diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index b482b81f0..a2624a790 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private
   end
 
   def location_params
-    required_params = params.require(:location).permit(:postcode, :name, :units, :type_of_unit, :wheelchair_adaptation, :add_another_location).merge(scheme_id: @scheme.id)
+    required_params = params.require(:location).permit(:postcode, :name, :units, :type_of_unit, :wheelchair_adaptation, :add_another_location, :startdate).merge(scheme_id: @scheme.id)
     required_params[:postcode] = PostcodeService.clean(required_params[:postcode]) if required_params[:postcode]
     required_params
   end
diff --git a/app/views/locations/edit.html.erb b/app/views/locations/edit.html.erb
index 9227b3efb..45cb3bba5 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/edit.html.erb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
                                            hint: { text: "This includes stairlifts, ramps, level-access showers or grab rails" },
                                            legend: { text: "Are the majority of units in this location built or adapted to wheelchair-user standards?", size: "m" } %>
 
+      <%= f.govuk_date_field :startdate,
+                              legend: { text: "When did the first property in this location become available?", size: "m" },
+                              width: 20 %>
+                              
       <%= govuk_section_break(visible: true, size: "m") %>
 
       <% another_location_selection = %w[Yes no].map { |key, _| OpenStruct.new(id: key, name: key.to_s.humanize) } %>
diff --git a/app/views/locations/new.html.erb b/app/views/locations/new.html.erb
index 8d964d07c..94c34ed8b 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/new.html.erb
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
                                            :name,
                                            hint: { text: "This includes stairlifts, ramps, level-access showers or grab rails" },
                                            legend: { text: "Are the majority of units in this location built or adapted to wheelchair-user standards?", size: "m" } %>
+      
+      <%= f.govuk_date_field :startdate,
+                              legend: { text: "When did the first property in this location become available?", size: "m" },
+                              width: 20 %>
 
       <%= govuk_section_break(visible: true, size: "m") %>
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
index c67b4358a..0f770ddb3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
     context "when signed in as a data coordinator" do
       let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
       let!(:scheme) { FactoryBot.create(:scheme, owning_organisation: user.organisation) }
-      let(:params) { { location: { name: "Test", units: "5", type_of_unit: "Bungalow", wheelchair_adaptation: "No", add_another_location: "No", postcode: "ZZ1 1ZZ" } } }
+      let(:startdate) { Time.utc(2022, 2, 2) }
+      let(:params) { { location: { name: "Test", units: "5", type_of_unit: "Bungalow", wheelchair_adaptation: "No", add_another_location: "No", postcode: "ZZ1 1ZZ", startdate: } } }
 
       before do
         sign_in user
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
         expect(Location.last.units).to eq(5)
         expect(Location.last.type_of_unit).to eq("Bungalow")
         expect(Location.last.wheelchair_adaptation).to eq("No")
+        expect(Location.last.startdate).to eq(startdate)
       end
 
       context "when postcode is submitted with lower case" do
@@ -389,8 +391,9 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
     context "when signed in as a data coordinator" do
       let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
       let!(:scheme) { FactoryBot.create(:scheme, owning_organisation: user.organisation) }
-      let!(:location)  { FactoryBot.create(:location, scheme:) }
-      let(:params) { { location: { name: "Test", units: "5", type_of_unit: "Bungalow", wheelchair_adaptation: "No", add_another_location: "No", postcode: "ZZ1 1ZZ", page: "edit" } } }
+      let!(:location) { FactoryBot.create(:location, scheme:) }
+      let(:startdate) { Time.utc(2021, 1, 2) }
+      let(:params) { { location: { name: "Test", units: "5", type_of_unit: "Bungalow", wheelchair_adaptation: "No", add_another_location: "No", postcode: "ZZ1 1ZZ", startdate:, page: "edit" } } }
 
       before do
         sign_in user
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
         expect(Location.last.units).to eq(5)
         expect(Location.last.type_of_unit).to eq("Bungalow")
         expect(Location.last.wheelchair_adaptation).to eq("No")
+        expect(Location.last.startdate).to eq(startdate)
       end
 
       context "when updating from edit-name page" do