Social housing in the East of England: landlords by council area
East of England has 475,449 social homes in 45 local authority areas (housing associations on 31 March 2026, councils on 31 March 2025); the most are in Central Bedfordshire (22,237). Each area page lists every landlord, its homes there and its Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, MHCLG.
| Council area | Social homes | Council-owned | Landlords | Largest landlord |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | 6,577 | 3,546 | 26 | Babergh District Council |
| Basildon | 17,530 | 11,044 | 28 | Basildon Borough Council |
| Bedford | 14,823 | 101 | 39 | bpha |
| Braintree | 12,870 | 8 | 41 | Eastlight Community Homes |
| Breckland | 10,230 | 43 | 29 | Flagship Housing |
| Brentwood | 4,043 | 2,647 | 22 | Brentwood Borough Council |
| Broadland | 7,294 | 22 | 26 | Clarion Housing Group |
| Broxbourne | 6,723 | 492 | 18 | B3 Living |
| Cambridge | 13,913 | 7,562 | 29 | Cambridge City Council |
| Castle Point | 2,183 | 1,495 | 25 | Castle Point Borough Council |
| Central Bedfordshire | 22,237 | 5,613 | 42 | Amplius Living |
| Chelmsford | 12,421 | 125 | 32 | Chelmer Housing Partnership |
| Colchester | 12,107 | 6,074 | 48 | Colchester City Council |
| Dacorum | 14,661 | 10,121 | 33 | Dacorum Borough Council |
| East Cambridgeshire | 6,767 | 0 | 29 | Sanctuary Housing Association |
| East Hertfordshire | 10,666 | 28 | 35 | Sovereign Network Group |
| East Suffolk | 15,550 | 4,345 | 30 | Flagship Housing |
| Epping Forest | 8,762 | 6,484 | 23 | Epping Forest District Council |
| Fenland | 6,588 | 76 | 31 | Clarion Housing Group |
| Great Yarmouth | 7,839 | 5,796 | 22 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council |
| Harlow | 12,040 | 9,050 | 25 | Harlow District Council |
| Hertsmere | 8,149 | 147 | 34 | Clarion Housing Group |
| Huntingdonshire | 12,968 | 52 | 37 | Places for People Group |
| Ipswich | 13,116 | 7,822 | 32 | Ipswich Borough Council |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 10,325 | 173 | 24 | Freebridge Community Housing |
| Luton | 12,693 | 7,607 | 31 | Luton Borough Council |
| Maldon | 4,065 | 6 | 25 | Moat Homes |
| Mid Suffolk | 7,203 | 3,501 | 25 | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| North Hertfordshire | 11,781 | 5 | 32 | Settle Group |
| North Norfolk | 6,689 | 31 | 17 | Flagship Housing |
| Norwich | 20,290 | 14,130 | 30 | Norwich City Council |
| Peterborough | 18,670 | 163 | 38 | Cross Keys Homes |
| Rochford | 3,862 | 0 | 16 | Sanctuary Housing Association |
| South Cambridgeshire | 13,081 | 5,982 | 32 | South Cambridgeshire District Council |
| South Norfolk | 9,668 | 43 | 25 | Saffron Housing Trust |
| Southend-on-Sea | 10,329 | 6,074 | 35 | Southend on Sea City Council |
| St Albans | 8,091 | 4,814 | 27 | St Albans City and District Council |
| Stevenage | 11,109 | 7,968 | 32 | Stevenage Borough Council |
| Tendring | 6,846 | 3,078 | 34 | Tendring District Council |
| Three Rivers | 6,012 | 55 | 23 | Thrive Homes |
| Thurrock | 12,519 | 9,790 | 23 | Thurrock Council |
| Uttlesford | 6,450 | 2,823 | 34 | Uttlesford District Council |
| Watford | 7,975 | 47 | 33 | Watford Community Housing Trust |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 13,529 | 8,850 | 32 | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council |
| West Suffolk | 14,205 | 11 | 38 | The Havebury Housing Partnership |