Who Runs It

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Barnsley

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council owns 17,904 social homes in Barnsley (31 March 2025) — 78% of the district's 22,849, the largest of 27 landlords here. Across its whole stock, 75.2% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 3 of 6 other bigger landlords in Barnsley scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.

Data: housing association homes 31 March 2026, council homes 31 March 2025, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, regulator grades 28 October 2026 · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

17,904homes in Barnsley
78%of the district's social homes
75.2%tenants satisfied overall (whole landlord)
C1regulator consumer grade

How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)

Measure (all of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's homes, not only Barnsley)Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEngland median
Satisfied with the overall service (TP01)75.2%71.8%
Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01)0.2%0.5%
Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02)85.7%82.5%
Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01)67.153.9

All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, 2023/24 and 2024/25

Other bigger landlords in Barnsley

LandlordHomes hereSatisfied overall
Vico Homes25084.6%
Together Housing Group1,28780.6%
South Yorkshire Housing Association41477.1%
Great Places Housing Group34370.8%
The Guinness Partnership59867.7%
Yorkshire Housing1,27366.3%

All landlords in Barnsley · Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: all measures, 2023/24 and 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.