South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
77.1% of South Yorkshire Housing Association tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), above the England median of 71.8%. South Yorkshire Housing Association tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with South Yorkshire Housing Association's permission.
4,900 homes across 13 council areas, mostly in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster. Registered social landlord no. L0078. 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.
Size, areas and typical rents
South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited owns about 4,900 social homes across 13 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.
- Sheffield1,934
- Rotherham1,164 Rotherham · Maltby · Wath upon Dearne
- Doncaster472 Doncaster · Bentley · Mexborough · Thorne · Armthorpe
- Barnsley414
- North East Derbyshire289 Dronfield
- North Yorkshire222 Ripon · Harrogate · Knaresborough · Northallerton · Scarborough · Selby · Skipton · Whitby
- Chesterfield182 Chesterfield · Staveley
- Wakefield127 Wakefield · Castleford · Hemsworth · Knottingley · Normanton · Ossett · Pontefract
- High Peak34 Buxton · Glossop
- Derbyshire Dales23 Matlock
All 13 council areas (3 more)
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 | £78 | £86 |
| 1 bed | £90 | £110 |
| 2 bed | £104 | £128 |
| 3 bed | £115 | £146 |
| 4 bed | £132 | £171 |
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). South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited is covered by the judgement on Places for People 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 South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited tenants
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What tenants say
From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 602 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.
Ranked 114th of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure
The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set. The landlord's own TSM report: syha.co.uk/who-we-are/how-were-doing/tenant-satisfaction-measures/.
Repairs, safety and complaints
From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.
Repair targets: 56 24
Housing Ombudsman decisions
The Housing Ombudsman has published 1 decision about South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited in its searchable archive.
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Old Complaints Handling categories (202325860)
Maladministration Mar 2025
The complaint is about the landlord\u2019s: Response to the resident\u2019s reports of fence repairs. Complaint handling.
Source: the Housing Ombudsman decisions archive, checked 10 Oct 2026. To see every case, search the archive for "South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited". Most landlords have some upheld complaints; compare the numbers with the landlord's size.
Swapping with a tenant of South Yorkshire 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.
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