Origin Housing in Watford
Origin Housing owns 638 social homes in Watford (31 March 2026) — 8% of the district's 7,975, the 2nd largest of 33 landlords here. None of its homes here were recorded as failing the Decent Homes Standard. Across its whole stock, 63.6% of tenants were satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (England median 71.8%); 6 of 7 other bigger landlords in Watford scored higher. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Its homes in Watford
| General needs (rented) | 495 |
|---|---|
| Supported housing | 26 |
| Housing for older people | 0 |
| Shared ownership and other low-cost home ownership | 25 |
| Failing the Decent Homes Standard (here) | 0 |
Registered providers counted here: Origin Housing; Origin Housing 2.
How it performs (whole landlord, 2024/25)
| Measure (all of Origin Housing's homes, not only Watford) | Origin Housing | England median |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with the overall service (TP01) | 63.6% | 71.8% |
| Homes not meeting the Decent Homes Standard (RP01) | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Non-emergency repairs within target (RP02) | 87.2% | 82.5% |
| Stage one complaints per 1,000 homes (CH01) | 88.6 | 53.9 |
All Tenant Satisfaction Measures of Origin Housing, 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% |
| Hightown Housing Association | 402 | 68.3% |
| Home Group | 195 | 68.2% |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 139 | 63.9% |
| Peabody Trust | 173 | 58.7% |
Where else Origin Housing owns homes
32 other areas, 7,111 social homes in total. Largest:
- Camden 2,745 homes
- Enfield 1,093 homes
- Harrow 403 homes
- Brent 365 homes
- Barnet 361 homes
- Stevenage 315 homes
- Islington 243 homes
- Richmond upon Thames 147 homes
- St Albans 145 homes
- North Hertfordshire 120 homes
- Welwyn Hatfield 92 homes
- Chelmsford 81 homes
- Three Rivers 78 homes
- Hertsmere 64 homes
- East Hertfordshire 63 homes
All landlords in Watford · Origin Housing: 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.