"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 Ashton upon Mersey.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Ashton upon Mersey.

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 Ashton upon Mersey.

Dataset

House Prices
Ashton upon Mersey
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAshton upon Mersey 1995-12-01: 59725Ashton upon Mersey 1996-03-01: 59155Ashton upon Mersey 1996-06-01: 59999Ashton upon Mersey 1996-09-01: 62000Ashton upon Mersey 1996-12-01: 60000Ashton upon Mersey 1997-03-01: 61750Ashton upon Mersey 1997-06-01: 62500Ashton upon Mersey 1997-09-01: 61000Ashton upon Mersey 1997-12-01: 61250Ashton upon Mersey 1998-03-01: 60000Ashton upon Mersey 1998-06-01: 64000Ashton upon Mersey 1998-09-01: 67000Ashton upon Mersey 1998-12-01: 70000Ashton upon Mersey 1999-03-01: 70000Ashton upon Mersey 1999-06-01: 71000Ashton upon Mersey 1999-09-01: 74875Ashton upon Mersey 1999-12-01: 78950Ashton upon Mersey 2000-03-01: 81000Ashton upon Mersey 2000-06-01: 83950Ashton upon Mersey 2000-09-01: 86950Ashton upon Mersey 2000-12-01: 87750Ashton upon Mersey 2001-03-01: 90000Ashton upon Mersey 2001-06-01: 97500Ashton upon Mersey 2001-09-01: 99950Ashton upon Mersey 2001-12-01: 107750Ashton upon Mersey 2002-03-01: 106000Ashton upon Mersey 2002-06-01: 109975Ashton upon Mersey 2002-09-01: 114500Ashton upon Mersey 2002-12-01: 117500Ashton upon Mersey 2003-03-01: 122750Ashton upon Mersey 2003-06-01: 130000Ashton upon Mersey 2003-09-01: 138500Ashton upon Mersey 2003-12-01: 155475Ashton upon Mersey 2004-03-01: 157000Ashton upon Mersey 2004-06-01: 159950Ashton upon Mersey 2004-09-01: 160000Ashton upon Mersey 2004-12-01: 163500Ashton upon Mersey 2005-03-01: 164500Ashton upon Mersey 2005-06-01: 174750Ashton upon Mersey 2005-09-01: 175000Ashton upon Mersey 2005-12-01: 184000Ashton upon Mersey 2006-03-01: 184000Ashton upon Mersey 2006-06-01: 177200Ashton upon Mersey 2006-09-01: 180000Ashton upon Mersey 2006-12-01: 177000Ashton upon Mersey 2007-03-01: 185200Ashton upon Mersey 2007-06-01: 195000Ashton upon Mersey 2007-09-01: 199975Ashton upon Mersey 2007-12-01: 203750Ashton upon Mersey 2008-03-01: 210000Ashton upon Mersey 2008-06-01: 200000Ashton upon Mersey 2008-09-01: 199975Ashton upon Mersey 2008-12-01: 190000Ashton upon Mersey 2009-03-01: 179000Ashton upon Mersey 2009-06-01: 181500Ashton upon Mersey 2009-09-01: 183615Ashton upon Mersey 2009-12-01: 188175Ashton upon Mersey 2010-03-01: 190600Ashton upon Mersey 2010-06-01: 193750Ashton upon Mersey 2010-09-01: 204000Ashton upon Mersey 2010-12-01: 210500Ashton upon Mersey 2011-03-01: 210000Ashton upon Mersey 2011-06-01: 208750Ashton upon Mersey 2011-09-01: 197000Ashton upon Mersey 2011-12-01: 198475Ashton upon Mersey 2012-03-01: 200000Ashton upon Mersey 2012-06-01: 200000Ashton upon Mersey 2012-09-01: 204100Ashton upon Mersey 2012-12-01: 201000Ashton upon Mersey 2013-03-01: 204125Ashton upon Mersey 2013-06-01: 215000Ashton upon Mersey 2013-09-01: 215250Ashton upon Mersey 2013-12-01: 220500Ashton upon Mersey 2014-03-01: 225000Ashton upon Mersey 2014-06-01: 220000Ashton upon Mersey 2014-09-01: 220000Ashton upon Mersey 2014-12-01: 225000Ashton upon Mersey 2015-03-01: 226000Ashton upon Mersey 2015-06-01: 232000Ashton upon Mersey 2015-09-01: 248000Ashton upon Mersey 2015-12-01: 238500Ashton upon Mersey 2016-03-01: 221750Ashton upon Mersey 2016-06-01: 224250Ashton upon Mersey 2016-09-01: 220000Ashton upon Mersey 2016-12-01: 235420Ashton upon Mersey 2017-03-01: 257000Ashton upon Mersey 2017-06-01: 269500Ashton upon Mersey 2017-09-01: 275000Ashton upon Mersey 2017-12-01: 275000Ashton upon Mersey 2018-03-01: 283000Ashton upon Mersey 2018-06-01: 270000Ashton upon Mersey 2018-09-01: 265000Ashton upon Mersey 2018-12-01: 275000Ashton upon Mersey 2019-03-01: 275000Ashton upon Mersey 2019-06-01: 299975Ashton upon Mersey 2019-09-01: 307500Ashton upon Mersey 2019-12-01: 299500Ashton upon Mersey 2020-03-01: 303750Ashton upon Mersey 2020-06-01: 302500Ashton upon Mersey 2020-09-01: 303750Ashton upon Mersey 2020-12-01: 325000Ashton upon Mersey 2021-03-01: 340000Ashton upon Mersey 2021-06-01: 340000Ashton upon Mersey 2021-09-01: 330000Ashton upon Mersey 2021-12-01: 320000Ashton upon Mersey 2022-03-01: 315500Ashton upon Mersey 2022-06-01: 325000Ashton upon Mersey 2022-09-01: 350000Ashton upon Mersey 2022-12-01: 365000Ashton upon Mersey 2023-03-01: 375000

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 Ashton upon Mersey.

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 Ashton upon Mersey, 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 Ashton upon Mersey. 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 Ashton upon Mersey. 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 Ashton upon Mersey. 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 Ashton upon Mersey.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.