"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 Birtley.

Key indicators

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

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 Birtley.

Dataset

House Prices
Birtley
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBirtley 1995-12-01: 33950Birtley 1996-03-01: 32750Birtley 1996-06-01: 37000Birtley 1996-09-01: 40000Birtley 1996-12-01: 47000Birtley 1997-03-01: 48250Birtley 1997-06-01: 48000Birtley 1997-09-01: 50150Birtley 1997-12-01: 40000Birtley 1998-03-01: 42125Birtley 1998-06-01: 37500Birtley 1998-09-01: 39250Birtley 1998-12-01: 44500Birtley 1999-03-01: 48950Birtley 1999-06-01: 48950Birtley 1999-09-01: 44000Birtley 1999-12-01: 42475Birtley 2000-03-01: 42750Birtley 2000-06-01: 43500Birtley 2000-09-01: 48000Birtley 2000-12-01: 44500Birtley 2001-03-01: 41125Birtley 2001-06-01: 41500Birtley 2001-09-01: 42500Birtley 2001-12-01: 44000Birtley 2002-03-01: 44500Birtley 2002-06-01: 49000Birtley 2002-09-01: 51000Birtley 2002-12-01: 64000Birtley 2003-03-01: 68025Birtley 2003-06-01: 78000Birtley 2003-09-01: 82500Birtley 2003-12-01: 79725Birtley 2004-03-01: 83000Birtley 2004-06-01: 87975Birtley 2004-09-01: 95000Birtley 2004-12-01: 113000Birtley 2005-03-01: 107000Birtley 2005-06-01: 105000Birtley 2005-09-01: 105000Birtley 2005-12-01: 100000Birtley 2006-03-01: 102000Birtley 2006-06-01: 108000Birtley 2006-09-01: 112750Birtley 2006-12-01: 109500Birtley 2007-03-01: 114000Birtley 2007-06-01: 114500Birtley 2007-09-01: 110000Birtley 2007-12-01: 114250Birtley 2008-03-01: 114500Birtley 2008-06-01: 115000Birtley 2008-09-01: 115875Birtley 2008-12-01: 111500Birtley 2009-03-01: 116750Birtley 2009-06-01: 102500Birtley 2009-09-01: 105000Birtley 2009-12-01: 103000Birtley 2010-03-01: 100500Birtley 2010-06-01: 99975Birtley 2010-09-01: 100000Birtley 2010-12-01: 98000Birtley 2011-03-01: 89000Birtley 2011-06-01: 94975Birtley 2011-09-01: 100000Birtley 2011-12-01: 106750Birtley 2012-03-01: 105000Birtley 2012-06-01: 99975Birtley 2012-09-01: 98975Birtley 2012-12-01: 102475Birtley 2013-03-01: 115000Birtley 2013-06-01: 122500Birtley 2013-09-01: 124750Birtley 2013-12-01: 119000Birtley 2014-03-01: 115000Birtley 2014-06-01: 110000Birtley 2014-09-01: 106000Birtley 2014-12-01: 115000Birtley 2015-03-01: 115000Birtley 2015-06-01: 134426.5Birtley 2015-09-01: 133853Birtley 2015-12-01: 135000Birtley 2016-03-01: 136000Birtley 2016-06-01: 132000Birtley 2016-09-01: 127000Birtley 2016-12-01: 131000Birtley 2017-03-01: 122000Birtley 2017-06-01: 124000Birtley 2017-09-01: 133000Birtley 2017-12-01: 133975Birtley 2018-03-01: 130250Birtley 2018-06-01: 123500Birtley 2018-09-01: 125000Birtley 2018-12-01: 127000Birtley 2019-03-01: 127000Birtley 2019-06-01: 128725Birtley 2019-09-01: 127000Birtley 2019-12-01: 138000Birtley 2020-03-01: 143000Birtley 2020-06-01: 145000Birtley 2020-09-01: 150000Birtley 2020-12-01: 150995Birtley 2021-03-01: 152995Birtley 2021-06-01: 150000Birtley 2021-09-01: 145000Birtley 2021-12-01: 139950Birtley 2022-03-01: 136995Birtley 2022-06-01: 136750Birtley 2022-09-01: 150000Birtley 2022-12-01: 140000Birtley 2023-03-01: 140000

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 Birtley.

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 Birtley, 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 Birtley. 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 Birtley. 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 Birtley. 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 Birtley.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.