Great Places Housing Group in Blackburn with Darwen
Great Places Housing Group owns 1,153 social homes in Blackburn with Darwen (31 March 2026) — 10% of the district's 11,978, the 2nd largest of 27 landlords here. 1 of its homes here failed the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 70.8% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 3 of 6 other bigger landlords in Blackburn with Darwen scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Blackburn with Darwen
| General needs (rented) | 1,066 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 22 |
| Housing for older people | 0 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 65 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 1 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Great Places Housing Group's homes, not only Blackburn with Darwen) | Great Places Housing Group | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 70.8% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 78.4% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 98.1 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Great Places Housing Group, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Blackburn with Darwen
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Housing 21 | 182 | 89.8% |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 246 | 86.1% |
| Together Housing Group | 7,705 | 80.6% |
| Onward Group | 293 | 68.3% |
| The Guinness Partnership | 746 | 67.7% |
| Places for People Group | 1,115 | 64.3% |
Where else Great Places Housing Group owns homes
46 other areas, 23,266 social homes in total. Largest:
- Manchester 2,926 homes
- Salford 2,915 homes
- Sheffield 2,147 homes
- Stockport 1,735 homes
- Oldham 1,716 homes
- Blackpool 1,250 homes
- Cheshire East 946 homes
- Bolton 858 homes
- Rochdale 799 homes
- Bury 790 homes
- Trafford 780 homes
- Rotherham 501 homes
- Wigan 482 homes
- Wyre 426 homes
- Cheshire West and Chester 396 homes
All landlords in Blackburn with Darwen · Great Places Housing Group: 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.