Who owns the social housing in Lewes?
Lewes has 5,840 social homes owned by 35 landlords: the council owns 3,263 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 2,577 (31 March 2026). The largest is Lewes District Council with 3,263 (56%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Lewes) ranges from 61.8% (Stonewater) to 67.7% (The Guinness Partnership); the council: 64.8%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Lewes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes District Council council | 3,263 (56%) | — | 64.8% | 3.8% | 80.7% | 61.1 | C2 |
| Southern Housing | 704 (12%) | 0 | 63.0% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 98.2 | C2 |
| The Guinness Partnership | 410 (7%) | 0 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| Stonewater | 233 (4%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 179 (3%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Sussex Housing and Care | 134 (2%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sage Rented | 121 (2%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Hastoe Housing Association | 93 (2%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.4% | 80.3% | 46.9 | C2 |
| Orbit Group | 86 (1%) | 0 | 65.6% | 0.5% | 67.4% | 87.0 | not graded |
| Saxon Weald | 82 (1%) | 3 | 81.4% | 0.0% | 79.1% | 43.4 | C2 |
| Places for People Group | 69 (1%) | 1 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Hyde Housing Association | 59 (1%) | 1 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Southdown Housing Association | 54 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Housing 21 | 43 (1%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 42 (1%) | 0 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
10 more landlords
| Old Ben Homes | 41 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 35 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Legal & General Affordable Homes | 23 (0%) | 0 | 79.6% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 26.8 | C1* |
| Legal & General Affordable Homes (AR) | 23 (0%) | 0 | 68.5% | 0.0% | 87.1% | 36.2 | C1* |
| Home Group | 21 (0%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| Raven Housing Trust | 21 (0%) | 0 | 84.0% | 0.5% | 80.9% | 113.3 | C1 |
| Sage Homes RP | 20 (0%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Peacehaven and Telscombe Housing Association | 17 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Fitzgerald Charity | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Newarch Homes | 12 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Lewes (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).
10 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (41 homes)
Sanctuary Housing Association, Heylo Housing Registered Provider, Golden Lane Housing, Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company, Auckland Home Solutions, London & Quadrant Housing Trust, Lets for Life, Moat Homes, A2Dominion Housing Group, Habinteg Housing Association
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 Lewes 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.