The Cambridge Housing Society Limited

2,974 homes across 7 council areas, mostly in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire and East Cambridgeshire. Registered social landlord no. L0992. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.

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Size, areas and typical rents

The Cambridge Housing Society Limited owns about 2,974 social homes across 7 council areas (2024/25).

marks a place guide in that council area: what it's like to live there, rents and homes to swap.

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	£90	£150
1 bed	£109	£155
2 bed	£129	£181
3 bed	£143	£210
4 bed	£159	£265

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).

C2 Consumer standards meets the standards but has some weaknesses to fix · Jun 2026

G1 Governance well governed · Jun 2026

V1 Financial viability financially strong · Jun 2026

Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.

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What tenants say

From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 585 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.

Satisfied with the overall service 81.7% better than the sector median of 71.8%

Satisfied with repairs 70.7% worse than the sector median of 73.6%

Satisfied with time taken for repairs 70.1% about the sector median (69.5%)

Home is well maintained 77.1% better than the sector median of 71.9%

Home is safe 80.3% better than the sector median of 77.6%

Landlord listens and acts 68.3% better than the sector median of 61.6%

Kept informed 73.4% better than the sector median of 72.0%

Treated fairly and with respect 80.7% better than the sector median of 77.9%

Satisfied with complaints handling 47.2% better than the sector median of 35.5%

Communal areas clean and well maintained 66% about the sector median (66.7%)

Positive contribution to the neighbourhood 58.1% worse than the sector median of 64.6%

Satisfied with handling of anti-social behaviour 54.5% worse than the sector median of 59.5%

The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set.

Repairs, safety and complaints

From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.

100% Gas safety checks completed about the sector median (100.0%)

100% Fire risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)

100% Asbestos surveys completed about the sector median (100.0%)

100% Legionella risk assessments completed about the sector median (100.0%)

74.2% Lift safety checks completed worse than the sector median of 100.0%

0.2% Homes NOT meeting the Decent Homes Standard about the sector median (0.5%)

75.8% Non-emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 82.5%

93.9% Emergency repairs done on time worse than the sector median of 94.9%

27.5 Stage 1 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 53.9

74.3% Stage 1 complaints answered on time worse than the sector median of 89.9

7.1 Stage 2 complaints per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 8.4

100% Stage 2 complaints answered on time better than the sector median of 88.9

14.4 Anti-social behaviour cases per 1,000 homes better than the sector median of 36.0

Repair targets: 20 48

Housing Ombudsman decisions

You can search the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive for "The Cambridge Housing Society Limited" to see published complaints about this landlord.

Swapping with a tenant of Cambridge Housing 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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Page last updated: 26 September 2026

Sources

Registration details: Regulator of Social Housing, register of providers of social housing.
Grades: Regulator of Social Housing, regulatory judgements and notices, published 24 June 2026.
Homes owned by council area and average rents: Regulator of Social Housing, Statistical Data Return 2024/25 (Open Government Licence).
Tenant satisfaction, repairs, safety and complaints figures: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25, full data set. Sector medians are calculated across all landlords in that data set.