"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 County.

Key indicators

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

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 County.

Dataset

House Prices
County
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCounty 1995-12-01: 26500County 1996-03-01: 26500County 1996-06-01: 26500County 1996-09-01: 26500County 1996-12-01: 26500County 1997-03-01: 27000County 1997-06-01: 26950County 1997-09-01: 26500County 1997-12-01: 26000County 1998-03-01: 25000County 1998-06-01: 25000County 1998-09-01: 25000County 1998-12-01: 26000County 1999-03-01: 26500County 1999-06-01: 26975County 1999-09-01: 26500County 1999-12-01: 26500County 2000-03-01: 26500County 2000-06-01: 26000County 2000-09-01: 27000County 2000-12-01: 26950County 2001-03-01: 27000County 2001-06-01: 27000County 2001-09-01: 27000County 2001-12-01: 27000County 2002-03-01: 27725County 2002-06-01: 28000County 2002-09-01: 28000County 2002-12-01: 29000County 2003-03-01: 28500County 2003-06-01: 29000County 2003-09-01: 29950County 2003-12-01: 31500County 2004-03-01: 35000County 2004-06-01: 40000County 2004-09-01: 48750County 2004-12-01: 53000County 2005-03-01: 56000County 2005-06-01: 60000County 2005-09-01: 62000County 2005-12-01: 64250County 2006-03-01: 66000County 2006-06-01: 68000County 2006-09-01: 70000County 2006-12-01: 72300County 2007-03-01: 73500County 2007-06-01: 75000County 2007-09-01: 76725County 2007-12-01: 78500County 2008-03-01: 80000County 2008-06-01: 80000County 2008-09-01: 78000County 2008-12-01: 75000County 2009-03-01: 72480County 2009-06-01: 69000County 2009-09-01: 69250County 2009-12-01: 65000County 2010-03-01: 65000County 2010-06-01: 65000County 2010-09-01: 60000County 2010-12-01: 65000County 2011-03-01: 62750County 2011-06-01: 60000County 2011-09-01: 60000County 2011-12-01: 54975County 2012-03-01: 56000County 2012-06-01: 56000County 2012-09-01: 56000County 2012-12-01: 55500County 2013-03-01: 53500County 2013-06-01: 55000County 2013-09-01: 55000County 2013-12-01: 56500County 2014-03-01: 56000County 2014-06-01: 56000County 2014-09-01: 55000County 2014-12-01: 53500County 2015-03-01: 50750County 2015-06-01: 50000County 2015-09-01: 50000County 2015-12-01: 54000County 2016-03-01: 53500County 2016-06-01: 54500County 2016-09-01: 55000County 2016-12-01: 54750County 2017-03-01: 55000County 2017-06-01: 57250County 2017-09-01: 56250County 2017-12-01: 55250County 2018-03-01: 58000County 2018-06-01: 56000County 2018-09-01: 55000County 2018-12-01: 60500County 2019-03-01: 61000County 2019-06-01: 63000County 2019-09-01: 64000County 2019-12-01: 65000County 2020-03-01: 65625County 2020-06-01: 68000County 2020-09-01: 70000County 2020-12-01: 70000County 2021-03-01: 73250County 2021-06-01: 79650County 2021-09-01: 85000County 2021-12-01: 87225County 2022-03-01: 90000County 2022-06-01: 90000County 2022-09-01: 90000County 2022-12-01: 90000County 2023-03-01: 90000

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 County.

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 County, 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 County. 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 County. 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 County. 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 County.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.