"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 Wallasey.

Key indicators

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

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 Wallasey.

Dataset

House Prices
Wallasey
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWallasey 1995-12-01: 51500Wallasey 1996-03-01: 51000Wallasey 1996-06-01: 51000Wallasey 1996-09-01: 52000Wallasey 1996-12-01: 51000Wallasey 1997-03-01: 49975Wallasey 1997-06-01: 50000Wallasey 1997-09-01: 50000Wallasey 1997-12-01: 50500Wallasey 1998-03-01: 52000Wallasey 1998-06-01: 54225Wallasey 1998-09-01: 55000Wallasey 1998-12-01: 55500Wallasey 1999-03-01: 55500Wallasey 1999-06-01: 57000Wallasey 1999-09-01: 57725Wallasey 1999-12-01: 59000Wallasey 2000-03-01: 59000Wallasey 2000-06-01: 59000Wallasey 2000-09-01: 59995Wallasey 2000-12-01: 60000Wallasey 2001-03-01: 65000Wallasey 2001-06-01: 66750Wallasey 2001-09-01: 68000Wallasey 2001-12-01: 69000Wallasey 2002-03-01: 70000Wallasey 2002-06-01: 78997.5Wallasey 2002-09-01: 80725Wallasey 2002-12-01: 86500Wallasey 2003-03-01: 90000Wallasey 2003-06-01: 93000Wallasey 2003-09-01: 100000Wallasey 2003-12-01: 110000Wallasey 2004-03-01: 119000Wallasey 2004-06-01: 124995Wallasey 2004-09-01: 134950Wallasey 2004-12-01: 135000Wallasey 2005-03-01: 139950Wallasey 2005-06-01: 140000Wallasey 2005-09-01: 139950Wallasey 2005-12-01: 143250Wallasey 2006-03-01: 145000Wallasey 2006-06-01: 150000Wallasey 2006-09-01: 155000Wallasey 2006-12-01: 159475Wallasey 2007-03-01: 150000Wallasey 2007-06-01: 153000Wallasey 2007-09-01: 155000Wallasey 2007-12-01: 160000Wallasey 2008-03-01: 162500Wallasey 2008-06-01: 162000Wallasey 2008-09-01: 155000Wallasey 2008-12-01: 135000Wallasey 2009-03-01: 129000Wallasey 2009-06-01: 130000Wallasey 2009-09-01: 130000Wallasey 2009-12-01: 135000Wallasey 2010-03-01: 145000Wallasey 2010-06-01: 142750Wallasey 2010-09-01: 143500Wallasey 2010-12-01: 152500Wallasey 2011-03-01: 152750Wallasey 2011-06-01: 155000Wallasey 2011-09-01: 152250Wallasey 2011-12-01: 150000Wallasey 2012-03-01: 144000Wallasey 2012-06-01: 142500Wallasey 2012-09-01: 150000Wallasey 2012-12-01: 150000Wallasey 2013-03-01: 152500Wallasey 2013-06-01: 150000Wallasey 2013-09-01: 150750Wallasey 2013-12-01: 151875Wallasey 2014-03-01: 151625Wallasey 2014-06-01: 152500Wallasey 2014-09-01: 153000Wallasey 2014-12-01: 152500Wallasey 2015-03-01: 153000Wallasey 2015-06-01: 156000Wallasey 2015-09-01: 164000Wallasey 2015-12-01: 162000Wallasey 2016-03-01: 163000Wallasey 2016-06-01: 169000Wallasey 2016-09-01: 165000Wallasey 2016-12-01: 170000Wallasey 2017-03-01: 167000Wallasey 2017-06-01: 163750Wallasey 2017-09-01: 167000Wallasey 2017-12-01: 164500Wallasey 2018-03-01: 175000Wallasey 2018-06-01: 183250Wallasey 2018-09-01: 181500Wallasey 2018-12-01: 185000Wallasey 2019-03-01: 188000Wallasey 2019-06-01: 180000Wallasey 2019-09-01: 177500Wallasey 2019-12-01: 183000Wallasey 2020-03-01: 180000Wallasey 2020-06-01: 184000Wallasey 2020-09-01: 192750Wallasey 2020-12-01: 200000Wallasey 2021-03-01: 211500Wallasey 2021-06-01: 218000Wallasey 2021-09-01: 220000Wallasey 2021-12-01: 220000Wallasey 2022-03-01: 217500Wallasey 2022-06-01: 214000Wallasey 2022-09-01: 215000Wallasey 2022-12-01: 222500Wallasey 2023-03-01: 228000

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 Wallasey.

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 Wallasey, 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 Wallasey. 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 Wallasey. 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 Wallasey. 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 Wallasey.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.