Who Runs It

Southampton City Council in Southampton

Southampton City Council owns 16,196 social homes in Southampton (31 March 2025) — 64% of the district's 25,252, the largest of 37 landlords here. Across its whole stock, 62.2% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 4 of 5 other bigger landlords in Southampton scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.

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

16,196homes in Southampton
64%of the district's social homes
62.2%tenants satisfied overall (whole landlord)
C3regulator consumer grade

How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)

Measure (all of Southampton City Council's homes, not only Southampton)Southampton City CouncilEngland median
Satisfied with the overall service (TP01)62.2%71.8%
Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01)47.8%0.5%
Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02)58.3%82.5%
Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01)17.753.9

All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Southampton City Council, 2023/24 and 2024/25

Other bigger landlords in Southampton

LandlordHomes hereSatisfied overall
Abri Group2,60674.5%
Vivid Housing1,09873.3%
Hyde Housing Association1,22465.5%
Sovereign Network Group86063.1%
Stonewater81661.8%

All landlords in Southampton · Southampton City Council: all measures, 2023/24 and 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.