Who owns the social housing in South Cambridgeshire?
South Cambridgeshire has 13,081 social homes owned by 32 landlords: the council owns 5,982 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 7,099 (31 March 2026). The largest is South Cambridgeshire District Council with 5,982 (46%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only South Cambridgeshire) ranges from 53.5% (London & Quadrant Housing Trust) to 81.7% (The Cambridge Housing Society); the council: 78.6%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in South Cambridgeshire
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire District Council council | 5,982 (46%) | — | 78.6% | 1.1% | 94.7% | 17.0 | not graded |
| bpha | 1,314 (10%) | 0 | 71.8% | 0.0% | 66.6% | 38.5 | C1 |
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 1,132 (9%) | 28 | 67.7% | 2.9% | 83.4% | 115.7 | C2 |
| The Cambridge Housing Society | 873 (7%) | 2 | 81.7% | 0.2% | 75.8% | 27.5 | C2 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 792 (6%) | 1 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| The Papworth Trust | 436 (3%) | 2 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Flagship Housing | 435 (3%) | 0 | 75.6% | 1.4% | 72.9% | 84.9 | not graded |
| Accent Group | 403 (3%) | 0 | 64.1% | 0.0% | 81.3% | 72.2 | not graded |
| Hundred Houses Society | 251 (2%) | 2 | 73.6% | 0.0% | 75.5% | 65.7 | not graded |
| Places for People Group | 225 (2%) | 0 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 194 (1%) | 1 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| London & Quadrant Housing Trust | 174 (1%) | 0 | 53.5% | 1.6% | 71.1% | 125.5 | C2 |
| Amplius Living | 130 (1%) | 0 | 61.8% | 1.4% | 67.4% | 114.4 | C2 |
| Cross Keys Homes | 113 (1%) | 0 | 91.6% | 0.0% | 96.7% | 5.5 | C1 |
| Paradigm Housing Group | 102 (1%) | 0 | 82.0% | 0.7% | 86.8% | 55.2 | not graded |
13 more landlords
| Stonewater | 88 (1%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| Peabody Trust | 56 (0%) | 0 | 58.7% | 0.1% | 73.5% | 65.7 | C2 |
| English Rural Housing Association | 50 (0%) | 0 | 77.0% | 0.0% | 82.1% | 11.2 | C2 |
| Sage Rented | 46 (0%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Sage Homes RP | 45 (0%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Orbit Group | 39 (0%) | 0 | 65.6% | 0.5% | 67.4% | 87.0 | not graded |
| Settle Group | 39 (0%) | 0 | 74.7% | 0.0% | 69.5% | 95.6 | not graded |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 32 (0%) | 1 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 29 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| M&G UK Shared Ownership | 27 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C2* |
| The Havebury Housing Partnership | 20 (0%) | 0 | 81.8% | 0.0% | 87.1% | 35.6 | C1 |
| Hastoe Housing Association | 18 (0%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.4% | 80.3% | 46.9 | C2 |
| The Riverside Group | 12 (0%) | 0 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in South Cambridgeshire (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).
4 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (24 homes)
Futures Housing Group, Rentplus Homes, Sparrow Shared Ownership, Saffron Housing Trust
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. 96% of the social homes in South Cambridgeshire 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 East of England.