Who owns the social housing in Southampton?
Southampton has 25,252 social homes owned by 37 landlords: the council owns 16,196 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 9,056 (31 March 2026). The largest is Southampton City Council with 16,196 (64%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Southampton) ranges from 61.8% (Stonewater) to 74.5% (Abri Group); the council: 62.2%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Southampton
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton City Council council | 16,196 (64%) | — | 62.2% | 47.8% | 58.3% | 17.7 | C3 |
| Abri Group | 2,606 (10%) | 0 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 94.7% | 69.9 | C2 |
| Hyde Housing Association | 1,224 (5%) | 6 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Vivid Housing | 1,098 (4%) | 0 | 73.3% | 0.0% | 60.5% | 92.0 | not graded |
| Sovereign Network Group | 860 (3%) | 1 | 63.1% | 2.1% | 68.6% | 97.2 | C2 |
| Stonewater | 816 (3%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| The Society of St James | 370 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Clarion Housing Group | 241 (1%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Home Group | 239 (1%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| Saxon Weald | 237 (1%) | 5 | 81.4% | 0.0% | 79.1% | 43.4 | C2 |
| Aster Group | 231 (1%) | 0 | 79.1% | 0.1% | 84.0% | 48.2 | C1 |
| Housing 21 | 172 (1%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| Two Saints | 154 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 136 (1%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Thorner's Homes | 118 (0%) | 4 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
13 more landlords
| Places for People Group | 118 (0%) | 3 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Southern Housing | 60 (0%) | 0 | 63.0% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 98.2 | C2 |
| Hamwic Housing Co-operative | 56 (0%) | 7 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| YMCA Fairthorne Housing | 52 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sage Homes RP | 43 (0%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 34 (0%) | 0 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 87.4% | 13.0 | not graded |
| A2Dominion Housing Group | 34 (0%) | 0 | 60.7% | 0.2% | 73.9% | 199.9 | not graded |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies | 27 (0%) | 0 | 67.9% | 5.8% | 83.0% | 67.3 | not graded |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 26 (0%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Hilldale Housing Association | 19 (0%) | 0 | 89.2% | 0.0% | 99.2% | 33.8 | not graded |
| Falcon Housing Association C.I.C | 18 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| The Guinness Partnership | 14 (0%) | 0 | 67.7% | 0.2% | 78.3% | 56.1 | C1 |
| Ability Housing Association | 13 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Southampton (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).
9 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (40 homes)
The Abbeyfield Society, Advance Housing and Support, Heylo Housing Registered Provider, Golden Lane Housing, Moat Homes, Birnbeck Housing Association, Habinteg Housing Association, London & Quadrant Housing Trust, Progress Housing Group
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. 97% of the social homes in Southampton 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.