"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 North East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of North East.

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 North East.

Dataset

House Prices
North East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kNorth East 1995-12-01: 36500North East 1996-03-01: 34750North East 1996-06-01: 35000North East 1996-09-01: 32500North East 1996-12-01: 30000North East 1997-03-01: 30000North East 1997-06-01: 30000North East 1997-09-01: 30000North East 1997-12-01: 30000North East 1998-03-01: 31000North East 1998-06-01: 32000North East 1998-09-01: 33500North East 1998-12-01: 37975North East 1999-03-01: 38500North East 1999-06-01: 38500North East 1999-09-01: 38500North East 1999-12-01: 33950North East 2000-03-01: 33000North East 2000-06-01: 33950North East 2000-09-01: 32000North East 2000-12-01: 32500North East 2001-03-01: 32000North East 2001-06-01: 36500North East 2001-09-01: 41500North East 2001-12-01: 42000North East 2002-03-01: 49000North East 2002-06-01: 49000North East 2002-09-01: 51250North East 2002-12-01: 54475North East 2003-03-01: 60000North East 2003-06-01: 62500North East 2003-09-01: 69722.5North East 2003-12-01: 77225North East 2004-03-01: 85000North East 2004-06-01: 92000North East 2004-09-01: 95500North East 2004-12-01: 95500North East 2005-03-01: 95500North East 2005-06-01: 97950North East 2005-09-01: 100750North East 2005-12-01: 106995North East 2006-03-01: 110995North East 2006-06-01: 112997.5North East 2006-09-01: 116995North East 2006-12-01: 116747.5North East 2007-03-01: 114950North East 2007-06-01: 117995North East 2007-09-01: 117995North East 2007-12-01: 119995North East 2008-03-01: 119974.5North East 2008-06-01: 115995North East 2008-09-01: 110595North East 2008-12-01: 105025North East 2009-03-01: 105000North East 2009-06-01: 102975North East 2009-09-01: 100000North East 2009-12-01: 95000North East 2010-03-01: 91207.5North East 2010-06-01: 91497.5North East 2010-09-01: 95000North East 2010-12-01: 95995North East 2011-03-01: 95995North East 2011-06-01: 95995North East 2011-09-01: 92000North East 2011-12-01: 89000North East 2012-03-01: 83500North East 2012-06-01: 81000North East 2012-09-01: 87000North East 2012-12-01: 89000North East 2013-03-01: 89000North East 2013-06-01: 90500North East 2013-09-01: 92000North East 2013-12-01: 97500North East 2014-03-01: 99950North East 2014-06-01: 100000North East 2014-09-01: 105000North East 2014-12-01: 102475North East 2015-03-01: 105000North East 2015-06-01: 100000North East 2015-09-01: 104500North East 2015-12-01: 106000North East 2016-03-01: 105000North East 2016-06-01: 104500North East 2016-09-01: 103000North East 2016-12-01: 100000North East 2017-03-01: 105000North East 2017-06-01: 115000North East 2017-09-01: 117000North East 2017-12-01: 116000North East 2018-03-01: 115000North East 2018-06-01: 110000North East 2018-09-01: 116750North East 2018-12-01: 118250North East 2019-03-01: 120000North East 2019-06-01: 126000North East 2019-09-01: 125000North East 2019-12-01: 125000North East 2020-03-01: 125500North East 2020-06-01: 125000North East 2020-09-01: 121000North East 2020-12-01: 125000North East 2021-03-01: 127500North East 2021-06-01: 130000North East 2021-09-01: 145000North East 2021-12-01: 142000North East 2022-03-01: 145000North East 2022-06-01: 142000North East 2022-09-01: 137500North East 2022-12-01: 140000North East 2023-03-01: 145500

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 North East.

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 North East, 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 North East. 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 North East. 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 North East. 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 North East.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.