Hightown Housing Association in Watford
Hightown Housing Association owns 402 social homes in Watford (31 March 2026) — 5% of the district's 7,975, the 3rd largest of 33 landlords here. 1 of its homes here failed the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 68.3% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 3 of 7 other bigger landlords in Watford scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Watford
| General needs (rented) | 334 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 8 |
| Housing for older people | 0 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 60 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 1 |
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Hightown Housing Association's homes, not only Watford) | Hightown Housing Association | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 68.3% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 93.7% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 42.4 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Hightown Housing Association, 2023/24 and 2024/25
Other bigger landlords in Watford
| Landlord | Homes here | Satisfied overall |
|---|---|---|
| Paradigm Housing Group | 313 | 82.0% |
| Thrive Homes | 277 | 74.8% |
| Watford Community Housing Trust | 4,927 | 71.6% |
| Home Group | 195 | 68.2% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 139 | 63.9% |
| Origin Housing | 638 | 63.6% |
| Peabody Trust | 173 | 58.7% |
Where else Hightown Housing Association owns homes
15 other areas, 8,496 social homes in total. Largest:
- Dacorum 2,111 homes
- Buckinghamshire 1,545 homes
- St Albans 1,357 homes
- Central Bedfordshire 867 homes
- East Hertfordshire 495 homes
- North Hertfordshire 297 homes
- Luton 293 homes
- Hertsmere 288 homes
- Milton Keynes 216 homes
- Three Rivers 207 homes
- Broxbourne 133 homes
- Stevenage 115 homes
- Welwyn Hatfield 84 homes
- Bedford 66 homes
- Bracknell Forest 20 homes
All landlords in Watford · Hightown Housing Association: 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.