Orbit Housing Association Limited
34,308 homes across 63 council areas, mostly in Stratford-on-Avon, Bexley and Thanet. Registered social landlord no. L4060. 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
Orbit Housing Association Limited owns about 34,308 social homes across 63 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.
- Stratford-on-Avon6,552
- Bexley3,965
- Thanet2,712
- Warwick1,729
- Coventry1,650
- North Northamptonshire Desborough guide1,593
- Hastings1,338
- Rugby1,150
- West Northamptonshire1,079
- Nuneaton and Bedworth756
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 | £114 |
| 1 bed | £103 | £139 |
| 2 bed | £120 | £169 |
| 3 bed | £136 | £194 |
| 4 bed | £155 | £235 |
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). Orbit Housing Association Limited is covered by the judgement on Orbit 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 Orbit Housing Association Limited tenants
No Orbit Housing Association Limited 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 "Orbit Housing Association Limited" to see published complaints about this landlord.
How to check Orbit Housing Association's reputation
Orbit 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 "Orbit Housing Association Limited" 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 Stratford-on-Avon.
Swapping with a tenant of Orbit 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.