Below is a list of reports and publications on rural affordable housing that you may find useful:
Viable Villages, CPRE/Shelter, March 2018
Affordable housing saving rural services: Rural Life Monitor 2017, NHF
Right To Home? Rethinking Homelessness in Rural Communities, IPPR, June 2017
Strong Foundations: Meeting Rural Housing Needs, CLA, June 2017
Affordable Rural Housing: A Practical Guide for Parish Councils, Rural Housing Alliance, 2014
How to involve the community in rural housing development, Hastoe, June 2013
Innovation in practice – Delivering rural housing, Hastoe, July 2013
Rural housing at a time of economic change, CCHPR, May 2012
Rural Masterplanning Fund – Lessons Learned, HCA, August 2011
Rural Affordable Housing Project Final Report, Defra/HCA, July 2010
Rural Housing Economic Viability Toolkit, Scott Wilson for Defra/HCA, July 2010
Rural Housing Economic Viability Toolkit – Stage 1 Report, Scott Wilson for Defra/HCA, July 2010
Affordable housing keeps villages alive, NHF, July 2010
Research into Rural Housing Affordability, Colin Buchanan for Defra, May 2010
Assessing Rural Housing Needs, Lavis & Riding for NHF, February 2010
State of the Countryside update: Housing demand and supply, CRC, February 2010