Bernicia Group in County Durham
Bernicia Group owns 1,693 social homes in County Durham (31 March 2026) — 3% of the district's 50,117, the 5th largest of 42 landlords here. None of its homes here were recorded as failing the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 80.5% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 5 of 9 other bigger landlords in County Durham scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in County Durham
| General needs (rented) | 1,103 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 134 |
| Housing for older people | 409 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 47 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 0 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Bernicia Group's homes, not only County Durham) | Bernicia Group | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 80.5% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 77.7% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 63.3 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Bernicia Group, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in County Durham
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association | 1,319 | 94.2% |
| Livin Housing | 8,802 | 91.0% |
| North Star Housing Group | 973 | 86.4% |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 540 | 86.1% |
| Karbon Homes | 11,607 | 81.5% |
| Believe Housing | 18,200 | 78.1% |
| Thirteen Housing Group | 586 | 77.0% |
| Home Group | 3,156 | 68.2% |
| Accent Group | 687 | 64.1% |
Where else Bernicia Group owns homes
11 other areas, 14,015 social homes in total. Largest:
- Northumberland 8,069 homes
- Sunderland 1,213 homes
- North Tyneside 1,020 homes
- Newcastle upon Tyne 668 homes
- Gateshead 542 homes
- Hartlepool 365 homes
- South Tyneside 295 homes
- Darlington 97 homes
- Redcar and Cleveland 30 homes
- Middlesbrough 15 homes
- Stockton-on-Tees 8 homes
All landlords in County Durham · Bernicia 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.