Front elevation of Liberty Lodge by Churchill Living in Bury St Edmunds

Churchill Living reviews and ratings

Reviews, HBF rating and new build developments

  • 95.1%

    HBF Rating392 surveyed, Updated 4 Jun 2026
  • 4.7

    Trustpilot Rating583 reviews, Updated 2 Nov 2026
  • 113

    Developments

About Churchill Living

Churchill Living specialises in new homes for the over-60s, developing purpose-built retirement apartments across the UK. Independently owned by the McCarthy family and based in Ringwood, Hampshire, the business began in 1994 and moved into retirement housing in 2000. It adopted the Churchill Living name in 2024, having previously traded as Churchill Retirement Living. Its apartments are intended for independent living, while the wider group provides estate management, lifestyle support and resale services associated with its retirement developments.

Background research

Company typePrivate company

Financial ReportingDoes not publish market earnings

Churchill Living ratings and reviews

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Updated 4 Jun 2026

95.1%would recommend

5-star band (90% or more). Based on 392 buyers surveyed, about eight weeks after completion.

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Updated 2 Nov 2026

4.7out of 5 · 583 reviews

Public consumer reviews hosted on Trustpilot. Shown for context and never mixed into the HBF ranking.

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Where Churchill Living sits among 52 HBF-rated developers

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91.4%The line runs from a lower recommend percent to a higher one98.8%

  • Above the middle of the pack

    Churchill Living sits 0.4 points above the median score of 94.7% across the 52 HBF-rated developers.

  • A large sample behind the score

    The 392 buyers surveyed is the 17th largest sample of the 52 developers, so the score is less likely to swing on a handful of answers.

  • Since the last update

    Churchill Living moved down one place, from #23, as its recommend score eased from 95.1% to 95.1%.

Churchill Living developments

Where Churchill Living is building now, with starting prices and what is coming soon.

113 Developments

  • Adam Lock LodgeWells 
  • Albert LodgeAbingdon 
  • Allingham LodgeEastbourne 
  • Ash LodgeSurrey 
  • Atterbury LodgeNewport Pagnell 
  • Austen LodgeBasingstoke 
  • Avocet LodgeClevedon 
  • Baker LodgeStaplehurst 
  • Baker MewsStaplehurst 
  • Barum LodgeBarnstaple 
  • Beck LodgePark Gate 
  • Beeches LodgeBurnham 
  • Betjeman LodgeLudlow 
  • Bewick Court CottagesEvesham 
  • Bond LodgeFind A Home 
  • Bourne LodgeTonbridge 
  • Bower LodgeFind A Home
  • Bridport CottagesFind A Home
  • Brunel LodgeFind A Home
  • Burlington LodgeSwanley
  • Caxton LodgeFind A Home
  • Chantry LodgeAndover
  • Charles LodgeEvesham
  • Charmans LodgeSouthwater
  • Charmans MewsSouthwater
  • Charrington LodgeFind A Home
  • Chiltern LodgePrinces Risborough
  • Clementine LodgeBicester
  • Cleves LodgeHaverhill, Suffolk
  • Clinton LodgeLymington
  • Colebrooke LodgeReigate
  • Connecticut LodgeHertford, Hertfordshire
  • Coronation LodgeWest Kirby
  • Croft LodgeFind A Home
  • Dovehouse LodgeHitchin
  • Dreton LodgeFind A Home
  • Dutton LodgeFind A Home
  • Eddington LodgeFind A Home
  • Edinburgh LodgeOrpington
  • Edwina Mountbatten LodgeHampshire
  • Eleanor LodgeFind A Home
  • Ellesmere LodgeFind A Home
  • Elmhirst LodgeFind A Home
  • Engelmann LodgeSaffron Walden
  • Faversham CottagesFind A Home
  • Fitzford LodgeTavistock
  • Ford LodgeHandforth
  • Gilbert LodgeBeeston
  • Gladwell LodgeDidcot
  • Hardy LodgeShaftesbury
  • Hartismere MewsDiss
  • Haverhill CottagesFind A Home
  • Headley LodgeFind A Home
  • Heath LodgePinner
  • Highbury LodgeFind A Home
  • Hubert LodgeHythe
  • Hudson LodgeCheam
  • Hythe CottagesFind A Home
  • Invicta LodgeBroadstairs
  • Jefferies LodgeEltham
  • Jubilee LodgeHampshire
  • Knights LodgeLymington
  • Langton LodgeStaines
  • Lapwing MewsExmouth
  • Laurel LodgeCarshalton
  • Lewis Carroll LodgeCheltenham
  • Liberty LodgeFind A Home
  • Lockyer LodgeSidmouth
  • Manns LodgeCranleigh
  • Manor LodgeRuddington
  • Marlborough LodgeKidlington
  • Mcindoe LodgeEast Grinstead
  • Meadow LodgeBillericay
  • Mere LodgeDiss
  • Mill Green LodgeWitham
  • Moorhouse LodgeHuntingdon
  • Mortimer LodgeBridgnorth
  • Neville LodgePeacehaven
  • Newport Pagnell CottagesNewport Pagnell
  • Oadby CottagesOadby
  • Orchard LodgeCalne
  • Oscar LodgeAylesbury
  • Otley CottagesOtley
  • Otter LodgeHoniton
  • Paddock LodgePaddock Wood
  • Pearce LodgeGreat Shelford
  • Peel LodgeMarlow
  • Perran LodgeNewquay
  • River View LodgeShepperton
  • Riverain LodgeTaunton
  • Rothesay LodgeFind A Home
  • Sanderson LodgeFind A Home
  • Sarum LodgeSalisbury
  • Saxon LodgeLittle Common, Bexhill
  • Spitfire LodgeSouthampton
  • St Andrews LodgeFind A Home
  • St Neots CottagesSt Neots
  • St Nicolas LodgeFind A Home
  • Stanley LodgeEpsom
  • Stokes LodgeCamberley
  • Street CottagesSomerset
  • Tannery LodgeFind A Home
  • Tebbutt LodgeMarket Harborough
  • Thackeray LodgeFareham
  • Trewin Lodge and Trewin MewsYate
  • Watling LodgeFind A Home
  • Weavers LodgeHaverhill
  • Wessex LodgeBagshot, Surrey
  • Wigginton CottagesWigginton
  • William LodgeMalmesbury
  • Woolmans LodgeSolihull
  • Yates LodgeFarnborough
  • Yeats LodgeThame

Frequently asked questions

Churchill Living currently has a 5-star HBF rating, with 95.1% 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.

How Churchill Living compares with other housebuilders

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Closest in the HBF rankings

The HBF rating for Churchill Living comes from the Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey. 95.1% of recent buyers would recommend Churchill Living, equivalent to a 5-star rating. This is HBF data, not a review collected by New Build Rankings. Churchill Living's Trustpilot rating is third-party review information hosted on Trustpilot (4.7 out of 5 from 583 reviews). New Build Rankings does not collect these customer reviews. Latest filed Companies House accounts and listing status.