"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 Wavertree.

Key indicators

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

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 Wavertree.

Dataset

House Prices
Wavertree
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWavertree 1995-12-01: 48247.5Wavertree 1996-03-01: 47000Wavertree 1996-06-01: 47725Wavertree 1996-09-01: 47000Wavertree 1996-12-01: 47000Wavertree 1997-03-01: 49995Wavertree 1997-06-01: 49972.5Wavertree 1997-09-01: 49950Wavertree 1997-12-01: 49975Wavertree 1998-03-01: 46750Wavertree 1998-06-01: 49950Wavertree 1998-09-01: 50000Wavertree 1998-12-01: 49997.5Wavertree 1999-03-01: 51500Wavertree 1999-06-01: 51000Wavertree 1999-09-01: 53000Wavertree 1999-12-01: 53000Wavertree 2000-03-01: 54950Wavertree 2000-06-01: 55000Wavertree 2000-09-01: 54975Wavertree 2000-12-01: 58250Wavertree 2001-03-01: 57975Wavertree 2001-06-01: 54975Wavertree 2001-09-01: 55000Wavertree 2001-12-01: 55000Wavertree 2002-03-01: 57100Wavertree 2002-06-01: 60000Wavertree 2002-09-01: 63950Wavertree 2002-12-01: 63972.5Wavertree 2003-03-01: 67950Wavertree 2003-06-01: 69950Wavertree 2003-09-01: 78000Wavertree 2003-12-01: 89950Wavertree 2004-03-01: 91500Wavertree 2004-06-01: 106250Wavertree 2004-09-01: 120250Wavertree 2004-12-01: 125250Wavertree 2005-03-01: 139950Wavertree 2005-06-01: 138950Wavertree 2005-09-01: 135000Wavertree 2005-12-01: 139995Wavertree 2006-03-01: 140000Wavertree 2006-06-01: 133000Wavertree 2006-09-01: 136800Wavertree 2006-12-01: 137000Wavertree 2007-03-01: 135000Wavertree 2007-06-01: 139950Wavertree 2007-09-01: 136950Wavertree 2007-12-01: 135000Wavertree 2008-03-01: 138000Wavertree 2008-06-01: 137000Wavertree 2008-09-01: 145000Wavertree 2008-12-01: 135000Wavertree 2009-03-01: 139000Wavertree 2009-06-01: 135000Wavertree 2009-09-01: 132500Wavertree 2009-12-01: 134000Wavertree 2010-03-01: 130000Wavertree 2010-06-01: 136500Wavertree 2010-09-01: 137750Wavertree 2010-12-01: 137000Wavertree 2011-03-01: 138500Wavertree 2011-06-01: 120000Wavertree 2011-09-01: 122250Wavertree 2011-12-01: 135500Wavertree 2012-03-01: 135000Wavertree 2012-06-01: 136250Wavertree 2012-09-01: 135000Wavertree 2012-12-01: 127000Wavertree 2013-03-01: 125000Wavertree 2013-06-01: 129000Wavertree 2013-09-01: 135000Wavertree 2013-12-01: 150000Wavertree 2014-03-01: 152500Wavertree 2014-06-01: 150000Wavertree 2014-09-01: 150000Wavertree 2014-12-01: 148250Wavertree 2015-03-01: 147500Wavertree 2015-06-01: 158000Wavertree 2015-09-01: 158550Wavertree 2015-12-01: 159975Wavertree 2016-03-01: 158000Wavertree 2016-06-01: 158000Wavertree 2016-09-01: 156500Wavertree 2016-12-01: 150000Wavertree 2017-03-01: 160000Wavertree 2017-06-01: 157750Wavertree 2017-09-01: 150000Wavertree 2017-12-01: 159500Wavertree 2018-03-01: 157000Wavertree 2018-06-01: 157000Wavertree 2018-09-01: 163500Wavertree 2018-12-01: 165000Wavertree 2019-03-01: 163000Wavertree 2019-06-01: 162500Wavertree 2019-09-01: 160250Wavertree 2019-12-01: 165750Wavertree 2020-03-01: 164250Wavertree 2020-06-01: 171500Wavertree 2020-09-01: 171500Wavertree 2020-12-01: 160000Wavertree 2021-03-01: 190000Wavertree 2021-06-01: 195000Wavertree 2021-09-01: 195000Wavertree 2021-12-01: 190000Wavertree 2022-03-01: 191000Wavertree 2022-06-01: 186000Wavertree 2022-09-01: 185000Wavertree 2022-12-01: 207500Wavertree 2023-03-01: 182000

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 Wavertree.

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 Wavertree, 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 Wavertree. 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 Wavertree. 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 Wavertree. 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 Wavertree.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.