"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 Longford.

Key indicators

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

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 Longford.

Dataset

House Prices
Longford
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLongford 1995-12-01: 49000Longford 1996-03-01: 51125Longford 1996-06-01: 51250Longford 1996-09-01: 52000Longford 1996-12-01: 51000Longford 1997-03-01: 50000Longford 1997-06-01: 51725Longford 1997-09-01: 52000Longford 1997-12-01: 55000Longford 1998-03-01: 56000Longford 1998-06-01: 56000Longford 1998-09-01: 55500Longford 1998-12-01: 55000Longford 1999-03-01: 56000Longford 1999-06-01: 57006Longford 1999-09-01: 57975Longford 1999-12-01: 59995Longford 2000-03-01: 59995Longford 2000-06-01: 63250Longford 2000-09-01: 67000Longford 2000-12-01: 67250Longford 2001-03-01: 70000Longford 2001-06-01: 73000Longford 2001-09-01: 75000Longford 2001-12-01: 77000Longford 2002-03-01: 77000Longford 2002-06-01: 85500Longford 2002-09-01: 91400Longford 2002-12-01: 93800Longford 2003-03-01: 97950Longford 2003-06-01: 103000Longford 2003-09-01: 109975Longford 2003-12-01: 112000Longford 2004-03-01: 115750Longford 2004-06-01: 120000Longford 2004-09-01: 127500Longford 2004-12-01: 130000Longford 2005-03-01: 134000Longford 2005-06-01: 131000Longford 2005-09-01: 130000Longford 2005-12-01: 139475Longford 2006-03-01: 143000Longford 2006-06-01: 150000Longford 2006-09-01: 165000Longford 2006-12-01: 165000Longford 2007-03-01: 165000Longford 2007-06-01: 163000Longford 2007-09-01: 156384Longford 2007-12-01: 158950Longford 2008-03-01: 160000Longford 2008-06-01: 165000Longford 2008-09-01: 165000Longford 2008-12-01: 164250Longford 2009-03-01: 154000Longford 2009-06-01: 150000Longford 2009-09-01: 165000Longford 2009-12-01: 150000Longford 2010-03-01: 150000Longford 2010-06-01: 148000Longford 2010-09-01: 146750Longford 2010-12-01: 165000Longford 2011-03-01: 165000Longford 2011-06-01: 165000Longford 2011-09-01: 161000Longford 2011-12-01: 162250Longford 2012-03-01: 156250Longford 2012-06-01: 162000Longford 2012-09-01: 170000Longford 2012-12-01: 166250Longford 2013-03-01: 165000Longford 2013-06-01: 141000Longford 2013-09-01: 141000Longford 2013-12-01: 147950Longford 2014-03-01: 156500Longford 2014-06-01: 161975Longford 2014-09-01: 158750Longford 2014-12-01: 141000Longford 2015-03-01: 135500Longford 2015-06-01: 152250Longford 2015-09-01: 155650.5Longford 2015-12-01: 170000Longford 2016-03-01: 177475Longford 2016-06-01: 175000Longford 2016-09-01: 152750Longford 2016-12-01: 145000Longford 2017-03-01: 147247.5Longford 2017-06-01: 157125Longford 2017-09-01: 185000Longford 2017-12-01: 180000Longford 2018-03-01: 179000Longford 2018-06-01: 160500Longford 2018-09-01: 162030Longford 2018-12-01: 177750Longford 2019-03-01: 136320Longford 2019-06-01: 123500Longford 2019-09-01: 120250Longford 2019-12-01: 120000Longford 2020-03-01: 125250Longford 2020-06-01: 199995Longford 2020-09-01: 205000Longford 2020-12-01: 219495Longford 2021-03-01: 236000Longford 2021-06-01: 249999Longford 2021-09-01: 253997.5Longford 2021-12-01: 250000Longford 2022-03-01: 242622.5Longford 2022-06-01: 265000Longford 2022-09-01: 282750Longford 2022-12-01: 280000Longford 2023-03-01: 275500

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 Longford.

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 Longford, 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 Longford. 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 Longford. 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 Longford. 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 Longford.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.