"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 Cressington.

Key indicators

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

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 Cressington.

Dataset

House Prices
Cressington
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCressington 1995-12-01: 49750Cressington 1996-03-01: 50000Cressington 1996-06-01: 50000Cressington 1996-09-01: 49500Cressington 1996-12-01: 52000Cressington 1997-03-01: 49500Cressington 1997-06-01: 50000Cressington 1997-09-01: 53625Cressington 1997-12-01: 55000Cressington 1998-03-01: 56000Cressington 1998-06-01: 59500Cressington 1998-09-01: 59950Cressington 1998-12-01: 60000Cressington 1999-03-01: 60000Cressington 1999-06-01: 59974.5Cressington 1999-09-01: 59950Cressington 1999-12-01: 57000Cressington 2000-03-01: 57625Cressington 2000-06-01: 59950Cressington 2000-09-01: 59995Cressington 2000-12-01: 59500Cressington 2001-03-01: 59995Cressington 2001-06-01: 59950Cressington 2001-09-01: 68500Cressington 2001-12-01: 73375Cressington 2002-03-01: 74250Cressington 2002-06-01: 75000Cressington 2002-09-01: 72950Cressington 2002-12-01: 75000Cressington 2003-03-01: 85000Cressington 2003-06-01: 88000Cressington 2003-09-01: 95000Cressington 2003-12-01: 100000Cressington 2004-03-01: 110000Cressington 2004-06-01: 124000Cressington 2004-09-01: 135000Cressington 2004-12-01: 137000Cressington 2005-03-01: 138950Cressington 2005-06-01: 138950Cressington 2005-09-01: 135000Cressington 2005-12-01: 140000Cressington 2006-03-01: 140000Cressington 2006-06-01: 147000Cressington 2006-09-01: 155000Cressington 2006-12-01: 165975Cressington 2007-03-01: 166475Cressington 2007-06-01: 172000Cressington 2007-09-01: 174000Cressington 2007-12-01: 175000Cressington 2008-03-01: 179995Cressington 2008-06-01: 171000Cressington 2008-09-01: 169795Cressington 2008-12-01: 155000Cressington 2009-03-01: 153000Cressington 2009-06-01: 158000Cressington 2009-09-01: 161000Cressington 2009-12-01: 163304Cressington 2010-03-01: 165000Cressington 2010-06-01: 170000Cressington 2010-09-01: 170000Cressington 2010-12-01: 169995Cressington 2011-03-01: 169995Cressington 2011-06-01: 166497.5Cressington 2011-09-01: 169995Cressington 2011-12-01: 168497.5Cressington 2012-03-01: 162000Cressington 2012-06-01: 153750Cressington 2012-09-01: 165000Cressington 2012-12-01: 177000Cressington 2013-03-01: 179000Cressington 2013-06-01: 182000Cressington 2013-09-01: 175500Cressington 2013-12-01: 175622.5Cressington 2014-03-01: 178997.5Cressington 2014-06-01: 179950Cressington 2014-09-01: 179995Cressington 2014-12-01: 179995Cressington 2015-03-01: 180000Cressington 2015-06-01: 179497.5Cressington 2015-09-01: 178750Cressington 2015-12-01: 187500Cressington 2016-03-01: 185000Cressington 2016-06-01: 186000Cressington 2016-09-01: 188250Cressington 2016-12-01: 175250Cressington 2017-03-01: 187995Cressington 2017-06-01: 191250Cressington 2017-09-01: 190000Cressington 2017-12-01: 200000Cressington 2018-03-01: 218975Cressington 2018-06-01: 219950Cressington 2018-09-01: 218000Cressington 2018-12-01: 220000Cressington 2019-03-01: 219000Cressington 2019-06-01: 222750Cressington 2019-09-01: 235000Cressington 2019-12-01: 223100Cressington 2020-03-01: 209000Cressington 2020-06-01: 205000Cressington 2020-09-01: 200000Cressington 2020-12-01: 205000Cressington 2021-03-01: 225000Cressington 2021-06-01: 235000Cressington 2021-09-01: 240500Cressington 2021-12-01: 250000Cressington 2022-03-01: 232500Cressington 2022-06-01: 229250Cressington 2022-09-01: 231250Cressington 2022-12-01: 235000Cressington 2023-03-01: 250000

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 Cressington.

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 Cressington, 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 Cressington. 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 Cressington. 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 Cressington. 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 Cressington.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.