Who owns the social housing in Barnsley?
Barnsley has 22,849 social homes owned by 27 landlords: the council owns 17,904 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 4,945 (31 March 2026). The largest is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council with 17,904 (78%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Barnsley) ranges from 66.3% (Yorkshire Housing) to 84.6% (Vico Homes); the council: 75.2%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Barnsley
| Landlord | Homes here | Failing Decent Homes here* | Satisfied overall (TP01) | Not decent, whole stock (RP01) | Repairs on time (RP02) | Complaints per 1,000 (CH01) | Consumer grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council council | 17,904 (78%) | — | 75.2% | 0.2% | 85.7% | 67.1 | C1 |
| Together Housing Group | 1,287 (6%) | 0 | 80.6% | 0.0% | 89.0% | 56.5 | C1 |
| Yorkshire Housing | 1,273 (6%) | 1 | 66.3% | 0.0% | 72.3% | 82.8 | C1 |
| The Guinness Partnership | 598 (3%) | 0 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| South Yorkshire Housing Association | 414 (2%) | 0 | 77.1% | 0.0% | 89.9% | 63.5 | not graded |
| Great Places Housing Group | 343 (2%) | 0 | 70.8% | 0.1% | 78.4% | 98.1 | C1 |
| Vico Homes | 250 (1%) | 0 | 84.6% | 0.0% | 94.0% | 11.5 | C1 |
| Karbon Homes | 223 (1%) | 0 | 81.5% | 0.0% | 59.3% | 74.0 | C1 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 100 (0%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| The Riverside Group | 74 (0%) | 0 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 59 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Target Housing | 59 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Habinteg Housing Association | 59 (0%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.2% | 78.8% | 36.9 | C2 |
| Waythrough | 37 (0%) | 1 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Acis Group | 36 (0%) | 0 | 80.4% | 0.0% | 99.9% | 35.7 | not graded |
5 more landlords
| Anchor Hanover Group | 30 (0%) | 16 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Places for People Group | 26 (0%) | 0 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 16 (0%) | 0 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 87.4% | 13.0 | not graded |
| Legal & General Affordable Homes | 16 (0%) | 0 | 79.6% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 26.8 | C1* |
| Highstone Housing Association | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Barnsley (31 March 2026); councils report Decent Homes for their whole stock (RP01). Other columns cover each landlord's whole stock (TSM 2024/25). England medians: satisfied 71.8%, not decent 0.5%, repairs on time 82.5%, complaints 53.9 per 1,000. “—” means the landlord did not report this measure (landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes do not have to).
7 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (31 homes)
Auxesia Homes, Progress Housing Group, Home Group, Sage Homes RP, J & M Residential Lettings, Golden Lane Housing, Halo Housing Association
What the grades mean
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on consumer standards (safety, repairs, complaints, tenant voice) from C1 (best) to C4 (serious failings). Grading started in April 2024, so many landlords have not been graded yet. 99% of the social homes in Barnsley belong to a landlord that reported Tenant Satisfaction Measures for 2024/25.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) are reported by each landlord for its whole stock (or its group), not for one area; survey methods differ and the regulator warns against direct comparison. Figures are for 2024/25, the latest published when this site was built.
Housing association homes are counted on 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return), council homes on 31 March 2025 (Live Table 116); the totals mix the two dates. Other areas in Yorkshire and The Humber.