Who Runs It

Colchester City Council in Colchester

Colchester City Council owns 6,074 social homes in Colchester (31 March 2025) — 50% of the district's 12,107, the largest of 48 landlords here. Across its whole stock, 72.6% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 3 of 8 other bigger landlords in Colchester 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

6,074homes in Colchester
50%of the district's social homes
72.6%tenants satisfied overall (whole landlord)
not gradedregulator consumer grade

How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)

Measure (all of Colchester City Council's homes, not only Colchester)Colchester City CouncilEngland median
Satisfied with the overall service (TP01)72.6%71.8%
Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01)0.5%0.5%
Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02)88.0%82.5%
Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01)47.953.9

All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Colchester City Council, 2023/24 and 2024/25

Other bigger landlords in Colchester

LandlordHomes hereSatisfied overall
Chelmer Housing Partnership83877.8%
Flagship Housing39075.6%
Eastlight Community Homes1,86872.7%
The Guinness Partnership46767.7%
Places for People Group16664.3%
Sanctuary Housing Association64863.9%
Peabody Trust42658.7%
Notting Hill Genesis31453.8%

All landlords in Colchester · Colchester City 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.