"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 Douglas.

Key indicators

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

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 Douglas.

Dataset

House Prices
Douglas
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDouglas 1995-12-01: 32000Douglas 1996-03-01: 32000Douglas 1996-06-01: 31600Douglas 1996-09-01: 32455Douglas 1996-12-01: 32000Douglas 1997-03-01: 31750Douglas 1997-06-01: 32000Douglas 1997-09-01: 32000Douglas 1997-12-01: 32000Douglas 1998-03-01: 32000Douglas 1998-06-01: 32000Douglas 1998-09-01: 32000Douglas 1998-12-01: 31500Douglas 1999-03-01: 31000Douglas 1999-06-01: 31537.5Douglas 1999-09-01: 32000Douglas 1999-12-01: 33750Douglas 2000-03-01: 34750Douglas 2000-06-01: 34000Douglas 2000-09-01: 33500Douglas 2000-12-01: 34000Douglas 2001-03-01: 34000Douglas 2001-06-01: 34950Douglas 2001-09-01: 35975Douglas 2001-12-01: 37500Douglas 2002-03-01: 39750Douglas 2002-06-01: 42000Douglas 2002-09-01: 45000Douglas 2002-12-01: 46950Douglas 2003-03-01: 46950Douglas 2003-06-01: 47000Douglas 2003-09-01: 50000Douglas 2003-12-01: 53000Douglas 2004-03-01: 56500Douglas 2004-06-01: 65000Douglas 2004-09-01: 70000Douglas 2004-12-01: 78000Douglas 2005-03-01: 84250Douglas 2005-06-01: 84725Douglas 2005-09-01: 87000Douglas 2005-12-01: 87950Douglas 2006-03-01: 88750Douglas 2006-06-01: 86000Douglas 2006-09-01: 85000Douglas 2006-12-01: 85000Douglas 2007-03-01: 85000Douglas 2007-06-01: 90000Douglas 2007-09-01: 107500Douglas 2007-12-01: 110000Douglas 2008-03-01: 110000Douglas 2008-06-01: 110000Douglas 2008-09-01: 110000Douglas 2008-12-01: 104750Douglas 2009-03-01: 108000Douglas 2009-06-01: 110000Douglas 2009-09-01: 100550Douglas 2009-12-01: 106000Douglas 2010-03-01: 100000Douglas 2010-06-01: 91500Douglas 2010-09-01: 95000Douglas 2010-12-01: 85250Douglas 2011-03-01: 82725Douglas 2011-06-01: 78500Douglas 2011-09-01: 72000Douglas 2011-12-01: 82500Douglas 2012-03-01: 80000Douglas 2012-06-01: 87000Douglas 2012-09-01: 89500Douglas 2012-12-01: 90000Douglas 2013-03-01: 92500Douglas 2013-06-01: 88000Douglas 2013-09-01: 81000Douglas 2013-12-01: 79995Douglas 2014-03-01: 87750Douglas 2014-06-01: 89500Douglas 2014-09-01: 95000Douglas 2014-12-01: 96125Douglas 2015-03-01: 95000Douglas 2015-06-01: 89995Douglas 2015-09-01: 90000Douglas 2015-12-01: 93997.5Douglas 2016-03-01: 92250Douglas 2016-06-01: 93000Douglas 2016-09-01: 94000Douglas 2016-12-01: 95000Douglas 2017-03-01: 97250Douglas 2017-06-01: 99975Douglas 2017-09-01: 101995Douglas 2017-12-01: 101995Douglas 2018-03-01: 100000Douglas 2018-06-01: 95000Douglas 2018-09-01: 99500Douglas 2018-12-01: 100000Douglas 2019-03-01: 104495Douglas 2019-06-01: 98000Douglas 2019-09-01: 100000Douglas 2019-12-01: 98997.5Douglas 2020-03-01: 99999Douglas 2020-06-01: 105995Douglas 2020-09-01: 105995Douglas 2020-12-01: 110000Douglas 2021-03-01: 112000Douglas 2021-06-01: 117000Douglas 2021-09-01: 120000Douglas 2021-12-01: 118200Douglas 2022-03-01: 120000Douglas 2022-06-01: 130000Douglas 2022-09-01: 130000Douglas 2022-12-01: 135000Douglas 2023-03-01: 136500

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 Douglas.

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 Douglas, 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 Douglas. 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 Douglas. 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 Douglas. 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 Douglas.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.