbridge Baptist church.

New Creation Albuquerque, a 90-member church, owns rental apartments and runs subsidised units, a supported house and a city-approved outdoor tent site, all funded by private donations in the city’s International District.

A vacant Methodist church in Netherfield, Nottinghamshire, will become 13 one-bedroom flats for supported living after Gedling planners approved the scheme despite nine objections over privacy, parking and anti-social behaviour.

Doncaster’s Grade II listed 1868 Primitive Methodist Chapel on Balby Road, a stripped shell with permission for 10 flats and a four-storey extension, went to auction in July 2022 with a £136,500-plus guide.