Eastlight Community Homes in Colchester
Eastlight Community Homes owns 1,868 social homes in Colchester (31 March 2026) — 15% of the district's 12,107, the 2nd largest of 48 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%); 2 of 8 other bigger landlords in Colchester scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Colchester
| General needs (rented) | 1,546 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 52 |
| Housing for older people | 88 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 182 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 0 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Eastlight Community Homes's homes, not only Colchester) | 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 Colchester
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmer Housing Partnership | 838 | 77.8% |
| Flagship Housing | 390 | 75.6% |
| Colchester City Council | 6,074 | 72.6% |
| The Guinness Partnership | 467 | 67.7% |
| Places for People Group | 166 | 64.3% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 648 | 63.9% |
| Peabody Trust | 426 | 58.7% |
| Notting Hill Genesis | 314 | 53.8% |
Where else Eastlight Community Homes owns homes
12 other areas, 14,244 social homes in total. Largest:
- Braintree 8,851 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 Colchester · 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.