"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 Smithills.

Key indicators

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

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 Smithills.

Dataset

House Prices
Smithills
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSmithills 1995-12-01: 39975Smithills 1996-03-01: 39250Smithills 1996-06-01: 39000Smithills 1996-09-01: 42125Smithills 1996-12-01: 42000Smithills 1997-03-01: 44000Smithills 1997-06-01: 45000Smithills 1997-09-01: 46250Smithills 1997-12-01: 47500Smithills 1998-03-01: 45500Smithills 1998-06-01: 45000Smithills 1998-09-01: 44000Smithills 1998-12-01: 45000Smithills 1999-03-01: 46500Smithills 1999-06-01: 48250Smithills 1999-09-01: 50000Smithills 1999-12-01: 52000Smithills 2000-03-01: 50000Smithills 2000-06-01: 53000Smithills 2000-09-01: 51000Smithills 2000-12-01: 51000Smithills 2001-03-01: 50475Smithills 2001-06-01: 49950Smithills 2001-09-01: 52500Smithills 2001-12-01: 52975Smithills 2002-03-01: 53500Smithills 2002-06-01: 53000Smithills 2002-09-01: 57500Smithills 2002-12-01: 59000Smithills 2003-03-01: 61750Smithills 2003-06-01: 69000Smithills 2003-09-01: 74995Smithills 2003-12-01: 78000Smithills 2004-03-01: 79725Smithills 2004-06-01: 80625Smithills 2004-09-01: 87472.5Smithills 2004-12-01: 89950Smithills 2005-03-01: 105950Smithills 2005-06-01: 112972.5Smithills 2005-09-01: 115000Smithills 2005-12-01: 120000Smithills 2006-03-01: 112500Smithills 2006-06-01: 117500Smithills 2006-09-01: 125000Smithills 2006-12-01: 127250Smithills 2007-03-01: 127750Smithills 2007-06-01: 128500Smithills 2007-09-01: 126550Smithills 2007-12-01: 124950Smithills 2008-03-01: 124950Smithills 2008-06-01: 124475Smithills 2008-09-01: 122500Smithills 2008-12-01: 120000Smithills 2009-03-01: 119000Smithills 2009-06-01: 115000Smithills 2009-09-01: 100000Smithills 2009-12-01: 107000Smithills 2010-03-01: 107500Smithills 2010-06-01: 109975Smithills 2010-09-01: 115500Smithills 2010-12-01: 108000Smithills 2011-03-01: 103097.5Smithills 2011-06-01: 106250Smithills 2011-09-01: 110000Smithills 2011-12-01: 110000Smithills 2012-03-01: 115000Smithills 2012-06-01: 117500Smithills 2012-09-01: 121000Smithills 2012-12-01: 122000Smithills 2013-03-01: 122000Smithills 2013-06-01: 122000Smithills 2013-09-01: 122000Smithills 2013-12-01: 122500Smithills 2014-03-01: 121500Smithills 2014-06-01: 120000Smithills 2014-09-01: 117750Smithills 2014-12-01: 120000Smithills 2015-03-01: 120000Smithills 2015-06-01: 125000Smithills 2015-09-01: 128000Smithills 2015-12-01: 125000Smithills 2016-03-01: 125000Smithills 2016-06-01: 125000Smithills 2016-09-01: 125000Smithills 2016-12-01: 127995Smithills 2017-03-01: 132000Smithills 2017-06-01: 135000Smithills 2017-09-01: 137490Smithills 2017-12-01: 145000Smithills 2018-03-01: 144500Smithills 2018-06-01: 136000Smithills 2018-09-01: 138500Smithills 2018-12-01: 135000Smithills 2019-03-01: 132925Smithills 2019-06-01: 132500Smithills 2019-09-01: 130000Smithills 2019-12-01: 132500Smithills 2020-03-01: 132500Smithills 2020-06-01: 139975Smithills 2020-09-01: 141000Smithills 2020-12-01: 145000Smithills 2021-03-01: 153000Smithills 2021-06-01: 154950Smithills 2021-09-01: 154975Smithills 2021-12-01: 154950Smithills 2022-03-01: 147125Smithills 2022-06-01: 151000Smithills 2022-09-01: 163250Smithills 2022-12-01: 175250Smithills 2023-03-01: 180000

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 Smithills.

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 Smithills, 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 Smithills. 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 Smithills. 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 Smithills. 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 Smithills.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.