City of York Council

Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2025/26

CouncilNorth7,393 homesRegulator code 00FF

In 2025/26, 68.6% of City of York Council's tenants in rented homes were satisfied overall with its service (TP01). That is below the median of 70.6% for councils, putting it in the third quartile (95th of 160).

That is up 8.7 points on 2024/25. Against other councils, its strongest result was complaints handling and its most room to improve was communal areas.

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Tenant perception, rented homes

Measure2025/26Median for councilsQuartileSince 2024/25
TP01Overall satisfaction 68.6%70.6% 3rd ▲ +8.7
TP02Satisfaction with repairs 70.3%74.4% 3rd ▲ +3.5
TP03Time taken for repairs 67.4%71.3% 3rd ▲ +2.6
TP04Well-maintained home 65.2%71.4% Bottom ▲ +9.1
TP05Safe home 72.4%76.8% Bottom ▲ +8.9
TP06Listens and acts 56.1%60.2% 3rd ▲ +9.9
TP07Keeps tenants informed 59.1%71.4% Bottom ▲ +9.7
TP08Fair and respectful 66.9%77.0% Bottom ▲ +9.3
TP09Complaints handling 32.2%32.3% 3rd ▲ +9.6
TP10Communal areas 54.7%66.2% Bottom ▲ +11.1
TP11Neighbourhood contribution 50.1%64.2% Bottom ▲ +12.2
TP12Anti-social behaviour 51.4%57.6% Bottom ▲ +10.5

Repairs & building safety

Measure2025/26Median for councilsQuartileSince 2024/25
RP01Homes failing Decent Homes (lower is better) 1.5%3.6% 2nd ▼ −0.5
RP02_1Non-emergency repairs on time 76.2%85.7% Bottom ▼ −5.3
RP02_2Emergency repairs on time 92.6%95.2% 3rd ▲ +5.7
BS01Gas safety checks 100.0%99.9% Top 0.0
BS02Fire risk assessments 93.9%100.0% Bottom ▼ −5.7
BS03Asbestos surveys 100.0%100.0% 2nd 0.0
BS04Legionella assessments 42.6%100.0% Bottom ▼ −54.1
BS05Lift safety checks 100.0%100.0% 2nd ▲ +7.8

Complaints & neighbourhood

Measure2025/26Median for councilsQuartileSince 2024/25
CH01_1Stage 1 complaints rate (lower is better) 29.2 per 1,000 homes51.8 Top ▲ +13.3
CH01_2Stage 2 complaints rate (lower is better) 4.80 per 1,000 homes10.8 Top 0.0
CH02_1Stage 1 responded in time 27.4%88.0% Bottom ▼ −27.3
CH02_2Stage 2 responded in time 22.9%86.3% Bottom ▼ −17.1
NM01_1ASB cases rate (lower is better) 11.4 per 1,000 homes37.3 Top ▼ −0.20
NM01_2Hate incident cases rate (lower is better) 0.50 per 1,000 homes0.60 2nd ▲ +0.10

Quartiles and medians compare City of York Council with the councils that published each measure for rented homes.

The 2025/26 tenant survey was run by internet, 1,002 responses, margin of error ±2.9 points.

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