"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 Central.

Key indicators

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

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 Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCentral 1995-12-01: 34130Central 1996-03-01: 34395Central 1996-06-01: 34795Central 1996-09-01: 32085Central 1996-12-01: 31000Central 1997-03-01: 28250Central 1997-06-01: 29000Central 1997-09-01: 31250Central 1997-12-01: 32000Central 1998-03-01: 37000Central 1998-06-01: 39995Central 1998-09-01: 39995Central 1998-12-01: 41247.5Central 1999-03-01: 42000Central 1999-06-01: 42225Central 1999-09-01: 39995Central 1999-12-01: 43250Central 2000-03-01: 44000Central 2000-06-01: 54250Central 2000-09-01: 58725Central 2000-12-01: 63650Central 2001-03-01: 68050Central 2001-06-01: 61000Central 2001-09-01: 68210Central 2001-12-01: 67000Central 2002-03-01: 67000Central 2002-06-01: 68500Central 2002-09-01: 65000Central 2002-12-01: 68750Central 2003-03-01: 74997Central 2003-06-01: 84977Central 2003-09-01: 94977Central 2003-12-01: 106122.5Central 2004-03-01: 111000Central 2004-06-01: 115000Central 2004-09-01: 124977.5Central 2004-12-01: 127500Central 2005-03-01: 130050Central 2005-06-01: 139781Central 2005-09-01: 135000Central 2005-12-01: 130000Central 2006-03-01: 129950Central 2006-06-01: 134000Central 2006-09-01: 141690Central 2006-12-01: 146400Central 2007-03-01: 148103.5Central 2007-06-01: 149950Central 2007-09-01: 137000Central 2007-12-01: 136000Central 2008-03-01: 142250Central 2008-06-01: 145000Central 2008-09-01: 148844Central 2008-12-01: 140000Central 2009-03-01: 135000Central 2009-06-01: 127750Central 2009-09-01: 129020Central 2009-12-01: 134394.5Central 2010-03-01: 117750Central 2010-06-01: 110000Central 2010-09-01: 105000Central 2010-12-01: 100000Central 2011-03-01: 109000Central 2011-06-01: 116625Central 2011-09-01: 121600Central 2011-12-01: 124500Central 2012-03-01: 124500Central 2012-06-01: 119750Central 2012-09-01: 118750Central 2012-12-01: 116250Central 2013-03-01: 105250Central 2013-06-01: 120650Central 2013-09-01: 124400Central 2013-12-01: 114525Central 2014-03-01: 118000Central 2014-06-01: 110000Central 2014-09-01: 86000Central 2014-12-01: 90000Central 2015-03-01: 85000Central 2015-06-01: 87250Central 2015-09-01: 114000Central 2015-12-01: 111750Central 2016-03-01: 112300Central 2016-06-01: 115000Central 2016-09-01: 114995Central 2016-12-01: 117000Central 2017-03-01: 119995Central 2017-06-01: 120876Central 2017-09-01: 123975Central 2017-12-01: 120000Central 2018-03-01: 119000Central 2018-06-01: 116800Central 2018-09-01: 119950Central 2018-12-01: 123999.5Central 2019-03-01: 125000Central 2019-06-01: 128950Central 2019-09-01: 129950Central 2019-12-01: 87593Central 2020-03-01: 80997.5Central 2020-06-01: 77495Central 2020-09-01: 74972.5Central 2020-12-01: 108500Central 2021-03-01: 120000Central 2021-06-01: 128997.5Central 2021-09-01: 135000Central 2021-12-01: 138500Central 2022-03-01: 135000Central 2022-06-01: 125000Central 2022-09-01: 130000Central 2022-12-01: 128000Central 2023-03-01: 125000

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 Central.

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 Central, 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.