Eastlight Community Homes in Braintree
Eastlight Community Homes owns 8,851 social homes in Braintree (31 March 2026) — 69% of the district's 12,870, the largest of 41 landlords here. None of its homes here were recorded as failing the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 72.7% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 4 of 9 other bigger landlords in Braintree scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Braintree
| General needs (rented) | 8,078 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 19 |
| Housing for older people | 406 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 348 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 0 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Eastlight Community Homes's homes, not only Braintree) | Eastlight Community Homes | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 72.7% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 62.0% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 39.4 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Eastlight Community Homes, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Braintree
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Sage Homes RP | 309 | 86.2% |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 136 | 86.1% |
| Chelmer Housing Partnership | 399 | 77.8% |
| Flagship Housing | 483 | 75.6% |
| Home Group | 378 | 68.2% |
| Sage Rented | 143 | 66.7% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 559 | 63.9% |
| Clarion Housing Group | 777 | 63.7% |
| Peabody Trust | 184 | 58.7% |
Where else Eastlight Community Homes owns homes
12 other areas, 14,244 social homes in total. Largest:
- Colchester 1,868 homes
- Tendring 859 homes
- Maldon 582 homes
- Uttlesford 456 homes
- Babergh 433 homes
- Chelmsford 280 homes
- Ipswich 262 homes
- East Suffolk 230 homes
- Mid Suffolk 213 homes
- Rochford 152 homes
- Broadland 50 homes
- East Cambridgeshire 8 homes
All landlords in Braintree · Eastlight Community Homes: 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.