"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 Birkdale.

Key indicators

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

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 Birkdale.

Dataset

House Prices
Birkdale
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBirkdale 1995-12-01: 50500Birkdale 1996-03-01: 47250Birkdale 1996-06-01: 46500Birkdale 1996-09-01: 49950Birkdale 1996-12-01: 49975Birkdale 1997-03-01: 51975Birkdale 1997-06-01: 51950Birkdale 1997-09-01: 51950Birkdale 1997-12-01: 51975Birkdale 1998-03-01: 51975Birkdale 1998-06-01: 50999.5Birkdale 1998-09-01: 54500Birkdale 1998-12-01: 57500Birkdale 1999-03-01: 56000Birkdale 1999-06-01: 57995Birkdale 1999-09-01: 57000Birkdale 1999-12-01: 59500Birkdale 2000-03-01: 59997Birkdale 2000-06-01: 60000Birkdale 2000-09-01: 62000Birkdale 2000-12-01: 63725Birkdale 2001-03-01: 66750Birkdale 2001-06-01: 65000Birkdale 2001-09-01: 66250Birkdale 2001-12-01: 67125Birkdale 2002-03-01: 67875Birkdale 2002-06-01: 76500Birkdale 2002-09-01: 84725Birkdale 2002-12-01: 89250Birkdale 2003-03-01: 89997.5Birkdale 2003-06-01: 94000Birkdale 2003-09-01: 107500Birkdale 2003-12-01: 115750Birkdale 2004-03-01: 122500Birkdale 2004-06-01: 128250Birkdale 2004-09-01: 132250Birkdale 2004-12-01: 134000Birkdale 2005-03-01: 140800Birkdale 2005-06-01: 145000Birkdale 2005-09-01: 146250Birkdale 2005-12-01: 148500Birkdale 2006-03-01: 143500Birkdale 2006-06-01: 146500Birkdale 2006-09-01: 149500Birkdale 2006-12-01: 153000Birkdale 2007-03-01: 156500Birkdale 2007-06-01: 157000Birkdale 2007-09-01: 161000Birkdale 2007-12-01: 165000Birkdale 2008-03-01: 165000Birkdale 2008-06-01: 170000Birkdale 2008-09-01: 174200Birkdale 2008-12-01: 158000Birkdale 2009-03-01: 145750Birkdale 2009-06-01: 145750Birkdale 2009-09-01: 143747.5Birkdale 2009-12-01: 144995Birkdale 2010-03-01: 155000Birkdale 2010-06-01: 151000Birkdale 2010-09-01: 153000Birkdale 2010-12-01: 165000Birkdale 2011-03-01: 150000Birkdale 2011-06-01: 150000Birkdale 2011-09-01: 153250Birkdale 2011-12-01: 155000Birkdale 2012-03-01: 155500Birkdale 2012-06-01: 150000Birkdale 2012-09-01: 151500Birkdale 2012-12-01: 150000Birkdale 2013-03-01: 153000Birkdale 2013-06-01: 149000Birkdale 2013-09-01: 144500Birkdale 2013-12-01: 155000Birkdale 2014-03-01: 157250Birkdale 2014-06-01: 166750Birkdale 2014-09-01: 171000Birkdale 2014-12-01: 166750Birkdale 2015-03-01: 165500Birkdale 2015-06-01: 165000Birkdale 2015-09-01: 158475Birkdale 2015-12-01: 171000Birkdale 2016-03-01: 172000Birkdale 2016-06-01: 171000Birkdale 2016-09-01: 183000Birkdale 2016-12-01: 169475Birkdale 2017-03-01: 166500Birkdale 2017-06-01: 175000Birkdale 2017-09-01: 177000Birkdale 2017-12-01: 191250Birkdale 2018-03-01: 193000Birkdale 2018-06-01: 193000Birkdale 2018-09-01: 185000Birkdale 2018-12-01: 185000Birkdale 2019-03-01: 195000Birkdale 2019-06-01: 199950Birkdale 2019-09-01: 205000Birkdale 2019-12-01: 212000Birkdale 2020-03-01: 195000Birkdale 2020-06-01: 192000Birkdale 2020-09-01: 198000Birkdale 2020-12-01: 197250Birkdale 2021-03-01: 210000Birkdale 2021-06-01: 218000Birkdale 2021-09-01: 212000Birkdale 2021-12-01: 224000Birkdale 2022-03-01: 224000Birkdale 2022-06-01: 220000Birkdale 2022-09-01: 231000Birkdale 2022-12-01: 230000Birkdale 2023-03-01: 230000

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 Birkdale.

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 Birkdale, 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 Birkdale. 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 Birkdale. 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 Birkdale. 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 Birkdale.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.