"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 Waterhead.

Key indicators

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

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 Waterhead.

Dataset

House Prices
Waterhead
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWaterhead 1995-12-01: 31000Waterhead 1996-03-01: 30750Waterhead 1996-06-01: 33250Waterhead 1996-09-01: 33000Waterhead 1996-12-01: 32950Waterhead 1997-03-01: 33500Waterhead 1997-06-01: 33000Waterhead 1997-09-01: 35000Waterhead 1997-12-01: 36000Waterhead 1998-03-01: 34950Waterhead 1998-06-01: 36000Waterhead 1998-09-01: 34950Waterhead 1998-12-01: 35000Waterhead 1999-03-01: 36000Waterhead 1999-06-01: 36000Waterhead 1999-09-01: 38500Waterhead 1999-12-01: 42000Waterhead 2000-03-01: 39000Waterhead 2000-06-01: 38500Waterhead 2000-09-01: 38500Waterhead 2000-12-01: 37750Waterhead 2001-03-01: 38000Waterhead 2001-06-01: 37457Waterhead 2001-09-01: 36000Waterhead 2001-12-01: 36000Waterhead 2002-03-01: 37000Waterhead 2002-06-01: 35000Waterhead 2002-09-01: 36000Waterhead 2002-12-01: 37350Waterhead 2003-03-01: 37200Waterhead 2003-06-01: 35250Waterhead 2003-09-01: 35000Waterhead 2003-12-01: 33000Waterhead 2004-03-01: 33000Waterhead 2004-06-01: 38000Waterhead 2004-09-01: 45000Waterhead 2004-12-01: 52000Waterhead 2005-03-01: 58000Waterhead 2005-06-01: 62500Waterhead 2005-09-01: 68000Waterhead 2005-12-01: 70250Waterhead 2006-03-01: 71000Waterhead 2006-06-01: 73000Waterhead 2006-09-01: 77500Waterhead 2006-12-01: 83000Waterhead 2007-03-01: 89000Waterhead 2007-06-01: 90000Waterhead 2007-09-01: 89975Waterhead 2007-12-01: 90500Waterhead 2008-03-01: 90000Waterhead 2008-06-01: 90500Waterhead 2008-09-01: 92000Waterhead 2008-12-01: 87300Waterhead 2009-03-01: 85000Waterhead 2009-06-01: 78750Waterhead 2009-09-01: 82500Waterhead 2009-12-01: 84950Waterhead 2010-03-01: 84475Waterhead 2010-06-01: 82000Waterhead 2010-09-01: 80000Waterhead 2010-12-01: 75000Waterhead 2011-03-01: 75000Waterhead 2011-06-01: 69972.5Waterhead 2011-09-01: 66000Waterhead 2011-12-01: 65500Waterhead 2012-03-01: 65000Waterhead 2012-06-01: 70000Waterhead 2012-09-01: 74000Waterhead 2012-12-01: 74000Waterhead 2013-03-01: 75000Waterhead 2013-06-01: 76000Waterhead 2013-09-01: 74500Waterhead 2013-12-01: 76975Waterhead 2014-03-01: 75000Waterhead 2014-06-01: 77500Waterhead 2014-09-01: 78500Waterhead 2014-12-01: 78000Waterhead 2015-03-01: 77750Waterhead 2015-06-01: 75000Waterhead 2015-09-01: 75000Waterhead 2015-12-01: 75000Waterhead 2016-03-01: 76370Waterhead 2016-06-01: 80812.5Waterhead 2016-09-01: 102500Waterhead 2016-12-01: 105000Waterhead 2017-03-01: 99000Waterhead 2017-06-01: 86000Waterhead 2017-09-01: 81000Waterhead 2017-12-01: 82000Waterhead 2018-03-01: 79950Waterhead 2018-06-01: 80000Waterhead 2018-09-01: 79972.5Waterhead 2018-12-01: 79950Waterhead 2019-03-01: 83400Waterhead 2019-06-01: 83000Waterhead 2019-09-01: 84200Waterhead 2019-12-01: 85000Waterhead 2020-03-01: 90000Waterhead 2020-06-01: 90000Waterhead 2020-09-01: 107500Waterhead 2020-12-01: 123000Waterhead 2021-03-01: 137500Waterhead 2021-06-01: 150000Waterhead 2021-09-01: 153000Waterhead 2021-12-01: 155000Waterhead 2022-03-01: 146500Waterhead 2022-06-01: 145000Waterhead 2022-09-01: 136000Waterhead 2022-12-01: 135000Waterhead 2023-03-01: 151000

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 Waterhead.

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 Waterhead, 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 Waterhead. 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 Waterhead. 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 Waterhead. 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 Waterhead.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.