Aster Group in Dorset
Aster Group owns 8,715 social homes in Dorset (31 March 2026) — 36% of the district's 24,464, the largest of 49 landlords here. 3 of its homes here failed the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 79.1% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 0 of 6 other bigger landlords in Dorset scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Dorset
| General needs (rented) | 6,385 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 325 |
| Housing for older people | 1,469 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 536 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 3 |
Registered providers counted here: Aster 3; Aster Communities; East Boro Housing Trust; Synergy Housing.
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Aster Group's homes, not only Dorset) | Aster Group | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 79.1% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 84.0% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 48.2 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Aster Group, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Dorset
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Abri Group | 961 | 74.5% |
| The Guinness Partnership | 276 | 67.7% |
| Hastoe Housing Association | 282 | 63.9% |
| Sovereign Network Group | 4,963 | 63.1% |
| Stonewater | 1,263 | 61.8% |
| Magna Housing | 6,033 | 60.0% |
Where else Aster Group owns homes
63 other areas, 36,174 social homes in total. Largest:
- Wiltshire 6,587 homes
- Test Valley 5,545 homes
- Somerset 4,652 homes
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 668 homes
- Cornwall 601 homes
- Swindon 582 homes
- Camden 573 homes
- Eastleigh 546 homes
- Westminster 423 homes
- Plymouth 405 homes
- East Hampshire 398 homes
- Exeter 335 homes
- Chichester 319 homes
- East Devon 304 homes
- Vale of White Horse 298 homes
All landlords in Dorset · Aster 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.