Places for People Group in Darlington
Places for People Group owns 275 social homes in Darlington (31 March 2026) — 3% of the district's 8,654, the 6th largest of 36 landlords here. 6 of its homes here failed the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 64.3% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 8 of 8 other bigger landlords in Darlington scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Darlington
| General needs (rented) | 259 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 8 |
| Housing for older people | 0 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 8 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 6 |
Registered providers counted here: Places for People Homes; Places for People Living+.
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Places for People Group's homes, not only Darlington) | Places for People Group | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 64.3% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 47.1% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 29.2 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Places for People Group, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Darlington
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| North Star Housing Group | 542 | 86.4% |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 224 | 86.1% |
| Railway Housing Association and Benefit Fund | 502 | 81.8% |
| Karbon Homes | 204 | 81.5% |
| Darlington Borough Council | 5,262 | 79.4% |
| Thirteen Housing Group | 396 | 77.0% |
| Home Group | 348 | 68.2% |
| Beyond Housing | 108 | 67.1% |
Where else Places for People Group owns homes
228 other areas, 63,913 social homes in total. Largest:
- Huntingdonshire 6,115 homes
- Sheffield 2,600 homes
- Bristol 2,546 homes
- Derby 2,528 homes
- Preston 2,368 homes
- Kingston upon Hull 2,134 homes
- Chorley 2,082 homes
- Milton Keynes 1,525 homes
- Newcastle upon Tyne 1,506 homes
- Bradford 1,456 homes
- Nottingham 1,419 homes
- Bolton 1,328 homes
- Leeds 1,291 homes
- Manchester 1,144 homes
- Blackburn with Darwen 1,115 homes
All landlords in Darlington · Places for People 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.