"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.

Key indicators

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

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.

Dataset

House Prices
Ashton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAshton 1995-12-01: 49000Ashton 1996-03-01: 52000Ashton 1996-06-01: 52950Ashton 1996-09-01: 54950Ashton 1996-12-01: 56450Ashton 1997-03-01: 56450Ashton 1997-06-01: 53750Ashton 1997-09-01: 52975Ashton 1997-12-01: 49950Ashton 1998-03-01: 49750Ashton 1998-06-01: 49125Ashton 1998-09-01: 50000Ashton 1998-12-01: 51950Ashton 1999-03-01: 54950Ashton 1999-06-01: 59950Ashton 1999-09-01: 62450Ashton 1999-12-01: 66500Ashton 2000-03-01: 68000Ashton 2000-06-01: 69950Ashton 2000-09-01: 68000Ashton 2000-12-01: 63475Ashton 2001-03-01: 61975Ashton 2001-06-01: 60000Ashton 2001-09-01: 59950Ashton 2001-12-01: 59950Ashton 2002-03-01: 59950Ashton 2002-06-01: 59972.5Ashton 2002-09-01: 62000Ashton 2002-12-01: 65250Ashton 2003-03-01: 68000Ashton 2003-06-01: 73500Ashton 2003-09-01: 79000Ashton 2003-12-01: 88000Ashton 2004-03-01: 92500Ashton 2004-06-01: 96500Ashton 2004-09-01: 98950Ashton 2004-12-01: 100000Ashton 2005-03-01: 102250Ashton 2005-06-01: 103000Ashton 2005-09-01: 106000Ashton 2005-12-01: 110000Ashton 2006-03-01: 115000Ashton 2006-06-01: 118000Ashton 2006-09-01: 123997.5Ashton 2006-12-01: 129725Ashton 2007-03-01: 129000Ashton 2007-06-01: 129995Ashton 2007-09-01: 129000Ashton 2007-12-01: 127500Ashton 2008-03-01: 128250Ashton 2008-06-01: 128000Ashton 2008-09-01: 127500Ashton 2008-12-01: 126250Ashton 2009-03-01: 125000Ashton 2009-06-01: 120000Ashton 2009-09-01: 117500Ashton 2009-12-01: 119000Ashton 2010-03-01: 119500Ashton 2010-06-01: 125750Ashton 2010-09-01: 125000Ashton 2010-12-01: 115000Ashton 2011-03-01: 115000Ashton 2011-06-01: 115000Ashton 2011-09-01: 120250Ashton 2011-12-01: 116000Ashton 2012-03-01: 115500Ashton 2012-06-01: 112500Ashton 2012-09-01: 105000Ashton 2012-12-01: 114997.5Ashton 2013-03-01: 118000Ashton 2013-06-01: 118000Ashton 2013-09-01: 124375Ashton 2013-12-01: 124000Ashton 2014-03-01: 120000Ashton 2014-06-01: 122250Ashton 2014-09-01: 125000Ashton 2014-12-01: 124999.5Ashton 2015-03-01: 128000Ashton 2015-06-01: 129000Ashton 2015-09-01: 125000Ashton 2015-12-01: 125000Ashton 2016-03-01: 130000Ashton 2016-06-01: 130000Ashton 2016-09-01: 130000Ashton 2016-12-01: 129475Ashton 2017-03-01: 125000Ashton 2017-06-01: 130000Ashton 2017-09-01: 130000Ashton 2017-12-01: 132750Ashton 2018-03-01: 134000Ashton 2018-06-01: 130000Ashton 2018-09-01: 131000Ashton 2018-12-01: 130000Ashton 2019-03-01: 130000Ashton 2019-06-01: 140000Ashton 2019-09-01: 138750Ashton 2019-12-01: 140000Ashton 2020-03-01: 141250Ashton 2020-06-01: 133750Ashton 2020-09-01: 139250Ashton 2020-12-01: 140000Ashton 2021-03-01: 140000Ashton 2021-06-01: 146500Ashton 2021-09-01: 156750Ashton 2021-12-01: 157000Ashton 2022-03-01: 153000Ashton 2022-06-01: 150000Ashton 2022-09-01: 163000Ashton 2022-12-01: 170000Ashton 2023-03-01: 178250

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.

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, 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. 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. 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. 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.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.