"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 Central.

Key indicators

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

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 Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCentral 1995-12-01: 30000Central 1996-03-01: 30000Central 1996-06-01: 30000Central 1996-09-01: 30000Central 1996-12-01: 33000Central 1997-03-01: 32975Central 1997-06-01: 34200Central 1997-09-01: 33000Central 1997-12-01: 32000Central 1998-03-01: 32625Central 1998-06-01: 32375Central 1998-09-01: 32000Central 1998-12-01: 32000Central 1999-03-01: 33000Central 1999-06-01: 31975Central 1999-09-01: 32250Central 1999-12-01: 31500Central 2000-03-01: 30000Central 2000-06-01: 31000Central 2000-09-01: 29725Central 2000-12-01: 32000Central 2001-03-01: 32250Central 2001-06-01: 33500Central 2001-09-01: 34450Central 2001-12-01: 34500Central 2002-03-01: 35725Central 2002-06-01: 34000Central 2002-09-01: 33500Central 2002-12-01: 34725Central 2003-03-01: 35000Central 2003-06-01: 37250Central 2003-09-01: 41500Central 2003-12-01: 44000Central 2004-03-01: 48000Central 2004-06-01: 54475Central 2004-09-01: 63000Central 2004-12-01: 73000Central 2005-03-01: 76500Central 2005-06-01: 82750Central 2005-09-01: 84500Central 2005-12-01: 82000Central 2006-03-01: 87500Central 2006-06-01: 89950Central 2006-09-01: 90000Central 2006-12-01: 90000Central 2007-03-01: 89000Central 2007-06-01: 87950Central 2007-09-01: 84950Central 2007-12-01: 93500Central 2008-03-01: 95000Central 2008-06-01: 97995Central 2008-09-01: 98995Central 2008-12-01: 97950Central 2009-03-01: 94950Central 2009-06-01: 87250Central 2009-09-01: 86500Central 2009-12-01: 90000Central 2010-03-01: 99247.5Central 2010-06-01: 94000Central 2010-09-01: 88000Central 2010-12-01: 83600Central 2011-03-01: 83600Central 2011-06-01: 84000Central 2011-09-01: 80000Central 2011-12-01: 90000Central 2012-03-01: 90000Central 2012-06-01: 95000Central 2012-09-01: 105500Central 2012-12-01: 105000Central 2013-03-01: 105000Central 2013-06-01: 110000Central 2013-09-01: 109995Central 2013-12-01: 102000Central 2014-03-01: 110995Central 2014-06-01: 115000Central 2014-09-01: 113500Central 2014-12-01: 117499.5Central 2015-03-01: 113000Central 2015-06-01: 98250Central 2015-09-01: 102000Central 2015-12-01: 88500Central 2016-03-01: 86000Central 2016-06-01: 86000Central 2016-09-01: 76000Central 2016-12-01: 69950Central 2017-03-01: 69950Central 2017-06-01: 69950Central 2017-09-01: 64500Central 2017-12-01: 91000Central 2018-03-01: 95000Central 2018-06-01: 90000Central 2018-09-01: 89500Central 2018-12-01: 92000Central 2019-03-01: 89000Central 2019-06-01: 94500Central 2019-09-01: 105000Central 2019-12-01: 90000Central 2020-03-01: 93500Central 2020-06-01: 94250Central 2020-09-01: 96750Central 2020-12-01: 104000Central 2021-03-01: 116500Central 2021-06-01: 120000Central 2021-09-01: 110000Central 2021-12-01: 105000Central 2022-03-01: 108000Central 2022-06-01: 110000Central 2022-09-01: 115000Central 2022-12-01: 125000Central 2023-03-01: 125000

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 Central.

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 Central, 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.