Housing providers
In March 2018 a total of 76 housing providers owned and managed social housing across the Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and West Suffolk.
Page currently being update, 13th November 2018
Who are the big ones?
This number includes Cambridge City Homes and South Cambridgeshire District Council housing – the two councils who continue to manage council housing. The other five districts have transferred council housing to a housing association partner, who are known as the stock transfer landlords. These are:
- Sanctuary in East Cambridgeshire
- Clarion Housing in Fenland
- Flagship in Forest Heath
- Luminus in Huntingdonshire
- Cross Keys in Peterborough
- Havebury in St Edmundsbury.
How many others are there?
In each district, besides the stock transfer landlord, other housing providers including housing associations, almshouse trusts and other providers registered with Homes England build, own and manage homes. Some own very small numbers of homes and focus on particular locations or issues – others have a large number of homes across the whole area.
- Cambridge has 31 registered providers
- East Cambridgeshire has 19 registered providers
- Fenland has 26 registered providers
- Huntingdonshire has 32 registered providers
- South Cambridgeshire has 28 registered providers
- Forest Heath has 17 registered providers
- St Edmundsbury has 24 registered providers
- Peterborough has 26 registered providers
…though many of the providers operate in more than one district.
In 2018 we updated our directory of housing associations and providers across our area, using data from Homes England. We’ve included a rough guide to the type and number of homes they own and/or manage in that district, and links to their website “home page” so you can find out more.
Where does the data come from?
- The list of providers comes from Homes England. The data is gathered from each provider in April each year, it’s then checked and published around October, finally we publish the local list on Cambridgeshire Insight in November.
- The provider web addresses have been added locally. Some providers do not appear to have a website but these can be added, if you can provide the missing information.
- As provider names and stock numbers change during the course of a year, the list is reviewed and updated each Autumn, once Homes England has published its data.
- The most recent update in full detail can be found at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-data-return-2017-to-2018
- Highlights from the national return which relate to our eight local districts are also available as open data, at http://opendata.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/dataset/private-registered-provider-housing-our-area. This includes data on housing stock, rents and affordable rent.
- Below are the housing providers and stock numbers for each local authority area. Where the provider name is shown in black text, no website could be found.
- Homes England has also produced two toolkits, if you follow these links you can look at the data by district, and by provider (SB to add links).
Notes
- <5 means “less than 5”
- LCHO is short for low cost home ownership
- Please let us know if you have corrections or improvements to make to the list by e-mailing sue.beecroft@cambridge.gov.uk. Thank you.
Cambridge
In Cambridge, council housing is owned and managed by Cambridge City Homes, please see https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/housing.
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 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported housing | Older people | LCHO | |
| Abbeyfield Society | 34 | |||
| Aldwyk Housing Group | 58 | 29 | ||
| Anchor Trust | 140 | |||
| Argyle Street Housing Co-operative | 84 | |||
| bpha | 1,378 | 12 | 90 | 340 |
| Cherry Hinton Almshouse Charity | <5 | |||
| CHS Group | 1,204 | 221 | 300 | 33 |
| Clarion Housing Association | 436 | 47 | ||
| Flagship Housing Group | 35 | |||
| Genesis Housing Association | <5 | <5 | ||
| Hastoe Housing Association | 8 | <5 | ||
| Home Group | 10 | |||
| Housing & Care 21 | 162 | |||
| Housing Partnership (London) | 78 | |||
| Hundred Houses Society | 1,618 | 72 | 31 | |
| King Street Housing Society | 181 | 11 | 21 | |
| London & Quadrant Housing Trust | 178 | |||
| Luminus Homes | 414 | 45 | ||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 1,320 | 200 | 48 | 17 |
| Orbit South Housing Association | 9 | |||
| Origin Housing | 12 | 44 | <5 | |
| Orwell Housing Association | 30 | |||
| Papworth Trust | 12 | |||
| Paradise Housing Co-operative | 11 | |||
| Places for People Living+ | <5 | |||
| Richmond Fellowship | 12 | |||
| Riverside Group | 86 | 214 | ||
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 1,008 | |||
| Suffolk Housing Society | 32 | |||
| Waters Almshouses (links to CHS website) | 6 | |||
| Wisbech Charities | 21 | |||
| YMCA Cambridgeshire & Peterborough | 80 |
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 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| Axiom Housing Association | 48 | 130 | ||
| bpha | 16 | 19 | ||
| Cambridgeshire Cottage Housing Society | 8 | |||
| CHS Group | 636 | 66 | 104 | |
| Clarion Housing Group | 180 | 53 | ||
| Colne Housing Society | 8 | |||
| Flagship Housing Group | 118 | |||
| Genesis Housing Association | <5 | |||
| Hastoe Housing Association | 170 | 21 | ||
| Havebury Housing Partnership | 36 | 14 | ||
| Hundred Houses Society | 178 | 22 | ||
| Mary Hatch Almshouses with Diamond Jubilee Cottages | 6 | |||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 126 | 18 | 9 | |
| Muir Group Housing Association | <5 | |||
| Orbit South Housing Association | 68 | <5 | ||
| Papworth Trust | <5 | |||
| Progress Care Housing Association | 12 | |||
| Saffron Housing Trust | 10 | <5 | ||
| Sanctuary Housing Association & Sanctuary Affordable Housing | 6,494 | 104 | 1,916 | 156 |
| Sovereign Housing Association | <5 | |||
| Stonewater | 50 | 11 |
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 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| Accent Housing Group | 666 | 138 | 16 | |
| Anchor Trust | 54 | |||
| Axiom Housing Association | 296 | 62 | <5 | |
| bpha | <5 | <5 | ||
| CHS Group | 362 | 56 | ||
| Clarion Housing Group | 7202 | 844 | 95 | |
| Cotman Housing Association | 11 | |||
| Cross Keys Homes | 36 | |||
| First Priority Housing Association | 8 | |||
| Flagship Housing Group | 6 | |||
| Genesis Housing Association | 36 | |||
| Golden Lane Housing | 25 | |||
| Home Group | 150 | 42 | 17 | |
| Housing & Care 21 | 62 | |||
| Hundred Houses Society | 70 | <5 | ||
| Hyde Housing Association | 84 | <5 | ||
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 10 | |||
| Longhurst & Havelok Homes | <5 | |||
| Luminus Homes | 14 | |||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 118 | |||
| Muir Group Housing Association | 194 | 40 | 8 | |
| Oak Foundation (part of Luminus) | <5 | 31 | ||
| Orbit Group | <5 | |||
| Papworth Trust | 14 | |||
| Places for People Homes | <5 | |||
| Reside Housing Association | 36 | |||
| Saffron Housing Trust | <5 | |||
| Sanctuary Housing Association & Sanctuary Affordable Housing | 292 | 24 | 262 | <5 |
| Thames Valley Housing Association | <5 |
Forest Heath
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Forest Heath, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| bpha | 8 | 13 | ||
| Brandon Poor’s Estate | 7 | |||
| Broadland Housing Association | 162 | |||
| Clarion Housing Group | 64 | 20 | ||
| Co-op Homes (South) | <5 | |||
| Cotman Housing Association | 80 | 11 | ||
| Flagship Housing Group | 5,772 | 56 | 518 | 179 |
| Hanover Housing Association | 52 | |||
| Hastoe Housing Association | 44 | 8 | ||
| Havebury Housing Partnership | 298 | 39 | ||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 12 | <5 | ||
| Orbit South Housing Association | 390 | 16 | 96 | 33 |
| Orwell Housing Association | 30 | |||
| Papworth Trust | <5 | |||
| Reside Housing Association | 12 | |||
| Saffron Housing Trust | <5 | |||
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 58 | 68 | 23 | |
| Southern Home Ownership | <5 | |||
| Suffolk Housing Society | 410 | 15 | 108 |
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 2018.
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 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| Accent Housing Group | 2,568 | 494 | 128 | |
| Anchor Trust | 166 | |||
| Aragon Housing Association | <5 | |||
| Axiom Housing Association | 1,668 | 291 | 678 | 37 |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies | 6 | |||
| bpha | 752 | 174 | ||
| Clarion Housing Group | 766 | 7 | ||
| Cross Keys Homes | 17,182 | 150 | 2,566 | 409 |
| First Priority Housing Association | 110 | |||
| Genesis Housing Association | 52 | |||
| Golden Lane Housing | 8 | |||
| Guinness Partnership | 6 | |||
| Habinteg Housing Association | 14 | |||
| Hanover Housing Association | 124 | |||
| Home Group | 912 | 89 | 34 | |
| Housing & Care 21 | 260 | |||
| Hundred Houses Society | <5 | |||
| Hyde Housing Association | 1,502 | 428 | 18 | |
| Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company | 58 | |||
| Longhurst & Havelok Homes | 495 | 84 | ||
| Luminus Homes | 34 | |||
| Muir Group Housing Association | 20 | |||
| Orbit South Housing Association | 6 | |||
| Papworth Trust | 36 | |||
| Places for People Homes | <5 | |||
| Saffron Housing Trust | <5 | |||
| Stonewater | <5 | |||
| Westmoreland Supported Housing | 38 | |||
| YMCA Cambridgeshire & Peterborough | 111 |
South Cambridgeshire
In South Cambridgeshire, council housing is owned and managed by South Cambridgeshire District Council – please see https://www.scambs.gov.uk/services/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 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| Accent Housing Group | 458 | 101 | ||
| Aldwyck Housing Group | <5 | <5 | ||
| Aragon Housing Association | 6 | |||
| bpha | 614 | 16 | 238 | |
| Cambridgeshire Cottage Housing Society | 57 | |||
| CHS Group | 980 | 120 | 164 | |
| Clarion Housing Group | 1,052 | 18 | 127 | |
| Cotman Housing Association | 78 | 9 | ||
| Cross Keys Homes | 10 | <5 | ||
| Flagship Housing Group | 307 | 156 | ||
| Genesis Housing Association | 11 | |||
| Guinness Partnership | 64 | <5 | ||
| Hanover Housing Association | 64 | |||
| Hastoe Housing Association | 10 | <5 | ||
| Havebury Housing Partnership | 8 | <5 | ||
| Hundred Houses Society | 410 | 54 | ||
| King Street Housing Society | 47 | 8 | ||
| Longhurst & Havelok Homes | 40 | <5 | ||
| Luminus Homes | 88 | 33 | ||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 1360 | 147 | 137 | |
| Orbit South Housing Association | 16 | 11 | ||
| Papworth Trust | 172 | 255 | ||
| Paradigm Homes Charitable Housing Association | 20 | 10 | ||
| Places for People Homes | 78 | 50 | ||
| Riverside Group | 24 | |||
| Saffron Housing Trust | <5 | |||
| Sanctuary Housing Association & Sanctuary Affordable Housing | 24 | 68 | 148 | |
| Stonewater | 108 | 24 | ||
| Suffolk Housing Society | 52 | 30 |
St Edmundsbury
Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in St Edmundsbury, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2018.
If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.
| General needs | Supported | Older peoples | LCHO | |
| Abbeyfield Society | 26 | |||
| bpha | <5 | 13 | 6 | |
| Broadland Housing Association | 20 | |||
| Catalyst Housing | <5 | |||
| Clarion Housing Group | 8 | |||
| Estuary Housing Association | <5 | |||
| Flagship Housing Group | 342 | 56 | ||
| Genesis Housing Association | 180 | |||
| Golden Lane Housing | <5 | |||
| Hanover Housing Association | 300 | |||
| Hastoe Housing Association | 21 | 9 | ||
| Hastoe Wyvern Housing Association | 9 | |||
| Havebury Housing Partnership | 10,924 | 204 | 698 | 39 |
| Home Group | 36 | |||
| Housing & Care 21 | 174 | |||
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 290 | 34 | 28 | |
| Orbit South Housing Association | 186 | 56 | 64 | 48 |
| Orwell Housing Association | 232 | 24 | ||
| Papworth Trust | 6 | |||
| Reside Housing Association | 14 | |||
| Riverside Group | 32 | 114 | ||
| Saffron Housing Trust | 8 | |||
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 312 | 34 | 20 | |
| Stonewater | 452 | 10 | ||
| Suffolk Housing Society | 1,002 | 31 | 226 | 25 |
| YMCA Trinity Group | 25 |
Feedback?
If you have any feedback, suggestions, comments or additions to make, please e-mail sue.beecroft@cambridge.gov.uk – thank you!