Who Runs It

Social housing in London: landlords by council area

London has 885,898 social homes in 33 local authority areas (housing associations on 31 March 2026, councils on 31 March 2025); the most are in Southwark (59,234). Each area page lists every landlord, its homes there and its Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, MHCLG.

Data: housing association homes 31 March 2026, council homes 31 March 2025, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, regulator grades 28 October 2026 · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

Council areaSocial homesCouncil-ownedLandlordsLargest landlord
Barking and Dagenham23,84016,04628London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Barnet22,8909,98461London Borough of Barnet
Bexley15,85823841London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Brent31,5959,60756London Borough of Brent
Bromley20,19510052Clarion Housing Group
Camden35,45722,79643London Borough of Camden Council
City of London7244515City of London Corporation
Croydon30,59413,34762London Borough of Croydon
Ealing28,62411,25962London Borough of Ealing
Enfield20,83410,82348London Borough of Enfield
Greenwich40,15220,95642Royal Borough of Greenwich
Hackney48,11421,55251London Borough of Hackney
Hammersmith and Fulham27,17611,91741London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey29,07115,18252Haringey London Borough Council
Harrow10,9464,86341London Borough of Harrow
Havering15,4059,36431London Borough of Havering Council
Hillingdon20,06510,43043London Borough of Hillingdon
Hounslow25,57513,43452London Borough of Hounslow
Islington43,40225,53050London Borough of Islington
Kensington and Chelsea20,3557,03434Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames8,0164,54136Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Lambeth50,71223,65577London Borough of Lambeth
Lewisham39,66014,13159London Borough of Lewisham
Merton12,6058036Clarion Housing Group
Newham36,71517,04749London Borough of Newham
Redbridge10,6624,68235London Borough of Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames10,291024Richmond Housing Partnership
Southwark59,23438,20761Southwark Council
Sutton12,8626,03540London Borough of Sutton
Tower Hamlets48,91011,77748London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest25,06110,05743London Borough of Waltham Forest
Wandsworth31,88517,35340London Borough of Wandsworth
Westminster28,41312,11340City of Westminster Council