Sparrow Shared Ownership: how does this landlord perform?
Sparrow Shared Ownership owns 2,953 social homes in 109 English local authority areas (31 March 2026), most of them in Central Bedfordshire (167). It is not in the regulator's 2024/25 Tenant Satisfaction Measures. Regulator's consumer grade: C1* (17 December 2025). Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures: 2023/24 and 2024/25
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England median 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas safety checks done (BS01) | 100.0% | 74.0% | 100.0% |
| Fire risk assessments done (BS02) | 98.7% | 92.1% | 100.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes (NM01) | 27.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 |
Satisfaction measures come from the landlord's own tenant survey (sample size not given); management measures from its own records. Median across the 353 landlords that reported. The landlord's own TSM publication: https://www.sparrowsharedownership.co.uk/for-customers/te....
Regulator's grades
| Consumer standards (C1–C4) | C1*, 17 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Governance (G1–G4) | G1*, 29 July 2026 |
| Financial viability (V1–V4) | V1*, 29 July 2026 |
| Latest engagement | Stability Check (29 July 2026) |
C1 = the landlord meets the consumer standards; C2 = some weaknesses; C3 = serious failings; C4 = very serious failings. Governance and viability apply to housing associations only. An asterisk (C1*) marks a grade given in an inspection within a group. Source: regulatory judgements table, 28 October 2026.
Where it owns homes
| Area | Homes | Share of the area's social homes | Failing Decent Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire | 167 | 1% | 0 |
| Harlow | 153 | 1% | 0 |
| Cheshire East | 140 | 1% | 0 |
| Milton Keynes | 101 | 0% | 0 |
| West Oxfordshire | 92 | 1% | 0 |
| Harborough | 81 | 2% | 0 |
| Test Valley | 68 | 1% | 0 |
| Maidstone | 68 | 1% | 0 |
| Rushcliffe | 68 | 1% | 0 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 59 | 0% | 0 |
| West Northamptonshire | 57 | 0% | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 57 | 0% | 0 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 54 | 1% | 0 |
| North East Derbyshire | 52 | 1% | 0 |
| Derby | 40 | 0% | 0 |
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Housing association homes by local authority, 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return).
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.