Cambridgeshire Handyperson Services

Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough - Head Office's catchment area.

Email: chp@ageukcap.org.uk
Telephone: 01480 700 205

Our Handyperson Service supports older people and adults with disabilities to remain independent, safe, and comfortable in their own homes for as long as possible.

🏠 Home Safety Checks

We also offer a free Home Safety Check to assess your individual needs and identify any potential risks within your home. We will suggest and fit simple, practical solutions and adaptations to help you remain safe, independent, and comfortable in your own home for as long as possible.

Our friendly team can provide advice on equipment, minor adaptations, and services that may improve your safety and quality of life. There is no obligation, and the assessment is completely free of charge.

🏡Home Energy Checks (September – March)

We offer free Home Energy Checks to help identify where heat and energy may be being lost in your home. During the visit, our team will look for simple, practical ways to improve energy efficiency. Where appropriate, we can supply and fit energy-saving items such as LED light bulbs, plug-in timers, radiator foils, and draught insulation. The assessment, equipment and fitting are all provided free of charge.

🔨 Practical support around your home

We can assess and fit a range of items to help make your home safer and more accessible, including:
• Grab rails – £25 per grab rail
• Key safes – £85
• Mopstick Banisters
• Outdoor galvanised rails
A free quote is provided in advance for banisters and outdoor galvanised rails, so you will know the cost before any work is carried out.

🛠️ General handyperson work

We offer a general handyperson service, charged at £40 per hour for labour.
Rather than providing a fixed list of tasks we undertake, we encourage you to get in touch and tell us what you need. We’ll talk through what matters most to you and always do our best to help and support you. Where appropriate, we’ll arrange a visit to assess and carry out the agreed work. If your request is outside the scope of our service, we’ll explain this clearly and, wherever possible, direct you to another organisation or service that may be able to help.

🤝 Support following hospital discharge

We work closely with health, social care, and voluntary sector partners across Cambridgeshire to support people returning home safely from hospital.

Who can we help?

We support older people and adults (18+) with long or short-term disabilities.

See our article ‘A Day in the Life of a Handyperson'

Where we work

Our service is available across Cambridge City, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Fenland.

Please note: If you are a Peterborough resident, we are unable to accept direct referrals. These are managed through Peterborough City Council Adult Social Care.

Please take a look at our services leaflets

Contact Us

If you would like to find out more or talk through how we can help, please contact us:
📞 01480 700 205
✉️ chp@ageukcap.org.uk