Who owns the social housing in Dorset?
Dorset has 24,464 social homes owned by 49 landlords: the council owns 205 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 24,259 (31 March 2026). The largest is Aster Group with 8,715 (36%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Dorset) ranges from 60.0% (Magna Housing) to 79.1% (Aster Group). England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Dorset
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aster Group | 8,715 (36%) | 3 | 79.1% | 0.1% | 84.0% | 48.2 | C1 |
| Magna Housing | 6,033 (25%) | 1 | 60.0% | 0.1% | 49.5% | 64.0 | not graded |
| Sovereign Network Group | 4,963 (20%) | 10 | 63.1% | 2.1% | 68.6% | 97.2 | C2 |
| Stonewater | 1,263 (5%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| Abri Group | 961 (4%) | 0 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 94.7% | 69.9 | C2 |
| Hastoe Housing Association | 282 (1%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.4% | 80.3% | 46.9 | C2 |
| The Guinness Partnership | 276 (1%) | 0 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 233 (1%) | 4 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Dorset Council council | 205 (1%) | — | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Places for People Group | 201 (1%) | 2 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Bournemouth Churches Housing Association | 197 (1%) | 0 | 75.0% | 0.8% | 85.5% | 51.6 | C2 |
| Housing 21 | 183 (1%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 111 (0%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Newarch Homes | 78 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| LiveWest Homes | 78 (0%) | 0 | 85.9% | 0.0% | 77.1% | 47.8 | not graded |
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| Sage Homes RP | 70 (0%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Municipal & Owen Carter Almshouse Charities | 43 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Willow Tree Housing Partnership | 43 (0%) | 0 | 63.8% | 0.8% | 81.0% | 60.8 | C2 |
| Sage Rented | 41 (0%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies | 40 (0%) | 0 | 67.9% | 5.8% | 83.0% | 67.3 | not graded |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 37 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sturts Community Trust | 37 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Legal and General Affordable Homes (Capital) | 37 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Abbeyfield Wessex Society | 37 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 35 (0%) | 0 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 87.4% | 13.0 | not graded |
| Advance Housing and Support | 34 (0%) | 0 | 80.5% | 0.1% | 93.2% | 59.0 | C2 |
| The Abbeyfield Society | 29 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Teachers' Housing Association | 29 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Auckland Home Solutions | 28 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 25 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Dorchester Almshouses | 18 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Your Housing Group | 13 (0%) | 0 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 38.1% | 89.7 | C2 |
| Progress Housing Group | 12 (0%) | 0 | 76.3% | 0.1% | 84.0% | 71.2 | not graded |
| Charity of Jonathan & Rebecca Edwards | 11 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Legal & General Affordable Homes | 10 (0%) | 0 | 79.6% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 26.8 | C1* |
* Housing associations only, homes in Dorset (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).
14 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (56 homes)
The Almshouse of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, Moat Homes, M&G UK Shared Ownership, Sandbourne Housing Association, Hilldale Housing Association, Pivotal Housing Association, First Priority Housing Association, Chrysalis Supported Association, The Margaret Jane Ashley Almshouse Charity, Golden Lane Housing, Dimensions (UK), Falcon Housing Association C.I.C, Notting Hill Genesis, MTD 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. 97% of the social homes in Dorset 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 West.