Who owns the social housing in Dartford?
Dartford has 8,175 social homes owned by 28 landlords: the council owns 4,202 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 3,973 (31 March 2026). The largest is Dartford Borough Council with 4,202 (51%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Dartford) ranges from 63.0% (Southern Housing) to 86.2% (Sage Homes RP); the council: 73.6%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Dartford
| Landlord | Homes here | Failing Decent Homes here* | Satisfied overall (TP01) | Not decent, whole stock (RP01) | Repairs on time (RP02) | Complaints per 1,000 (CH01) | Consumer grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford Borough Council council | 4,202 (51%) | — | 73.6% | 2.4% | 77.4% | 17.6 | not graded |
| Moat Homes | 947 (12%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.0% | 41.3% | 155.6 | C2 |
| Hyde Housing Association | 739 (9%) | 5 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 695 (9%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Co-operative Development Society | 220 (3%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| West Kent Housing Association | 175 (2%) | 0 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 41.5 | not graded |
| Sage Homes RP | 160 (2%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Gravesend Churches Housing Association | 130 (2%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Southern Housing | 125 (2%) | 0 | 63.0% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 98.2 | C2 |
| Heart of Medway Housing Association | 122 (1%) | 2 | — | 0.2% | 57.1% | — | C1 |
| Places for People Group | 108 (1%) | 0 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Orbit Group | 100 (1%) | 0 | 65.6% | 0.5% | 67.4% | 87.0 | not graded |
| London & Quadrant Housing Trust | 66 (1%) | 0 | 53.5% | 1.6% | 71.1% | 125.5 | C2 |
| YMCA Thames Gateway | 56 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Darent Housing Co-operative | 47 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
10 more landlords
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 40 (0%) | 0 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
| Sage Rented | 36 (0%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Dartford Almshouse Charity | 36 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| The Riverside Group | 30 (0%) | 1 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
| Newarch Homes | 27 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 27 (0%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Peabody Trust | 26 (0%) | 0 | 58.7% | 0.1% | 73.5% | 65.7 | C2 |
| M&G UK Shared Ownership | 19 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C2* |
| Advance Housing and Support | 17 (0%) | 0 | 80.5% | 0.1% | 93.2% | 59.0 | C2 |
| Wrott and Hill Charity | 12 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Dartford (31 March 2026); councils report Decent Homes for their whole stock (RP01). Other columns cover each landlord's whole stock (TSM 2024/25). England medians: satisfied 71.8%, not decent 0.5%, repairs on time 82.5%, complaints 53.9 per 1,000. “—” means the landlord did not report this measure (landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes do not have to).
3 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (13 homes)
Progress Housing Group, Changing Lives Housing Trust, Golden Lane Housing
What the grades mean
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on consumer standards (safety, repairs, complaints, tenant voice) from C1 (best) to C4 (serious failings). Grading started in April 2024, so many landlords have not been graded yet. 92% of the social homes in Dartford belong to a landlord that reported Tenant Satisfaction Measures for 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.
Housing association homes are counted on 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return), council homes on 31 March 2025 (Live Table 116); the totals mix the two dates. Other areas in South East.