Social housing in the North West: landlords by council area
North West has 629,788 social homes in 35 local authority areas (housing associations on 31 March 2026, councils on 31 March 2025); the most are in Manchester (69,407). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | 11,978 | 0 | 27 | Together Housing Group |
| Blackpool | 7,577 | 4,872 | 29 | Blackpool Borough Council |
| Bolton | 26,413 | 0 | 27 | Bolton at Home |
| Burnley | 6,809 | 42 | 24 | Calico Homes |
| Bury | 13,182 | 7,673 | 36 | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Cheshire East | 25,987 | 30 | 60 | The Guinness Partnership |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 28,143 | 5,285 | 52 | Sanctuary Housing Association |
| Chorley | 7,882 | 160 | 30 | Jigsaw Homes Group |
| Cumberland | 23,328 | 29 | 32 | Home Group |
| Fylde | 3,806 | 0 | 31 | Progress Housing Group |
| Halton | 15,212 | 0 | 22 | Halton Housing |
| Hyndburn | 5,311 | 2 | 27 | Onward Group |
| Knowsley | 19,420 | 23 | 31 | Livv Housing Group |
| Lancaster | 7,170 | 3,614 | 36 | Lancaster City Council |
| Liverpool | 59,446 | 109 | 77 | Torus62 |
| Manchester | 69,407 | 15,086 | 51 | Manchester City Council |
| Oldham | 21,329 | 2,083 | 24 | First Choice Homes Oldham |
| Pendle | 4,908 | 1 | 28 | Together Housing Group |
| Preston | 13,587 | 0 | 38 | Community Gateway Association |
| Ribble Valley | 3,077 | 11 | 23 | Onward Group |
| Rochdale | 21,118 | 64 | 31 | Rochdale Boroughwide Housing |
| Rossendale | 4,792 | 19 | 24 | Together Housing Group |
| Salford | 32,189 | 1,207 | 38 | ForHousing |
| Sefton | 20,391 | 66 | 36 | One Vision Housing |
| South Ribble | 6,159 | 0 | 27 | Progress Housing Group |
| St. Helens | 18,034 | 1 | 29 | Torus62 |
| Stockport | 19,766 | 10,958 | 33 | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Tameside | 23,065 | 0 | 31 | Jigsaw Homes Group |
| Trafford | 16,508 | 29 | 34 | London & Quadrant Housing Trust |
| Warrington | 15,988 | 116 | 33 | Torus62 |
| West Lancashire | 8,396 | 5,794 | 34 | West Lancashire Borough Council |
| Westmorland and Furness | 11,830 | 2,571 | 31 | South Lakes Housing |
| Wigan | 27,829 | 21,318 | 35 | Wigan Council |
| Wirral | 24,355 | 53 | 38 | Magenta Living |
| Wyre | 5,396 | 1 | 34 | Regenda |