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Captiva Homes reviews and ratings

Reviews, HBF rating and new build developments

  • 96%

    HBF Rating32 surveyed, Updated 15 Sept 2026

About Captiva Homes

Captiva Homes is an Isle of Wight housebuilder run by a team of island residents, with more than two decades of local building experience. Its new homes are designed around flexible living spaces, with energy performance a prominent part of the specification. Selected properties use air-source heat pumps and underfloor heating. The company also has a land-based rewilding programme on the island, linking its development activity with habitat creation. Its geographical focus remains the Isle of Wight and the communities living there.

Background research

Company typePrivate company

Financial ReportingDoes not publish market earnings

Captiva Homes ratings and reviews

One source, labelled and dated.

Updated 15 Sept 2026

96%would recommend

5-star band (90% or more). Based on 32 buyers surveyed, about eight weeks after completion.

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Where Captiva Homes sits among 52 HBF-rated developers

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92.3%The line runs from a lower recommend percent to a higher one99.7%

  • Above the middle of the pack

    Captiva Homes sits 1.3 points above the median score of 94.7% across the 52 HBF-rated developers.

  • A large sample behind the score

    The 32 buyers surveyed is the 47th largest sample of the 52 developers, so the score is less likely to swing on a handful of answers.

  • Since the last update

    Captiva Homes moved up 6 places, from #24, as its recommend score rose from 95% to 96%.

Frequently asked questions

Captiva Homes currently has a 5-star HBF rating, with 96% of recent buyers saying they would recommend the housebuilder in the Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey. That is HBF data, not a New Build Rankings review. Read more in our guide to What an HBF 5-star rating means.

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Closest in the HBF rankings

The HBF rating for Captiva Homes comes from the Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey. 96% of recent buyers would recommend Captiva Homes, equivalent to a 5-star rating. This is HBF data, not a review collected by New Build Rankings. Latest filed Companies House accounts and listing status.