Who owns the social housing in Tunbridge Wells?
Tunbridge Wells has 8,319 social homes owned by 38 landlords: the council owns 48 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 8,271 (31 March 2026). The largest is Peabody Trust with 5,814 (70%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Tunbridge Wells) ranges from 58.7% (Peabody Trust) to 74.5% (West Kent Housing Association). England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Tunbridge Wells
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Trust | 5,814 (70%) | 168 | 58.7% | 0.1% | 73.5% | 65.7 | C2 |
| Moat Homes | 594 (7%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.0% | 41.3% | 155.6 | C2 |
| Orbit Group | 219 (3%) | 0 | 65.6% | 0.5% | 67.4% | 87.0 | not graded |
| Golding Homes | 174 (2%) | 0 | 68.6% | 0.1% | 62.3% | 64.8 | C1 |
| Home Group | 152 (2%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| Hyde Housing Association | 138 (2%) | 2 | 65.5% | 1.2% | 84.8% | 99.7 | C1 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 129 (2%) | 1 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| West Kent Housing Association | 127 (2%) | 0 | 74.5% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 41.5 | not graded |
| The Riverside Group | 101 (1%) | 12 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
| Hatton Housing Trust | 100 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sherborne Close Housing Society | 94 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sage Rented | 73 (1%) | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 26.7 | not graded |
| Sage Homes RP | 65 (1%) | 0 | 86.2% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 21.5 | not graded |
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 54 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Salvation Army Housing Association | 53 (1%) | 37 | 73.4% | 6.0% | 84.1% | 47.5 | C2 |
17 more landlords
| Tunbridge Wells Council council | 48 (1%) | — | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Hastoe Housing Association | 47 (1%) | 2 | 63.9% | 0.4% | 80.3% | 46.9 | C2 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 44 (1%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| Habinteg Housing Association | 38 (0%) | 0 | 67.2% | 0.2% | 78.8% | 36.9 | C2 |
| Blackburn YMCA | 34 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| English Rural Housing Association | 28 (0%) | 0 | 77.0% | 0.0% | 82.1% | 11.2 | C2 |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 25 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Anchor Hanover Group | 24 (0%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| The Molyneux Almshouses | 16 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Co-operative Development Society | 16 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Dunk's Almshouse Charity | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Beaconwild | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Radcliffe Housing Society | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies | 12 (0%) | 0 | 67.9% | 5.8% | 83.0% | 67.3 | not graded |
| Raven Housing Trust | 12 (0%) | 0 | 84.0% | 0.5% | 80.9% | 113.3 | C1 |
| IronOak Homes | 11 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| A2Dominion Housing Group | 11 (0%) | 0 | 60.7% | 0.2% | 73.9% | 199.9 | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Tunbridge Wells (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).
6 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (24 homes)
Benenden Almshouse Charities, Golden Lane Housing, Simply Affordable Homes RP, M&G UK Shared Ownership, Penge Churches Housing Association, Advance Housing and Support
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. 95% of the social homes in Tunbridge Wells 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.