"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 Atherton.

Key indicators

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

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 Atherton.

Dataset

House Prices
Atherton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAtherton 1995-12-01: 36000Atherton 1996-03-01: 35975Atherton 1996-06-01: 36000Atherton 1996-09-01: 35000Atherton 1996-12-01: 36500Atherton 1997-03-01: 36500Atherton 1997-06-01: 37000Atherton 1997-09-01: 37000Atherton 1997-12-01: 36500Atherton 1998-03-01: 37000Atherton 1998-06-01: 35000Atherton 1998-09-01: 35500Atherton 1998-12-01: 37497.5Atherton 1999-03-01: 35500Atherton 1999-06-01: 38000Atherton 1999-09-01: 37500Atherton 1999-12-01: 37500Atherton 2000-03-01: 38000Atherton 2000-06-01: 37500Atherton 2000-09-01: 38000Atherton 2000-12-01: 38500Atherton 2001-03-01: 40000Atherton 2001-06-01: 40000Atherton 2001-09-01: 43000Atherton 2001-12-01: 42500Atherton 2002-03-01: 42000Atherton 2002-06-01: 42000Atherton 2002-09-01: 41000Atherton 2002-12-01: 43000Atherton 2003-03-01: 45000Atherton 2003-06-01: 49950Atherton 2003-09-01: 55000Atherton 2003-12-01: 59995Atherton 2004-03-01: 60000Atherton 2004-06-01: 67250Atherton 2004-09-01: 71350Atherton 2004-12-01: 74950Atherton 2005-03-01: 78500Atherton 2005-06-01: 82000Atherton 2005-09-01: 83000Atherton 2005-12-01: 85000Atherton 2006-03-01: 85750Atherton 2006-06-01: 95000Atherton 2006-09-01: 110000Atherton 2006-12-01: 119950Atherton 2007-03-01: 118000Atherton 2007-06-01: 112000Atherton 2007-09-01: 109995Atherton 2007-12-01: 112995Atherton 2008-03-01: 118512.5Atherton 2008-06-01: 117000Atherton 2008-09-01: 114497.5Atherton 2008-12-01: 110000Atherton 2009-03-01: 106000Atherton 2009-06-01: 105000Atherton 2009-09-01: 95000Atherton 2009-12-01: 96000Atherton 2010-03-01: 100000Atherton 2010-06-01: 112000Atherton 2010-09-01: 105000Atherton 2010-12-01: 100000Atherton 2011-03-01: 105000Atherton 2011-06-01: 97500Atherton 2011-09-01: 100000Atherton 2011-12-01: 99200Atherton 2012-03-01: 97000Atherton 2012-06-01: 95000Atherton 2012-09-01: 90000Atherton 2012-12-01: 89997.5Atherton 2013-03-01: 89997.5Atherton 2013-06-01: 91250Atherton 2013-09-01: 95000Atherton 2013-12-01: 95000Atherton 2014-03-01: 96500Atherton 2014-06-01: 96500Atherton 2014-09-01: 94000Atherton 2014-12-01: 96500Atherton 2015-03-01: 98000Atherton 2015-06-01: 100000Atherton 2015-09-01: 109000Atherton 2015-12-01: 110000Atherton 2016-03-01: 108000Atherton 2016-06-01: 109000Atherton 2016-09-01: 104000Atherton 2016-12-01: 107000Atherton 2017-03-01: 108000Atherton 2017-06-01: 115000Atherton 2017-09-01: 120000Atherton 2017-12-01: 123995Atherton 2018-03-01: 129995Atherton 2018-06-01: 134995Atherton 2018-09-01: 140000Atherton 2018-12-01: 140000Atherton 2019-03-01: 139247.5Atherton 2019-06-01: 134475Atherton 2019-09-01: 129475Atherton 2019-12-01: 131000Atherton 2020-03-01: 133000Atherton 2020-06-01: 135000Atherton 2020-09-01: 144475Atherton 2020-12-01: 144972.5Atherton 2021-03-01: 148000Atherton 2021-06-01: 148500Atherton 2021-09-01: 150000Atherton 2021-12-01: 153995Atherton 2022-03-01: 151500Atherton 2022-06-01: 158250Atherton 2022-09-01: 165000Atherton 2022-12-01: 168500Atherton 2023-03-01: 169500

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 Atherton.

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 Atherton, 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 Atherton. 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 Atherton. 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 Atherton. 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 Atherton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.