Great Places Housing Association
22,175 homes across 49 council areas, mostly in Manchester, Salford and Sheffield. Registered social landlord no. L1230. 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
Great Places Housing Association owns about 22,175 social homes across 49 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.
- Manchester 2,854
- Salford 2,709
- Sheffield2,155
- Stockport Cheadle guide1,670
- Oldham Chadderton guide1,547
- Blackpool1,225
- Blackburn with Darwen 1,100
- Cheshire East950
- Bolton 835
- Rochdale761
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 | £103 |
| 1 bed | £88 | £112 |
| 2 bed | £100 | £131 |
| 3 bed | £110 | £144 |
| 4 bed | £123 | £169 |
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). Great Places Housing Association is covered by the judgement on Great Places Housing Group Limited.
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 Great Places Housing Association tenants
No Great Places Housing Association 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 "Great Places Housing Association" to see published complaints about this landlord.
How to check Great Places Housing Association's reputation
Great Places Housing Association doesn't appear in the regulator's latest published tenant satisfaction figures, so there are no national scores to show here.
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 "Great Places Housing Association" 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 Manchester: see our Manchester guide for what it's like to live there.
Swapping with a tenant of Great Places Housing Association?
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.