Southern Housing in Birmingham
Southern Housing owns 1,174 social homes in Birmingham (31 March 2026) — 1% of the district's 107,403, the 15th largest of 84 landlords here. None of its homes here were recorded as failing the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 63.0% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 9 of 13 other bigger landlords in Birmingham scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Birmingham
| General needs (rented) | 456 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 0 |
| Housing for older people | 694 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 24 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 0 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Southern Housing's homes, not only Birmingham) | Southern Housing | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 63.0% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 72.9% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 98.2 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Southern Housing, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Birmingham
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Sustain (UK) | 1,422 | 97.5% |
| Bromford Flagship | 2,322 | 84.1% |
| The Pioneer Housing and Community Group | 2,446 | 83.9% |
| Midland Heart | 11,606 | 78.7% |
| Bournville Village Trust | 2,605 | 76.7% |
| Citizen Housing Group | 5,718 | 65.6% |
| Platform Housing Group | 2,695 | 64.6% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 1,823 | 63.9% |
| Clarion Housing Group | 2,101 | 63.7% |
| Amplius Living | 1,414 | 61.8% |
| Trident Housing Association | 1,935 | 59.9% |
| Birmingham City Council | 57,869 | 58.5% |
| GreenSquareAccord | 2,020 | 58.2% |
Where else Southern Housing owns homes
106 other areas, 69,362 social homes in total. Largest:
- Swale 6,724 homes
- Hastings 4,418 homes
- Wandsworth 3,735 homes
- Croydon 3,726 homes
- Rother 3,534 homes
- Isle of Wight 3,387 homes
- Southwark 2,835 homes
- Lambeth 2,705 homes
- Hackney 2,321 homes
- Greenwich 2,026 homes
- Tower Hamlets 1,820 homes
- Brighton and Hove 1,633 homes
- Arun 1,427 homes
- Bromley 1,412 homes
- Islington 1,347 homes
All landlords in Birmingham · Southern Housing: 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.