The Abbeyfield Society
Abbeyfield Society tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Abbeyfield Society's permission.
691 homes across 27 council areas, mostly in Wiltshire, Sunderland and Somerset. Registered social landlord no. H1046. On this page: the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.
Size, areas and typical rents
The Abbeyfield Society owns about 691 social homes across 27 council areas (2025/26).
The 10 areas with the most homes:
Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.
- Wiltshire78 Salisbury · Amesbury · Bradford-on-Avon · Calne · Chippenham · Corsham · Devizes · Marlborough · Melksham · Trowbridge · Warminster · Westbury
- Sunderland75 Sunderland · Houghton-le-Spring · Washington
- Somerset54 Wells · Axbridge · Bridgwater · Burnham-on-Sea · Chard · Frome · Glastonbury · Minehead · Shepton Mallet · Street · Taunton · Yeovil
- North Yorkshire51 Ripon · Harrogate · Knaresborough · Northallerton · Scarborough · Selby · Skipton · Whitby
- Nottingham44 Nottingham
- Sefton39 Bootle · Crosby · Formby · Maghull · Southport
- Isle of Wight35 Brading · Cowes · East Cowes · Newport · Ryde · Sandown · Shanklin
- Solihull30 Solihull · Shirley
- Dorset29 Blandford Forum · Bridport · Dorchester · Ferndown · Gillingham · Shaftesbury · Sherborne · Swanage · Weymouth · Wimborne Minster
- Cumberland23 Carlisle · Cockermouth · Keswick · Maryport · Whitehaven · Workington
All 27 council areas (17 more)
- Calderdale22 Brighouse · Halifax · Hebden Bridge
- Blackpool22 Blackpool
- Stockport21 Stockport · Bramhall · Cheadle · Cheadle Hulme · Gatley · Hazel Grove · Marple
- Northumberland19 Ashington · Bedlington · Blyth · Cramlington · Hexham · Morpeth
- Gosport17 Gosport
- Westmorland and Furness16 Barrow-in-Furness · Kendal · Penrith · Ulverston
- Fareham14 Fareham · Portchester
- Charnwood14 Loughborough · Shepshed · Syston
- Lancaster14 Lancaster · Morecambe
- Wyre12 Fleetwood · Garstang · Poulton-le-Fylde · Thornton
- Pendle12 Barnoldswick · Brierfield · Colne · Nelson
- Lincoln11 Lincoln
- North Somerset10 Clevedon · Nailsea · Portishead · Weston-super-Mare
- Southampton9 Southampton
- Cotswold9 Cirencester
- Havant7 Havant · Emsworth · Waterlooville
- Bradford4 Bradford · Bingley · Keighley · Shipley
Typical weekly rents
Average housing association rents in the areas this landlord works in, weighted by where its homes are, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £83 | £102 |
| 1 bed | £98 | £120 |
| 2 bed | £112 | £145 |
| 3 bed | £125 | £167 |
| 4 bed | £140 | £199 |
The regulator's verdict
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on how well they look after tenants (consumer standards, C1 best to C4 worst) and, for housing associations, on governance (G) and financial viability (V).
Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.
Homes to swap from The Abbeyfield Society tenants
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Tenant Ratings On Mutual Home Exchange
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Housing Ombudsman decisions
No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for The Abbeyfield Society when we checked on 31 Oct 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "The Abbeyfield Society" yourself.
How to check Abbeyfield Society's reputation
There are no published tenant satisfaction scores for Abbeyfield Society. Landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes must still measure tenant satisfaction and share the results with their own tenants, but they don't have to send them to the regulator, so no national figures exist. With about 691 homes, Abbeyfield Society is in that group.
You can still get a good picture before you swap into one of their homes:
- Ask for their tenant satisfaction results and complaints report. Every social landlord must publish its complaints policy and a yearly report on the complaints it has handled, usually on its website or on request.
- Search the Housing Ombudsman's decisions for "The Abbeyfield Society" in the decisions archive. No results is common for small landlords and usually a good sign.
- Check the regulator's judgements. The Regulator of Social Housing lists any regulatory judgements and notices it has published about a landlord.
- Ask the tenant you're swapping with. How quickly are repairs done? How easy is it to get hold of someone? Is there a tenants' group? A current tenant's answer is often the best guide.
- Look at the area too. Most of their homes are in Wiltshire: see our Salisbury guide for what it's like to live there.
Swapping with a tenant of Abbeyfield Society?
Both landlords have to approve a mutual exchange, and both have 42 days to decide. They can only refuse on the grounds set out in the Housing Act 1985. Get the application in early, keep your rent account clear, and ask for the decision in writing.
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