Who owns the social housing in Folkestone and Hythe?
Folkestone and Hythe has 5,920 social homes owned by 34 landlords: the council owns 3,414 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 2,506 (31 March 2026). The largest is Folkestone and Hythe District Council with 3,414 (58%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Folkestone and Hythe) ranges from 58.7% (Peabody Trust) to 86.1% (Anchor Hanover Group); the council: 69.5%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Folkestone and Hythe
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council council | 3,414 (58%) | — | 69.5% | 1.1% | 96.9% | 13.8 | C1 |
| Southern Housing | 539 (9%) | 2 | 63.0% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 98.2 | C2 |
| Peabody Trust | 300 (5%) | 2 | 58.7% | 0.1% | 73.5% | 65.7 | C2 |
| Places for People Group | 243 (4%) | 3 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Moat Homes | 242 (4%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.0% | 41.3% | 155.6 | C2 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 191 (3%) | 1 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Orbit Group | 176 (3%) | 1 | 65.6% | 0.5% | 67.4% | 87.0 | not graded |
| Hyde Housing Association | 170 (3%) | 0 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 136 (2%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Housing 21 | 60 (1%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| Co-operative Development Society | 45 (1%) | 4 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Blenheim Housing Co-operative | 42 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sage Rented | 37 (1%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 29 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Moat Farm Housing Co-operative | 27 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
14 more landlords
| Methodist Homes Housing Association | 27 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Falcon Housing Association C.I.C | 25 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 22 (0%) | 0 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 87.4% | 13.0 | not graded |
| English Rural Housing Association | 21 (0%) | 0 | 77.0% | 0.0% | 82.1% | 11.2 | C2 |
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 19 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Golden Lane Housing | 19 (0%) | 0 | 78.8% | 0.0% | 96.5% | 40.5 | C1 |
| Legal and General Affordable Homes (Capital) | 19 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Shorncliffe Housing Co-operative | 19 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| The Riverside Group | 18 (0%) | 0 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
| John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses | 16 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 11 (0%) | 0 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
| Trinity Housing Association | 10 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Chrysalis Supported Association | 10 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| The Southlands Almshouse Charity | 10 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Folkestone and Hythe (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).
5 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (23 homes)
Sage Homes RP, Progress Housing Group, London & Quadrant Housing Trust, The Guinness Partnership, 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. 95% of the social homes in Folkestone and Hythe 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.