UK New Build Developer Rankings 2026

Rankings based on the latest HBF customer satisfaction data.

We bring together trusted third-party sources to give a clearer view of how new build developers compare. Our main rankings use HBF customer satisfaction data, with Trustpilot and Google scores shown separately where there's enough feedback to make them meaningful.

Top 5 developers

See the five highest-ranked new build developers based on the latest HBF customer satisfaction data.

3West Group
HBF rank #1of 52 HBF-rated developers
Amethyst Homes
HBF rank #2of 52 HBF-rated developers
Cameron Homes
HBF rank #3of 52 HBF-rated developers
Campion Homes
HBF rank #4of 52 HBF-rated developers
Freeman Homes
HBF rank #5of 52 HBF-rated developers

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Rank	Developer	Home Builders Federation (HBF)HBF	Trustpilot	Google
Rank 1. Moved up 41 places from #42. HBF recommend rose from 91.7% to 100%.	3West Group	100% recommend29 surveyed	3.2 out of 5 - 1 reviews	—
Rank 2. Moved up 37 places from #39. HBF recommend rose from 93% to 100%.	Amethyst Homes	100% recommend30 surveyed	—	—
Rank 3. Moved up 7 places from #10. HBF recommend rose from 98% to 100%.	Cameron Homes	100% recommend96 surveyed	4.3 out of 5 - 70 reviews	—
Rank 4. Moved up 4 places from #8 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Campion Homes	100% recommend51 surveyed	—	—
Rank 5. Moved up 2 places from #7 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Freeman Homes	100% recommend44 surveyed	—	—
Rank 6	Lioncourt Homes	100% recommend142 surveyed	4.2 out of 5 - 55 reviews	—
Rank 7. Moved down 2 places from #5 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Malcolm Allan	100% recommend54 surveyed	—	—
Rank 8. Moved down 4 places from #4 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Riverdale Developments	100% recommend24 surveyed	—	—
Rank 9. Moved down 6 places from #3 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Rose Builders	100% recommend57 surveyed	—	—
Rank 10. Moved down 9 places from #1 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Thakeham Homes	100% recommend89 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 68 reviews	—
Rank 11. Moved up 1 place from #12. HBF recommend rose from 97.8% to 98.2%.	Bloor Homes	98.2% recommend2,920 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 6,248 reviews	—
Rank 12. Moved up 1 place from #13. HBF recommend rose from 96.7% to 98.2%.	Homes by Honey	98.2% recommend83 surveyed	2.0 out of 5 - 11 reviews	—
Rank 13. Moved down 4 places from #9. HBF recommend rose from 98% to 98.1%.	Denbury Homes	98.1% recommend92 surveyed	4.4 out of 5 - 45 reviews	—
Rank 14. Moved down 3 places from #11. HBF recommend rose from 97.9% to 98%.	Orbit Homes	98% recommend88 surveyed	3.3 out of 5 - 1,245 reviews	—
Rank 15. Moved up 4 places from #19. HBF recommend rose from 96% to 97.7%.	Kingswood Homes	97.7% recommend80 surveyed	4.6 out of 5 - 63 reviews	—
Rank 16. Moved up 7 places from #23. HBF recommend rose from 95.4% to 96.1%.	Story Homes	96.1% recommend693 surveyed	4.9 out of 5 - 2,409 reviews	—
Rank 17. Moved up 36 places from #53. HBF recommend rose from 88.9% to 95.6%.	Cruden Homes	95.6% recommend77 surveyed	4.8 out of 5 - 79 reviews	—
Rank 18. Moved down 2 places from #16. HBF recommend fell from 96.5% to 95.6%.	Jones Homes	95.6% recommend270 surveyed	4.3 out of 5 - 418 reviews	—
Rank 19. Moved up 5 places from #24. HBF recommend rose from 95.3% to 95.5%.	Dandara Homes	95.5% recommend616 surveyed	4.8 out of 5 - 3,111 reviews	—
Rank 20. Moved down 2 places from #18. HBF recommend fell from 96.1% to 95.5%.	Robertson Homes	95.5% recommend244 surveyed	3.8 out of 5 - 470 reviews	—
Rank 21. Moved down 1 place from #20. HBF recommend fell from 96% to 95.3%.	Cala Homes	95.3% recommend1,851 surveyed	4.6 out of 5 - 4,508 reviews	—
Rank 22. Moved up 11 places from #33. HBF recommend rose from 94% to 95.1%.	Churchill Living	95.1% recommend392 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 570 reviews	—
Rank 23. Moved up 22 places from #45. HBF recommend rose from 91% to 95%.	Captiva Homes	95% recommend32 surveyed	—	—
Rank 24. Moved down 2 places from #22. HBF recommend fell from 95.6% to 94.7%.	Morris Homes	94.7% recommend410 surveyed	4.6 out of 5 - 1,265 reviews	—
Rank 25. Moved down 10 places from #15. HBF recommend fell from 96.6% to 94.6%.	Castle Green Homes	94.6% recommend204 surveyed	4.8 out of 5 - 576 reviews	—
Rank 26. Moved up 10 places from #36. HBF recommend rose from 93.3% to 94.4%.	Beal Developments	94.4% recommend151 surveyed	4.6 out of 5 - 95 reviews	—
Rank 27. Moved up 5 places from #32. HBF recommend rose from 94.2% to 94.3%.	Keepmoat	94.3% recommend1,758 surveyed	4.5 out of 5 - 5,164 reviews	—
Rank 28. Moved down 14 places from #14. HBF recommend fell from 96.6% to 94.3%.	Stonebond	94.3% recommend53 surveyed	4.2 out of 5 - 32 reviews	—
Rank 29. Moved down 3 places from #26. HBF recommend fell from 94.9% to 94.2%.	Miller Homes	94.2% recommend3,398 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 6,694 reviews	—
Rank 30. Moved up 16 places from #46. HBF recommend rose from 90.9% to 94.1%.	Durkan	94.1% recommend87 surveyed	3.1 out of 5 - 11 reviews	—
Rank 31. Moved up 7 places from #38. HBF recommend rose from 93% to 94%.	Bargate Homes	94% recommend73 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 125 reviews	—
Rank 32. Moved down 2 places from #30. HBF recommend fell from 94.8% to 94%.	Davidsons Developments	94% recommend581 surveyed	3.2 out of 5 - 136 reviews	—
Rank 33. Moved down 4 places from #29. HBF recommend fell from 94.8% to 94%.	Spitfire Bespoke Homes	94% recommend219 surveyed	—	—
Rank 34. Moved up 16 places from #50. HBF recommend rose from 89.9% to 91.8%.	Allison Homes	91.8% recommend229 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 688 reviews	—
Rank 35. Moved up 19 places from #54. HBF recommend rose from 88.4% to 91.5%.	McCarthy Stone	91.5% recommend215 surveyed	4.8 out of 5 - 5,150 reviews	—
Rank 36. Moved down 8 places from #28. HBF recommend fell from 94.9% to 91%.	Redrow. England, Wales	91% recommend12,411 surveyed	4.1 out of 5 - 5,100 reviews	4.2 out of 5 - 1,200 reviews
Rank 37. Moved up 11 places from #48. HBF recommend rose from 90.3% to 90.9%.	Deanfield Homes	90.9% recommend37 surveyed	—	—
Rank 38. Moved up 6 places from #44. HBF recommend fell from 91.1% to 90.7%.	Newett Homes	90.7% recommend80 surveyed	4.1 out of 5 - 13 reviews	—
Rank 39. Moved up 13 places from #52. HBF recommend rose from 89.1% to 90.4%.	Avant Homes	90.4% recommend786 surveyed	4.5 out of 5 - 3,311 reviews	—
Rank 40. Moved down 3 places from #37. HBF recommend fell from 93.1% to 90%.	Kebbell Development	90% recommend41 surveyed	4.3 out of 5 - 18 reviews	—
Rank 41. Moved up 8 places from #49 after other developers' HBF scores changed.	Lovell	90% recommend288 surveyed	4.5 out of 5 - 1,328 reviews	—
Rank 42	Rectory Homes	90% recommend10 surveyed	3.0 out of 5 - 6 reviews	—
Rank 43. Moved down 12 places from #31. HBF recommend fell from 94.3% to 90%.	Taylor Wimpey. England, Scotland, Wales	90% recommend6,431 surveyed	4.0 out of 5 - 7,600 reviews	4.0 out of 5 - 1,800 reviews
Rank 44	Cavanna Homes	89.7% recommend30 surveyed	4.2 out of 5 - 222 reviews	—
Rank 45. Moved down 4 places from #41. HBF recommend fell from 91.7% to 89.5%.	Untypical	89.5% recommend459 surveyed	—	—
Rank 46. Moved up 5 places from #51. HBF recommend fell from 89.1% to 89%.	Croudace Homes	89% recommend233 surveyed	4.7 out of 5 - 691 reviews	—
Rank 47	William Davis	88.6% recommend165 surveyed	4.6 out of 5 - 335 reviews	—
Rank 48. Moved down 14 places from #34. HBF recommend fell from 93.5% to 88.1%.	Strata Homes	88.1% recommend271 surveyed	4.2 out of 5 - 1,670 reviews	—
Rank 49. Moved down 14 places from #35. HBF recommend fell from 93.5% to 88%.	Persimmon. England, Scotland, Wales	88% recommend8,459 surveyed	3.9 out of 5 - 9,100 reviews	3.8 out of 5 - 2,100 reviews
Rank 50. Moved down 33 places from #17. HBF recommend fell from 96.4% to 86%.	Bellway. England, Scotland, Wales	86% recommend6,900 surveyed	3.7 out of 5 - 4,200 reviews	3.9 out of 5 - 980 reviews
Rank 51. Moved down 8 places from #43. HBF recommend fell from 91.6% to 85%.	Vistry Group. England	85% recommend4,078 surveyed	3.6 out of 5 - 3,500 reviews	3.7 out of 5 - 740 reviews
Rank 52. Moved down 12 places from #40. HBF recommend fell from 92% to 78%.	Crest Nicholson. South East, South West, Midlands	78% recommend818 surveyed	3.4 out of 5 - 1,900 reviews	3.5 out of 5 - 540 reviews

Last updated 21 September 2026.

Consumer review rankings

For developers not covered by the HBF survey, we use verified Trustpilot review scores to provide additional context.

Rank	Developer	Home Builders Federation (HBF)HBF	Trustpilot	Google
Rank 1	David Wilson Homes	No HBF	4.4 out of 5 - 6,953 reviews	—
Rank 2	Wain Homes	No HBF	4.4 out of 5 - 1,647 reviews	—
Rank 3	St Modwen Homes. Midlands, Wales, Scotland	No HBF	4.2 out of 5 - 1,280 reviews	—
Rank 4	Stancliffe Homes	No HBF	3.4 out of 5 - 15 reviews	—

Last updated 21 September 2026.

Awaiting data

Developers without enough HBF or consumer-review data for a fair rank.Listed alphabetically, with no position number, until the methodology thresholds are met.

Developer	Home Builders Federation (HBF)HBF	Trustpilot	Google
Graven Hill Village Development Company	No HBF	—	—
Taggart Homes. Northern Ireland, England	No HBF	—	—

Last updated 4 June 2026.

Rankings FAQs

Which is the best new build developer in the UK?

The highest-ranked housebuilder is the developer currently at the top of the HBF table on this page. That order comes from the latest Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey and changes as new results are published.

What does an HBF 5-star rating mean?

An HBF 5-star rating means 90% or more of recent buyers said they would recommend the housebuilder in the Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey. The badge reflects customer satisfaction, not a guarantee of build quality on a specific development. HBF 5 Star Housebuilders 2026.

How are New Build Rankings calculated?

Developers sit in one of three tiers: official HBF rankings from the rolling 12-month “would recommend” score, a separate consumer-review tier for housebuilders with enough Trustpilot or Google reviews, and an awaiting-data list with no rank number. HBF scores and consumer star ratings are never blended into one number. How we rank developers.

Are Trustpilot reviews included in the rankings?

Yes, but only in the consumer-review tier. Trustpilot scores appear for developers without HBF data once they have at least 10 Trustpilot reviews, or 25 Google reviews. Those scores are shown separately and do not change the HBF rank order.

Does the best housebuilder vary by region?

Yes. National rankings include housebuilders that operate across different nations and regions. Use the region filter on this page to see who ranks highest where you are looking to buy.