"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 Meols.

Key indicators

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

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 Meols.

Dataset

House Prices
Meols
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kMeols 1995-12-01: 59000Meols 1996-03-01: 59000Meols 1996-06-01: 58500Meols 1996-09-01: 58000Meols 1996-12-01: 58000Meols 1997-03-01: 58000Meols 1997-06-01: 59950Meols 1997-09-01: 59950Meols 1997-12-01: 60500Meols 1998-03-01: 62500Meols 1998-06-01: 60000Meols 1998-09-01: 59995Meols 1998-12-01: 59000Meols 1999-03-01: 59950Meols 1999-06-01: 60000Meols 1999-09-01: 63500Meols 1999-12-01: 64000Meols 2000-03-01: 64000Meols 2000-06-01: 64250Meols 2000-09-01: 66000Meols 2000-12-01: 68500Meols 2001-03-01: 70750Meols 2001-06-01: 74000Meols 2001-09-01: 77950Meols 2001-12-01: 79972.5Meols 2002-03-01: 83500Meols 2002-06-01: 85500Meols 2002-09-01: 92000Meols 2002-12-01: 96000Meols 2003-03-01: 99000Meols 2003-06-01: 112725Meols 2003-09-01: 120075Meols 2003-12-01: 124000Meols 2004-03-01: 127000Meols 2004-06-01: 137725Meols 2004-09-01: 140000Meols 2004-12-01: 150000Meols 2005-03-01: 155000Meols 2005-06-01: 157000Meols 2005-09-01: 164000Meols 2005-12-01: 162000Meols 2006-03-01: 164500Meols 2006-06-01: 166000Meols 2006-09-01: 167500Meols 2006-12-01: 168250Meols 2007-03-01: 175000Meols 2007-06-01: 174000Meols 2007-09-01: 173000Meols 2007-12-01: 179000Meols 2008-03-01: 177750Meols 2008-06-01: 178000Meols 2008-09-01: 179000Meols 2008-12-01: 179500Meols 2009-03-01: 179000Meols 2009-06-01: 175000Meols 2009-09-01: 173500Meols 2009-12-01: 166000Meols 2010-03-01: 162500Meols 2010-06-01: 165500Meols 2010-09-01: 166000Meols 2010-12-01: 165000Meols 2011-03-01: 165000Meols 2011-06-01: 161000Meols 2011-09-01: 155000Meols 2011-12-01: 157450Meols 2012-03-01: 156290Meols 2012-06-01: 157450Meols 2012-09-01: 162000Meols 2012-12-01: 155000Meols 2013-03-01: 152500Meols 2013-06-01: 145000Meols 2013-09-01: 148000Meols 2013-12-01: 145000Meols 2014-03-01: 147250Meols 2014-06-01: 155000Meols 2014-09-01: 151500Meols 2014-12-01: 158000Meols 2015-03-01: 158000Meols 2015-06-01: 150000Meols 2015-09-01: 154950Meols 2015-12-01: 159975Meols 2016-03-01: 161000Meols 2016-06-01: 165000Meols 2016-09-01: 172000Meols 2016-12-01: 170000Meols 2017-03-01: 170000Meols 2017-06-01: 170000Meols 2017-09-01: 169995Meols 2017-12-01: 172000Meols 2018-03-01: 170000Meols 2018-06-01: 175000Meols 2018-09-01: 178000Meols 2018-12-01: 178000Meols 2019-03-01: 180000Meols 2019-06-01: 178500Meols 2019-09-01: 175000Meols 2019-12-01: 174999Meols 2020-03-01: 175000Meols 2020-06-01: 174974.5Meols 2020-09-01: 183000Meols 2020-12-01: 195500Meols 2021-03-01: 195500Meols 2021-06-01: 199975Meols 2021-09-01: 198000Meols 2021-12-01: 199950Meols 2022-03-01: 205000Meols 2022-06-01: 209500Meols 2022-09-01: 224250Meols 2022-12-01: 230000Meols 2023-03-01: 225250

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 Meols.

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 Meols, 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 Meols. 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 Meols. 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 Meols. 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 Meols.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.