"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Breightmet.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Breightmet.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Breightmet.

Dataset

House Prices
Breightmet
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBreightmet 1995-12-01: 39500Breightmet 1996-03-01: 37500Breightmet 1996-06-01: 35500Breightmet 1996-09-01: 34587.5Breightmet 1996-12-01: 35950Breightmet 1997-03-01: 35950Breightmet 1997-06-01: 36500Breightmet 1997-09-01: 37000Breightmet 1997-12-01: 37500Breightmet 1998-03-01: 39000Breightmet 1998-06-01: 39750Breightmet 1998-09-01: 39000Breightmet 1998-12-01: 40750Breightmet 1999-03-01: 39950Breightmet 1999-06-01: 39300Breightmet 1999-09-01: 39950Breightmet 1999-12-01: 39975Breightmet 2000-03-01: 41500Breightmet 2000-06-01: 42000Breightmet 2000-09-01: 42000Breightmet 2000-12-01: 42000Breightmet 2001-03-01: 44500Breightmet 2001-06-01: 44995Breightmet 2001-09-01: 45125Breightmet 2001-12-01: 45997.5Breightmet 2002-03-01: 46600Breightmet 2002-06-01: 48000Breightmet 2002-09-01: 46675Breightmet 2002-12-01: 49000Breightmet 2003-03-01: 48000Breightmet 2003-06-01: 49750Breightmet 2003-09-01: 53995Breightmet 2003-12-01: 59000Breightmet 2004-03-01: 59200Breightmet 2004-06-01: 60000Breightmet 2004-09-01: 67500Breightmet 2004-12-01: 71000Breightmet 2005-03-01: 82000Breightmet 2005-06-01: 90000Breightmet 2005-09-01: 90000Breightmet 2005-12-01: 89950Breightmet 2006-03-01: 90000Breightmet 2006-06-01: 88500Breightmet 2006-09-01: 94950Breightmet 2006-12-01: 94950Breightmet 2007-03-01: 94950Breightmet 2007-06-01: 101000Breightmet 2007-09-01: 102997.5Breightmet 2007-12-01: 105000Breightmet 2008-03-01: 107250Breightmet 2008-06-01: 110000Breightmet 2008-09-01: 110000Breightmet 2008-12-01: 106000Breightmet 2009-03-01: 100000Breightmet 2009-06-01: 87250Breightmet 2009-09-01: 86250Breightmet 2009-12-01: 88000Breightmet 2010-03-01: 90000Breightmet 2010-06-01: 89000Breightmet 2010-09-01: 88000Breightmet 2010-12-01: 86000Breightmet 2011-03-01: 85000Breightmet 2011-06-01: 87000Breightmet 2011-09-01: 93312.5Breightmet 2011-12-01: 95000Breightmet 2012-03-01: 90000Breightmet 2012-06-01: 98975Breightmet 2012-09-01: 85000Breightmet 2012-12-01: 85000Breightmet 2013-03-01: 92000Breightmet 2013-06-01: 92000Breightmet 2013-09-01: 91500Breightmet 2013-12-01: 92500Breightmet 2014-03-01: 96500Breightmet 2014-06-01: 98000Breightmet 2014-09-01: 101500Breightmet 2014-12-01: 102500Breightmet 2015-03-01: 105000Breightmet 2015-06-01: 105000Breightmet 2015-09-01: 100000Breightmet 2015-12-01: 104000Breightmet 2016-03-01: 100000Breightmet 2016-06-01: 107500Breightmet 2016-09-01: 112000Breightmet 2016-12-01: 112500Breightmet 2017-03-01: 110000Breightmet 2017-06-01: 106000Breightmet 2017-09-01: 107500Breightmet 2017-12-01: 110000Breightmet 2018-03-01: 114000Breightmet 2018-06-01: 117500Breightmet 2018-09-01: 118250Breightmet 2018-12-01: 119400Breightmet 2019-03-01: 118000Breightmet 2019-06-01: 116000Breightmet 2019-09-01: 120000Breightmet 2019-12-01: 115000Breightmet 2020-03-01: 124000Breightmet 2020-06-01: 125000Breightmet 2020-09-01: 124500Breightmet 2020-12-01: 125750Breightmet 2021-03-01: 130000Breightmet 2021-06-01: 131000Breightmet 2021-09-01: 134500Breightmet 2021-12-01: 143500Breightmet 2022-03-01: 150000Breightmet 2022-06-01: 160000Breightmet 2022-09-01: 167500Breightmet 2022-12-01: 170000Breightmet 2023-03-01: 178000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Breightmet.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Breightmet, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Breightmet. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Breightmet. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Breightmet. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Breightmet.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.