Blackburn YMCA
642 homes across 12 council areas, mostly in Telford and Wrekin, Halton and Chelmsford. Registered social landlord no. 4639. On this page: how many homes they own and where, typical rents, how to swap your home and how to check their reputation.
Size, areas and typical rents
Blackburn YMCA owns about 642 social homes across 12 council areas (2024/25).
The 10 areas with the most homes:
marks a place guide in that council area: what it's like to live there, rents and homes to swap.
- Telford and Wrekin372
- Halton66
- Chelmsford44
- Bolton 40
- Tunbridge Wells34
- Darlington25
- Wyre24
- North Yorkshire14
- Cornwall Truro guide12
- Fylde5
Typical weekly rents
Average housing association rents in the areas this landlord works in, weighted by where its homes are, 2024/25. Your own rent depends on the exact home.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £77 | £145 |
| 1 bed | £93 | £117 |
| 2 bed | £108 | £141 |
| 3 bed | £119 | £163 |
| 4 bed | £136 | £189 |
Homes to swap from Blackburn YMCA tenants
No Blackburn YMCA tenants have listed a home yet. Are you one? List your home and it will appear here.
Housing Ombudsman decisions
You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "Blackburn YMCA" to see published complaints about this landlord.
How to check Blackburn YMCA's reputation
There are no published tenant satisfaction scores for Blackburn YMCA. 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 642 homes, Blackburn YMCA 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 "Blackburn YMCA" 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 Telford and Wrekin.
Swapping with a tenant of Blackburn YMCA?
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.