Housing providers
Data was released in Autumn 2025 by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) about housing owned by registered providers across the country. This was based on data collected for the year April 2023 to March 2024.
In each district housing providers own and manage affordable homes. These include housing associations, almshouse trusts and other providers registered with Homes England.
The latest data shows a total of 84 housing providers owning and managing 77,946 homes across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and West Suffolk. This includes 7,719 homes owned and managed by City Homes in Cambridge and 5,762 homes owned and managed by South Cambridgeshire District Council.
In 2025, we have incorporated into these tables a little information about regulatory judgements and satisfaction measures, to give and idea of how the governing bodies assess each provider’s performance. The judgements change and are updated, and new ones added, so links are included to help you access more detail which is up to date, should you wish to.
What is a registered housing provider?
Registered housing providers include local authority (council) landlords and ‘private registered providers’ such as not-for-profit housing associations and for-profit organisations (adapted from this government webage).
They are all organisations providing affordable homes for people in housing need. They are also known as Registered Social Landlords or Housing Associations. They are required to be on the register in England and they are run independently. They vary in size and can be not for profit or profit-making. They are the main developers of new homes in the social housing sector.
Providers are registered with Homes England, and regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, which you can find out more about here.
On this page, we have included almshouses and some charitable housing providers to as to give a complete picture of housing partners active in our area, and the types of homes they own and manage. Not all are required to run the satisfaction surveys or to be fully regulated, which is why some parts of the tables are blank.
Who are the biggest providers?
Cambridge City Homes and South Cambridgeshire District Council housing are the only two councils who continue to own and manage council housing. The other local authorities have transferred their housing to a registered provider partner, known as stock transfer landlords. These are:
- Sanctuary in East Cambridgeshire (owns and manages 4,260 homes in East Cambs)
- Clarion in Fenland (owns and manages 3,985 homes in Fenland)
- Chorus Homes in Huntingdonshire. (owns and manages 6,181 homes in HDC) In 2024 the data for Chorus Homes in all areas is now found under “Places for People Homes and PfP Living+” instead of under “Chorus Homes” because Chorus is part of the Places for People group.
- Cross Keys in Peterborough (owns and manages 11,072 homes in Peterborough)
- Flagship and Havebury in West Suffolk (Flagship owns and manages 4,653 homes, and Havebury owns and manages 6,492 homes in West Suffolk).
How many are there all together?
Some providers own large numbers, some own very small numbers of homes. Some focus on particular locations or issues – others have a large number of homes of a mix of types, across the whole area.
- 32 registered providers own housing in Cambridge, representing 13,818 homes.
- 32 registered providers own housing in East Cambridgeshire, representing 6,524 homes
- 31 registered providers own housing in Fenland, representing 6,319 homes
- 40 registered providers own housing in Huntingdonshire, representing 12,732 homes
- 39 registered providers own housing in Peterborough, representing 18,292 homes
- 36 registered providers own housing in South Cambridgeshire, representing 12,465 homes
- 40 registered providers own housing in West Suffolk, representing 14,118 homes
Many housing providers own homes in more than one district. There are 84 unique providers across the area.
Regulatory judgements
Links to regulatory judgments (where available) which are made by the Regulator of Social Housing, were added from August 2021 onwards. The source of the links can be found here. Only housing providers with more than 1,000 homes nationally, get a regulatory judgement. This explains why some smaller providers don’t have a link to a judgment report. You can find a full list of regulated providers here.
There is a page about regulatory standards here if you want to know more. To summarize, there are three areas which are regulated: consumer, governance and viability. The gradings are described at the end of this page, please click here.
Updates in 2025
In 2025 we’ve included
- A guide to the type and number of homes each provider owns and/or manages in that district with a link to each one’s website home page so you can find out more.
- Rather than just a link to the regulatory judgements as in previous years, this time we have included the headline scores for each of three regulatory judgements (consumer, governance and viability) with links to the RP’s regulatory judgment where they are available
- The % of renters and of low cost home owners who are satisfied overall with their landlord’s performance. These are provided alongside a count of how many measures of tenant and low cost home owner satisfaction are above the England median value. So for renters, there are 12 satisfaction measures. Of those 12, we provide the total number which are higher than the average % satisfied for that measure. So each RP gets a score out of 12 for renters. For low cost home owners there are 9 measures so each RP gets a score out of 9.
- We have added a “Y” if the housing provider has signed up to the “Homes for Cathy” pledge as at the end of November 2025. You can find out more about the campaign here.
Where does the data come from?
- The list of providers comes from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The data is gathered from each provider in March /April each year, it’s then checked and published – usually in October/November. As soon as we can, we publish the local information here on Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Insight.
- Some providers do not appear to have a website but these can be added, if you can provide the missing information. In the case of some smaller charities a link to the Charity Commission listing has been added so you get a little more background about these providers.
- Provider names and stock numbers can change during the course of a year, so the list is reviewed and updated annually when the data is published.
- The most recent update can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/lists-of-registered-social-housing-providers-and-regulatory-judgements. Look-up tools and other information, can be found here.
- Regulatory judgements can be found here.
- Tenant satisfaction ratings can be found here.
Notes
- Groups of RPs: Where an association is part of a group, the link provided may take you to the regulatory judgement for the whole group, not the individual organisation listed – for example, the MHT link takes you to Thames Valley Housing’s regulatory judgement as MHT is now part of the Thames Valley Housing group.
- In each district’s table, LCHO is short for low cost home ownership.
- HA is short for Housing Association.
- “Limited” and Ltd have been removed from associations’ names to keep tables as brief as possible.
Cambridge
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Cambridge, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2024.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
Tables currently being updated in 2025, progress 26/11/25: Cambridge and East Cambs stock numbers updated to 2024. Started on Cambridge’s regulatory judgements. Other updates to follow.
| Provider | General needs | Supported / older | Low cost owned | All homes | Consumer grade | Governance grade | Viability grade | Tenant satisfaction | Leaseholder satisfaction | Homes 4 Cathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor | 71 | 71 | C3 | G3 | V1 | 86.1 | 59.7 | |||
| Argyle | 84 | 84 | ||||||||
| bpha | 858 | 60 | 316 | 1,234 | G1 | V1 | 71.8 | 45.9 | Y | |
| City Homes | 7,100 | 539 | 80 | 7,719 | C2 | 73 | ||||
| Cherry Hinton | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| CHS | 588 | 267 | 28 | 883 | G1 | V1 | ||||
| Clarion | 255 | 47 | 302 | C2 | G1 | V1 | ||||
| Empower | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Flagship | 110 | 37 | 147 | G1 | V1 | |||||
| Futures Homescape | 3 | 3 | 6 | G1 | V1 | |||||
| Hastoe | 4 | 2 | 6 | C2 | G1 | V2 | ||||
| Heylo | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| Housing 21 | 81 | 81 | C2 | G1 | V1 | |||||
| Hundred | 882 | 31 | 913 | G1 | V1 | |||||
| L&Q | 201 | 50 | 251 | C2 | G2 | V2 | ||||
| Mary Hatch & Diamond Jubilee | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| MHT | 661 | 129 | 16 | 806 | C2 | G2 | V2 | |||
| Orbit | 7 | 7 | G1 | V2 | ||||||
| Origin | 12 | 44 | 56 | |||||||
| Orwell | 15 | 15 | G1 | V2 | ||||||
| Papworth | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| Paradise Co-op | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
| Peabody | 92 | 21 | 54 | 167 | G1 | V2 | ||||
| PfP Living+ | 207 | 35 | 242 | C1 | G1 | V2 | ||||
| Riverside | 41 | 91 | 132 | G1 | V2 | |||||
| Sage rented | 7 | 7 | G1 | V2 | ||||||
| Sanctuary affordable | 7 | 1 | 8 | C2 | G1 | V2 | ||||
| Sanctuary HA | 504 | 504 | C2 | G1 | V2 | |||||
| Sparrow SO | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| Stonewater | 1 | 27 | 28 | C2 | G1 | V2 | ||||
| Waters Almshouses | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| YMCA | 80 | 80 | ||||||||
| Total | 11,642 | 1,443 | 733 | 13,818 |
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Updated using stock figures @ March 2024 |
Gen | S& o | LCHO | Total | C | G | V | Link1 | TS% | Score of 12 | Link2 | LS% | Score of 9 | Link3 | Homes for Cathy |
| Abbeyfield Society | ?? | Click | |||||||||||||
| Anchor Hanover Group | 71 | 71 | C3 | G3 | V1 | Link | 86.1 | 12 | Link | 59.7 | 7 | Link | |||
| Argyle Street Housing Co-operative | 84 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| bpha | 858 | 60 | 316 | 1,234 | – | G1 | V1 | Link | 71.8 | 1 | Link | 45.9 | 3 | Link | Y |
| Catalyst Housing | ?? | Link | Link | Link | Y | ||||||||||
| City Homes | 7,100 | 539 | 80 | 7,719 | C2 | – | – | Link | 73 | 3 | Link | – | – | ||
| Cherry Hinton Almshouse Charity * | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| CHS Group | 588 | 267 | 28 | 883 | – | G1 | V1 | Click | 81.7 | 8 | Link??? | ||||
| Clarion Housing Group | 255 | 47 | 302 | C2 |
G1 | V1 | Click | 63.7 | 0 | Link | 40.4 | 0 | Link | ||
| Empower HA | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | Click | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Flagship Housing Group | 110 | 37 | 147 | – | G1 | V1 | Click | 75.6 | 9 | Link | 54.5 | 7 | Link | Y | |
| Futures Homescape | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | G1 | V1 | Click | 75.5 | 8 | Link | – | – | – | ||
| Hastoe Housing | 4 | 2 | 6 | C2 | G1 | V2 | Click | 63.9 | 0 | Link | – | – | – | Y | |
| Heylo Housing | 14 | 14 | Click | Link | Link | ||||||||||
| Housing 21 | 81 | 81 | Click | Link | Link | ||||||||||
| Hundred Houses Society | 882 | 31 | 913 | Click | Link | Link | Y | ||||||||
| London & Quadrant Housing Trust | 201 | 50 | 251 | Click | Link | Link | |||||||||
| Mary Hatch Almshouses * | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| MHT | 661 | 129 | 16 | 806 | Click | Link | Link | ||||||||
| Orbit Group | 7 | 7 | Click | Link | Link | Y | |||||||||
| Origin Housing | 12 | 44 | 56 | Click | Link | Link | Y | ||||||||
| Orwell Housing | 15 | 15 | Click | Link | Link | Y | |||||||||
| Papworth Trust | 14 | 14 | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| Paradise Housing Co-operative | 11 | 11 | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| Places for People Living+ | 207 | 35 | 242 | Link | Link | Y | |||||||||
| Riverside Group | 41 | 91 | 132 | Click | Link | Link | Y | ||||||||
| Sage Homes | 13 | Click | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| Sage Rented | 7 | 7 | Click | Link | Link | ||||||||||
| Sanctuary Affordable Housing | 7 | 1 | 8 | Click | Link | Link | Y | ||||||||
| Sanctuary HA | 504 | 504 | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| Stonewater | 1 | 27 | 28 | Click | Link | Link | |||||||||
| Waters Almshouses | 6 | 6 | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| YMCA Trinity Group | 80 | 80 | Link | Link | |||||||||||
| Total | 11,642 | 1,443 | 733 | 13,818 |
East Cambridgeshire
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in East Cambridgeshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| Updated using stock figures @ March 2023 | General needs | Supported / O | LCHO | Total | Regulatory judgement | Homes for Cathy |
| Accent Group | 72 | 65 | 137 | Click | Y | |
| Amplius | ||||||
| bpha | 8 | 15 | 23 | Click | ||
| Cambridgeshire Cottage Housing Society (no website) | ||||||
| CHS Group | 397 | 32 | 125 | 554 | Click | |
| Clarion Housing Group | 136 | 72 | 208 | Click | ||
| Eastlight Community Homes | 8 | 8 | Click | |||
| Empower HA | 6 | 6 | Click | |||
| English Rural HA | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Flagship Housing Group | 185 | 46 | 231 | Click | Y | |
| Futures Homescape | Click | |||||
| Hastoe Housing | 93 | 25 | 118 | Click | Y | |
| Havebury Housing Partnership | 38 | 37 | 75 | Click | Y | |
| Heylo Housing | 30 | 30 | Click | |||
| Hundred Houses Society | 95 | 23 | 118 | Click | Y | |
| Longhurst Group | Click | Y | ||||
| M&G Shared ownership | 6 | 6 | ||||
| MHT | 63 | 4 | 9 | 76 | Click | |
| Muir Group | 9 | 5 | 14 | Click | ||
| Orbit Group | 39 | 39 | Click | Y | ||
| Orbit Housing Assn | 57 | 57 | ||||
| Papworth Trust | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Park Properties HA | ||||||
| Peabody | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Places for People living+ | 4 | 4 | Click | Y | ||
| Progress HA | 6 | 6 | Click | Y | ||
| Saffron Housing Trust | 5 | 1 | 6 | Click | Y | |
| Sage Homes | 50 | 21 | 71 | Click | ||
| Sage Rented | 103 | 103 | Click | |||
| Sanctuary Affordable Housing | 44 | 14 | 58 | Click | Y | |
| Sanctuary HA | 3,174 | 1,001 | 85 | 4,260 | Click | Y |
| Simply affordable housing RP | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Sovereign Housing | 1 | 1 | Click | Y | ||
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Stonewater | 35 | 11 | 46 | Click | ||
| Total | 4,672 | 1,127 | 725 | 6,524 |
Fenland
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Fenland, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
Huntingdonshire
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Huntingdonshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
Peterborough
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Peterborough, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022. This table has not been updated in 2024, please note these are 2022 figures, not 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
South Cambridgeshire
In South Cambridgeshire, council housing is owned and managed by South Cambridgeshire District Council – please see https://www.scambs.gov.uk/housing/information-for-council-tenants/ for more detail.
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in South Cambridgeshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
West Suffolk
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in the former Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury areas, now known as West Suffolk, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2023.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
*links to Charity Commission
About regulatory judgements
Consumer
- C1 Overall the landlord is delivering the outcomes of the consumer standards. The landlord has demonstrated that it identifies when issues occur and puts plans in place to remedy and minimise recurrence.
- C2 There are some weaknesses in the landlord delivering the outcomes of the consumer standards and improvement is needed.
- C3 There are serious failings in the landlord delivering the outcomes of the consumer standards and significant improvement is needed.
- C4 There are very serious failings in the landlord delivering the outcomes of the consumer standards. The landlord must make fundamental changes so that improved outcomes are delivered.
Governance
- G1 The landlord meets our governance requirements.
- G2 The landlord meets our governance requirements but needs to improve some aspects of its governance arrangements to support continued compliance.
- G3 The landlord does not meet our governance requirements. There are issues of serious regulatory concern and in agreement with us the landlord is working to improve its position.
- G4 The landlord does not meet our governance requirements. There are issues of serious regulatory concern, and the landlord is subject to regulatory intervention or enforcement action.
Viability
- V1 The landlord meets our viability requirements and has the financial capacity to deal with a wide range of adverse scenarios.
- V2 The landlord meets our viability requirements. It has the financial capacity to deal with a reasonable range of adverse scenarios but needs to manage material risks to ensure continued compliance.
- V3 The landlord does not meet our viability requirements. There are issues of serious regulatory concern and in agreement with us the landlord is working to improve its position.
- V4 The landlord does not meet our viability requirements. There are issues of serious regulatory concern, and the landlord is subject to regulatory intervention or enforcement action.
Summary of regulatory judgements in our area
| Consumer | Count | % | Governance | Count | % | Viability | Count | % |
| C1 | 5 | 23% | G1 | 42 | 91% | V1 | 18 | 39% |
| C2 | 16 | 73% | G2 | 3 | 7% | V2 | 28 | 61% |
| C3 | 1 | 5% | G3 | 1 | 2% | V3 | 0 | 0% |
| C4 | 0 | G4 | 0 | V4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 46 | 46 |
(The totals do not equal the number of providers, as some do not have a regulatory judgement yet, while others are too small to get a judgement).
Feedback?
If you have any feedback, suggestions, comments or additions to make, please e-mail sue.beecroft@cambridge.gov.uk – thank you!