Bedrooms to
Price to
All developments

Our Data

About us

  2016 2015 2014 2013
Key Financials
Revenue (£m) 997    804.8   636.3   525.7
Operating profit (£m) 203.8   163.6   128.1   97.1
Basic Earnings per share (pence) 62.0   49.3   39.3   29.4
Total employee wages and benefits (£m) 65.3    57.3   51.1   46.0
Contribution to social infrastructure and affordable housing  911.2   954.7
684   N/A
               
  2016 2015 2014 2013
Contributions
Political contributions (£) 0   0   0   0
Charitable giving (£) 160,069    183,287   93,061   178,000
               
  2016 2015 2014 2013
Land
Land pipeline gross development value – short-term consent (£m) 5,532    5,355   5,019   4,137
Land pipeline gross development value – total (£m) 10,646    10,466   9,342   7,672
Short-term land bank (number of units) 15,901    16,064   17,247   16,388
Short term land bank (years of supply) 5.5    5.9   7.0   8.0
Total land bank (number of units) 32,927    33,776   33,466   30,713
               
  2016 2015 2014 2013
Housing and Build Completions
% of homes built on brownfield land 69%    73%   72%   78%
Total number of houses sold 2,870    2,725   2,530   2,172
Total number of houses built 2,930    2,763   2,509   2,129
               

1 - Pre-exceptional costs.


  2016 2015 2014 2013
Work Force 
Total number of employees (average) 849    792   711   617
Total number of employees at Year End (October 31) 862    840   772   656
Number of apprentices 80    78   69   60
Number of graduates 21    23   17   7
Number of internal promotions 67    77   67   72
Contractors (average number employed) 2,611    2,421   2,110   1,883
Contractors (% of total workforce) 75%    75%   75%   75%
% turnover of full time staff  24%     27%
23%   22%
               
Employee Diversity
Total male employees (number) 562    562   530   440
Total female employees (number) 300   278   242   216
Male on Board (%) 80%    67%   83%   N/A
Male on Executive Management Team (%) 100%    100%   100%   N/A
Female on Board (%) 20%    33%   17%   N/A
Female on Executive Management Team (%) 0%    0%   0%   N/A
               
Absences
Instances where 1-7 days absence were taken (RIDDOR)2 30   32   22   18
Instances where >7 days of absence were taken (RIDDOR)2 20   13   13   12
Sickness (average number of days per person)  4.5   8.0   5.9   4.0
Annual Injury Incidence Rate (AIIR)  578    405   461   480
               
Corruption
Staff dismissals due to non-compliance with anti-corruption policy (number) 0    0   0   0
Fines, penalties, settlements in relation to corruption (£) 0    0   0   0
               
Employee Training3
Training for all employees (average hours/employee) 22.8    21.5   11.5   7.6
               
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
Employees in CSCS as a % of total workforce 92%    85%   90%   91%
% of indirect (subcontract) personnel 88%    85%   88%   96%
               
Health & Safety
Health and Safety training delivered (days) 535    550   290   207
Health and Safety inspections per site (average number) 3.2    3.1   3.2   5.0
Health and Safety complaints (number)4 10    3   3   6
Fatal injuries (number) 0    0   0   0
               
Considerate Constructors 
Average Considerate Constructor score 35.5    35.6    36.6    33.2 
               

1 - % turnover - Total number of employees that have left Crest Nicholson throughout the year, divided by average head count.

2 - RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations .

3 - Training hours calculated using year end head count.

4 - The HSE were satisfied with Crest Nicholson's response to the complaints and no further action was necessary..

  2016 2015 2014 2013
How our homes perform1
Standards
% of dwellings Code for Sustainable Homes level 3 and above 60%    62%   59%   49%
% of dwellings compliant with Lifetime Homes 45%    35%   26%   37%
% of dwellings compliant with Secure by Design 66%    54%   57%   53%
% of developments which achieved a Building for Life standard 23%    22%   17%   19%
               
Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)2
Average SAP rating 2005 version (out of 100) 84.82    84.79   83.96   83.34
Average SAP rating 2009 version (out of 100) 83.65    83.62   83.96   83.88
Average SAP rating 2012 version  83.92   N/A    N/A    N/A 
% of dwellings assessed against SAP 2005 version 15%    21%   37%   54%
% of dwellings assessed against SAP 2009 version 74%    79%   63%   46%
% of dwellings assessed against SAP 2012 version   12%    N/A    N/A    N/A 
Average % improvement in Target  39%    24%   18%   28%
Average % improvement in Target Emission Rate for SAP rating 2009 version  17%    16%   17%   21%
 Average % improvement in Target Emission Rate for SAP rating 2012 version  13%    N/A    N/A    N/A 
               
Energy Efficiency 
Average energy efficent lighting in a standard Crest house 98%    98%   94%   87%
% of dwellings with A-C energy rating, Energy Performance Certificate 99%    99%   97%   97%
% of dwellings with A-C environmental impact rating, Energy Performance Certificate 99%    98%   100%   100%
% of dwellings with Smart Meter and display 94%    86%   80%   71%
               
 Water Efficiency 
Average designed water consumption (litres per person per day, lpppd) 105    105   105   105
% of dwellings (delivered) designed to 105 lpppd 100%   100%   97%   96%
% of dwellings served with either individual or communal water butts 42%    53%   56%   46%
               
Recycling and Composting
% of dwellings with internal, external or communal recycling facilities 100%    96%   100%   92%
% of dwellings with private or communal composting facilities 18%    23%   27%   26%
               
               
Renewable Energy & Community Heating
% of dwellings benefiting from at least one renewable energy source 44%    32%   28%   40%
% of developments with a community heating system 21%    15%   13%   8%
               
Transport and Connectivity 
Sustainable Transport Initiatives
% of developments that benefit from sustainable transport initiatives 32%    22%   20%   25%
% of dwellings with access to car clubs 18%    11%   8%   N/A
% of developments with cycle routes 58%    51%   48%   44%
% of dwellings with individual or communal cycle storage 58%    57%   60%   67%
% of dwellings with access to transport and other related vouchers 3%    7%   11%   N/A
% of dwellings with access to electric charging points 12%    3%   2%   N/A
               
Connectivity 
% of developments within 500m of a train station 19%    20%   20%   21%
% of developments within 1500m of a train station 35%    44%   42%   34%
% of developments within 500m of a bus stop 86%    90%   85%   77%
% of developments within 1500m of a bus stop 100%    98%   96%   92%
               
Green Spaces & Ecology
% of developments that benefit from ecological protection measures 56%    46%   48%   50%
% of developments that benefit from ecological enhancement measures 63%    47%   54%   44%
% of developments with an area of green space 67%    64%   59%   N/A
               
Infrastructure & Amenities
% of developments within 500m of local amenities 44%    44%   41%   45%
% of developments within 1500m of local amenities 74%    83%   80%   81%
% of developments with a play area 44%    44%   44%   N/A
% of developments provided with community buildings 9%    7%   11%   N/A
% of developments with allotments   4%    2%    N/A   N/A
% of developments with long -term management arrangements   53%    51%   44%   N/A
               
 Future-Proofing
 Flooding 
% of developments in Flood Zone 1 86%    83%   85%   80%
% of developments in Flood Zone 2 11%    8%   6%   4%
% of developments in Flood Zone 3a 4%    8%   9%   4%
% of developments that incorporate flood protection measures 19%    24%   17%   13%
% of developments that incorporate Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems 63%    53%   50%   N/A
               
Overheating
% of dwellings assessed as having a slight risk of overheating 31%    31%   22%   N/A
% of dwellings assessed as having a medium risk of overheating 17%    14%   8%   N/A
% of dwellings assessed as having a high risk of overheating 0%    0%   0%   N/A
               

1 - All data in tab is based on build completions from corresponding year.
2 - SAP is the Government's Standard Assessment Procedure for evaluating the energy performance of dwellings.


  2016 2015 2014 2013
Supply Chain
% of procurement spend (orders placed) with suppliers and subcontractors within 20 miles of site operation 34.0%    34.0%   50.3%   N/A
             
Sustainable Timber
Timber products supplied through suppliers
FSC timber procured (% of total supplier volume) 74%   49.8%   21.6%   32.4%
PEFC timber procured (% of total supplier volume) 24%   36.5%   76.0%   49.9%
Timber procured with a source assessed to be legal (% of total supplier volume) 2%    13.1%   2.4%   17.4%
Timber procured with limited knowledge of source (% of total supplier volume) 0%   0.6%   0%   0.3%
             
Timber products supplied through subcontractors
FSC timber procured ( % of total subcontractor volume) 33%    23.6%   5.3%   6.2%
PEFC timber procured (% of total subcontractor volume) 32%    55.1%   63.1%   74.5%
Timber procured with a source assessed to be legal (% of total subcontractor volume) 30%    15.5%   31.6%   19.3%
Timber procured with limited knowledge of source (% of total subcontractor volume) 5%    5.8%   0%   0%
             

  Units 2016 2015 2014 2013
Carbon Footprint
Total Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1) tCO2e   4373.7    5026.7   4478.8   4046.5
GHG emissions from consumption of office gas   tCO2e    126.4   93.2   115.7   111.3
GHG emissions from consumption of site gas  tCO2e   769.3   842.5    1280.8   903.5
GHG emissions from consumption of site fuel   tCO2e   2302.3   3132.5   2133.8    2140.5
GHG emissions from business travel (company owned vehicles)   tCO2e    1061   958.5   948.6   891.2
Total Indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 2) tCO2e   2223.4   2133.6   1983.0   1580.3
GHG emissions from consumption of office electricity   tCO2e    340.8   374.5   387.5   342.7
GHG emissions from consumption of site electricity    tCO2e   1874.4   1728.0   1595.4   1237.6
GHG emissions from consumption of site gas from Biomass CHP plant  tCO2e    8.2   31.2   N/A   N/A
Total Other indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 3) tCO2e   1321.5   1165.5   1255.6   1623.3
GHG emissions from landfilled office waste   tCO2e   2.9    0.2   0.1   0.5
GHG emissions from landfilled site waste   tCO2e   1.7   1.4   1.7   1.5
GHG emissions from consumption of water in offices   tCO2e   1.1   1.6   1.9   1.5
GHG emissions from consumption of water on site  tCO2e   22.6   20.7   24.5   18.4
GHG emissions from business travel (Employee owned vehicles)   tCO2e   555.5   487.7   502.2   548.4
GHG emissions from business travel (public transportation)   tCO2e   34.8    26.7   56.4   52.7
GHG emissions from business travel (flights and taxis)  tCO2e   23.7   13.5   11.9   8.1
GHG emissions from employee commuting (private transportation)  tCO2e   657.6   585.0    624.0   965.1
GHG emissions from employee commuting (public transportation)   tCO2e   20.8   28.4   32.5   26.2
GHG emissions from employee commuting (taxis)  tCO2e   0.4   0.3   0.4   0.9
Total upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Well to Tank - Scope 3) tCO2e   1595.5   1608.3   1551.1   1502.2
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) per unit revenue tCO2e/£m   9.54    12.34   14.57   16.65
Office GHG emissions per person tCO2e   0.67    0.72   0.87   0.91
Site GHG emissions per 1000ft2 tCO2e   2.22   2.55   2.81   2.37
                 
Office Energy
Office energy use kWh   1,514,267    1,315,504   1,409,302   1,373,808
Office Energy use/m2 kWh/m2   230    236   258   252
Office Energy use/person kWh/person   1,784   1,661   1,982   2,227
                 
Water
Water use in offices m3   3,269    4,649   5,388   4,431
Water use per person in offices m3 /person   3.85   5.87   7.58   7.18
Water use on site m3   65,738   60,213   71,251   53,601
                 
Waste
Office waste tonnes tonnes   74   56   73   61
% office waste recycled %   80%   95%   98%   96%
Office waste per person tonnes/person   0.1    0.1   0.1   0.1
Cost of construction waste £   £2,408,761    £2,317,751   £1,652,383   £1,379,030
Construction waste tonnes tonnes   23,060    23,158   17,406   15,619
Construction waste volume yd3    112,361   108,431   84,079   80,918
Construction waste tonnes/1000ft2 tonnes/1000ft2    8.54   8.68   8.12   8.07
Construction waste volume/1000ft2 volume/1000ft2   41.60    40.65   39.22   41.85
Construction waste sent to landfill tonnes   867    685   867   768
Construction waste diverted from landfill tonnes   22,194    22,472   16,539   14,851
    Reuse tonnes   4,518    3,723   2,812   N/A 
    Recycling tonnes   9,046    9,151   7,608   N/A 
    Composting tonnes   0    0   0   N/A 
    Recovery, including energy recovery tonnes   8,630    9,599   6,119   N/A 
    Incineration (mass burn) tonnes   0    0   0   0
% construction waste diverted from landfill %   96%    97%   95%   95%
Amount of hazardous construction waste sent to landfill tonnes   0    0   0   0
                 
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
Value of significant fines as a consequence of non compliance with environmental laws and regulations £   0    0   0   0
Number of non monetary sanctions as a consequence of non compliance with environmental laws and regulations Number   0    0   0   0
                   


Connect
© Crest Nicholson 2017

Cookies on the Crest Nicholson website

* We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Crest Nicholson website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings in your internet browser at any time.

More info
Close

Register with My Crest using Facebook

By logging in with Facebook you agree to our site's privacy policy.

Or register with us directly.

:
:*
:*
:*
:*
:*
Website Privacy Policy*

Why register with us?

'My Crest' Portfolio makes searching for your dream Crest Nicholson home so much easier.

  • Get the latest availability and news straight to your inbox.
  • Download brochures
  • Save your favourite developments and properties.
  • Be the first to hear about new developments
  • Use our handy Floorplan Comparison Tool to choose the property that's right for you.
Close