"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 Old Town.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Old Town.

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 Old Town.

Dataset

House Prices
Old Town
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kOld Town 1995-12-01: 37000Old Town 1996-03-01: 36000Old Town 1996-06-01: 36000Old Town 1996-09-01: 36000Old Town 1996-12-01: 36000Old Town 1997-03-01: 37000Old Town 1997-06-01: 36000Old Town 1997-09-01: 37000Old Town 1997-12-01: 37950Old Town 1998-03-01: 38000Old Town 1998-06-01: 39497.5Old Town 1998-09-01: 39995Old Town 1998-12-01: 40875Old Town 1999-03-01: 40000Old Town 1999-06-01: 39950Old Town 1999-09-01: 39997.5Old Town 1999-12-01: 40000Old Town 2000-03-01: 41125Old Town 2000-06-01: 41125Old Town 2000-09-01: 41000Old Town 2000-12-01: 40000Old Town 2001-03-01: 39000Old Town 2001-06-01: 41000Old Town 2001-09-01: 39000Old Town 2001-12-01: 38500Old Town 2002-03-01: 41500Old Town 2002-06-01: 42000Old Town 2002-09-01: 44975Old Town 2002-12-01: 48250Old Town 2003-03-01: 52000Old Town 2003-06-01: 59950Old Town 2003-09-01: 75000Old Town 2003-12-01: 93000Old Town 2004-03-01: 98000Old Town 2004-06-01: 97000Old Town 2004-09-01: 105000Old Town 2004-12-01: 109950Old Town 2005-03-01: 110000Old Town 2005-06-01: 117975Old Town 2005-09-01: 118950Old Town 2005-12-01: 119500Old Town 2006-03-01: 121950Old Town 2006-06-01: 120000Old Town 2006-09-01: 124000Old Town 2006-12-01: 124620Old Town 2007-03-01: 122975Old Town 2007-06-01: 124000Old Town 2007-09-01: 124950Old Town 2007-12-01: 124950Old Town 2008-03-01: 125000Old Town 2008-06-01: 125000Old Town 2008-09-01: 121700Old Town 2008-12-01: 121500Old Town 2009-03-01: 118000Old Town 2009-06-01: 106000Old Town 2009-09-01: 104000Old Town 2009-12-01: 107500Old Town 2010-03-01: 105000Old Town 2010-06-01: 105000Old Town 2010-09-01: 104000Old Town 2010-12-01: 97000Old Town 2011-03-01: 97000Old Town 2011-06-01: 102475Old Town 2011-09-01: 100000Old Town 2011-12-01: 104950Old Town 2012-03-01: 110000Old Town 2012-06-01: 102000Old Town 2012-09-01: 110500Old Town 2012-12-01: 110000Old Town 2013-03-01: 105000Old Town 2013-06-01: 105000Old Town 2013-09-01: 103500Old Town 2013-12-01: 105000Old Town 2014-03-01: 105000Old Town 2014-06-01: 112000Old Town 2014-09-01: 114000Old Town 2014-12-01: 116000Old Town 2015-03-01: 120000Old Town 2015-06-01: 120000Old Town 2015-09-01: 124950Old Town 2015-12-01: 124000Old Town 2016-03-01: 124500Old Town 2016-06-01: 124500Old Town 2016-09-01: 120000Old Town 2016-12-01: 129950Old Town 2017-03-01: 124000Old Town 2017-06-01: 123000Old Town 2017-09-01: 124750Old Town 2017-12-01: 125000Old Town 2018-03-01: 127000Old Town 2018-06-01: 126750Old Town 2018-09-01: 136500Old Town 2018-12-01: 138975Old Town 2019-03-01: 142500Old Town 2019-06-01: 152997.5Old Town 2019-09-01: 145000Old Town 2019-12-01: 132500Old Town 2020-03-01: 130000Old Town 2020-06-01: 125000Old Town 2020-09-01: 125000Old Town 2020-12-01: 140000Old Town 2021-03-01: 155000Old Town 2021-06-01: 163750Old Town 2021-09-01: 170000Old Town 2021-12-01: 175000Old Town 2022-03-01: 166000Old Town 2022-06-01: 156000Old Town 2022-09-01: 150000Old Town 2022-12-01: 160000Old Town 2023-03-01: 166000

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 Old Town.

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 Old Town, 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 Old Town. 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 Old Town. 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 Old Town. 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 Old Town.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.