"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 Heswall.

Key indicators

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

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 Heswall.

Dataset

House Prices
Heswall
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHeswall 1995-12-01: 91000Heswall 1996-03-01: 85000Heswall 1996-06-01: 85000Heswall 1996-09-01: 97000Heswall 1996-12-01: 100000Heswall 1997-03-01: 100000Heswall 1997-06-01: 100000Heswall 1997-09-01: 100750Heswall 1997-12-01: 102500Heswall 1998-03-01: 110000Heswall 1998-06-01: 106000Heswall 1998-09-01: 112000Heswall 1998-12-01: 99000Heswall 1999-03-01: 112000Heswall 1999-06-01: 110000Heswall 1999-09-01: 115500Heswall 1999-12-01: 119950Heswall 2000-03-01: 118000Heswall 2000-06-01: 123500Heswall 2000-09-01: 125000Heswall 2000-12-01: 129475Heswall 2001-03-01: 137000Heswall 2001-06-01: 140000Heswall 2001-09-01: 140000Heswall 2001-12-01: 140000Heswall 2002-03-01: 137000Heswall 2002-06-01: 138500Heswall 2002-09-01: 143975Heswall 2002-12-01: 148000Heswall 2003-03-01: 149975Heswall 2003-06-01: 155000Heswall 2003-09-01: 172500Heswall 2003-12-01: 185000Heswall 2004-03-01: 211000Heswall 2004-06-01: 220000Heswall 2004-09-01: 245000Heswall 2004-12-01: 270000Heswall 2005-03-01: 267750Heswall 2005-06-01: 280000Heswall 2005-09-01: 275000Heswall 2005-12-01: 245000Heswall 2006-03-01: 245000Heswall 2006-06-01: 238000Heswall 2006-09-01: 234950Heswall 2006-12-01: 245000Heswall 2007-03-01: 250000Heswall 2007-06-01: 249950Heswall 2007-09-01: 275500Heswall 2007-12-01: 275000Heswall 2008-03-01: 274975Heswall 2008-06-01: 282500Heswall 2008-09-01: 282500Heswall 2008-12-01: 286000Heswall 2009-03-01: 308000Heswall 2009-06-01: 287000Heswall 2009-09-01: 267750Heswall 2009-12-01: 250000Heswall 2010-03-01: 246600Heswall 2010-06-01: 242000Heswall 2010-09-01: 245700Heswall 2010-12-01: 250000Heswall 2011-03-01: 257500Heswall 2011-06-01: 295000Heswall 2011-09-01: 277000Heswall 2011-12-01: 271250Heswall 2012-03-01: 261000Heswall 2012-06-01: 262000Heswall 2012-09-01: 250000Heswall 2012-12-01: 249999.5Heswall 2013-03-01: 250000Heswall 2013-06-01: 249999Heswall 2013-09-01: 260000Heswall 2013-12-01: 267250Heswall 2014-03-01: 290000Heswall 2014-06-01: 282500Heswall 2014-09-01: 290000Heswall 2014-12-01: 285000Heswall 2015-03-01: 285000Heswall 2015-06-01: 300000Heswall 2015-09-01: 294775Heswall 2015-12-01: 299975Heswall 2016-03-01: 290000Heswall 2016-06-01: 290000Heswall 2016-09-01: 289975Heswall 2016-12-01: 299950Heswall 2017-03-01: 340000Heswall 2017-06-01: 340000Heswall 2017-09-01: 342500Heswall 2017-12-01: 352000Heswall 2018-03-01: 347475Heswall 2018-06-01: 330000Heswall 2018-09-01: 330000Heswall 2018-12-01: 321250Heswall 2019-03-01: 320000Heswall 2019-06-01: 320000Heswall 2019-09-01: 329500Heswall 2019-12-01: 347500Heswall 2020-03-01: 350000Heswall 2020-06-01: 382000Heswall 2020-09-01: 370000Heswall 2020-12-01: 375000Heswall 2021-03-01: 400000Heswall 2021-06-01: 390000Heswall 2021-09-01: 400000Heswall 2021-12-01: 409000Heswall 2022-03-01: 400000Heswall 2022-06-01: 412500Heswall 2022-09-01: 413050Heswall 2022-12-01: 425000Heswall 2023-03-01: 435000

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 Heswall.

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 Heswall, 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 Heswall. 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 Heswall. 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 Heswall. 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 Heswall.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.