Who owns the social housing in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth has 17,348 social homes owned by 33 landlords: the council owns 10,474 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 6,874 (31 March 2026). The largest is Portsmouth City Council with 10,474 (60%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Portsmouth) ranges from 63.0% (Southern Housing) to 89.8% (Housing 21); the council: 83.6%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Portsmouth
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth City Council council | 10,474 (60%) | — | 83.6% | 4.5% | 84.7% | 16.1 | C3 |
| Vivid Housing | 2,903 (17%) | 2 | 73.3% | 0.0% | 60.5% | 92.0 | not graded |
| Abri Group | 839 (5%) | 0 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 94.7% | 69.9 | C2 |
| Southern Housing | 683 (4%) | 0 | 63.0% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 98.2 | C2 |
| The Guinness Partnership | 324 (2%) | 1 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| Hyde Housing Association | 288 (2%) | 1 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Housing 21 | 283 (2%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| Two Saints | 278 (2%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Portsmouth Rotary Housing Association | 147 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Agamemnon Housing Association | 142 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Home Group | 139 (1%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 128 (1%) | 1 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Stonewater | 100 (1%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| Places for People Group | 84 (0%) | 2 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth's Coronation Homes | 82 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
11 more landlords
| Church of England Soldiers' Sailors' and Airmen's Housing Association | 80 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| The Society of St James | 75 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Clarion Housing Group | 61 (0%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Portsmouth Churches Housing Association | 41 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Southsea Self Help Housing | 36 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies | 34 (0%) | 0 | 67.9% | 5.8% | 83.0% | 67.3 | not graded |
| Havant Housing Association | 29 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 24 (0%) | 0 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
| Habinteg Housing Association | 23 (0%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.2% | 78.8% | 36.9 | C2 |
| Elm Trees Retirement Living | 20 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 11 (0%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
* Housing associations only, homes in Portsmouth (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).
7 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (20 homes)
Advance Housing and Support, Birnbeck Housing Association, Heylo Housing Registered Provider, Sovereign Network Group, Moat Homes, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association, Golden Lane 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 Portsmouth 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.