Satsuma Neighbour is for everyone…

Satsuma Neighbour is for people with low support needs who are capable and desire living independently but have a level of vulnerability. They may be engaged in part-time work or volunteering, but need security, safety, peace, harmony and privacy. People for whom other living options create a high degree of stress and anxiety because of sensory sensitivities, isolation and the inability to ‘vet’ neighbours. It is for those people who find that the typical model of housing people with similar challenges all together does not feel OK or right, to them.

The ultimate aim of Satsuma Neighbour is to create an environment where people feel genuinely connected and look out for one another. We want residents, all of them, to have the opportunity and independence, to live their best, most secure and happy lives.

Benefits to the residents.

To give individuals the ability to continue their journey of independence. To give continuity, safety, hope, and allow them to stay within the community where they’ve grown up and be able to access work/leisure opportunities close by and with independence, within a self-supported community. To create a purposeful, happy, community for ALL residents.

Benefits to society.

Satsuma Neighbour would celebrate and include the worth and individuality of those with support needs, who in 2025, should be fully integrated within a sustainable community that they can proudly call home. To create a truly inclusive housing model for independent urban living (with national aspirations) in an increasingly segregated and singular world. To reduce the strain/drain on social housing lists and reduce inevitable costs to state and society, when unsuitable housing (and the stress it causes) goes wrong.