"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 Benton.

Key indicators

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

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 Benton.

Dataset

House Prices
Benton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBenton 1995-12-01: 56000Benton 1996-03-01: 54000Benton 1996-06-01: 50000Benton 1996-09-01: 52000Benton 1996-12-01: 51500Benton 1997-03-01: 54950Benton 1997-06-01: 56250Benton 1997-09-01: 54795Benton 1997-12-01: 59122Benton 1998-03-01: 56250Benton 1998-06-01: 56875Benton 1998-09-01: 58247.5Benton 1998-12-01: 56500Benton 1999-03-01: 58000Benton 1999-06-01: 59995Benton 1999-09-01: 59995Benton 1999-12-01: 61725Benton 2000-03-01: 63250Benton 2000-06-01: 63250Benton 2000-09-01: 63500Benton 2000-12-01: 65995Benton 2001-03-01: 67000Benton 2001-06-01: 68975Benton 2001-09-01: 70475Benton 2001-12-01: 70475Benton 2002-03-01: 69950Benton 2002-06-01: 73500Benton 2002-09-01: 75000Benton 2002-12-01: 82000Benton 2003-03-01: 85000Benton 2003-06-01: 90000Benton 2003-09-01: 98000Benton 2003-12-01: 100000Benton 2004-03-01: 104700Benton 2004-06-01: 115000Benton 2004-09-01: 119225Benton 2004-12-01: 127000Benton 2005-03-01: 130500Benton 2005-06-01: 134000Benton 2005-09-01: 137000Benton 2005-12-01: 143500Benton 2006-03-01: 145500Benton 2006-06-01: 142000Benton 2006-09-01: 145000Benton 2006-12-01: 141250Benton 2007-03-01: 138000Benton 2007-06-01: 140500Benton 2007-09-01: 140000Benton 2007-12-01: 142000Benton 2008-03-01: 144975Benton 2008-06-01: 139225Benton 2008-09-01: 130750Benton 2008-12-01: 135000Benton 2009-03-01: 130000Benton 2009-06-01: 127500Benton 2009-09-01: 119500Benton 2009-12-01: 127750Benton 2010-03-01: 120000Benton 2010-06-01: 130250Benton 2010-09-01: 144500Benton 2010-12-01: 145000Benton 2011-03-01: 147000Benton 2011-06-01: 145000Benton 2011-09-01: 135750Benton 2011-12-01: 125000Benton 2012-03-01: 124950Benton 2012-06-01: 118750Benton 2012-09-01: 117050Benton 2012-12-01: 117500Benton 2013-03-01: 117250Benton 2013-06-01: 120000Benton 2013-09-01: 121500Benton 2013-12-01: 125000Benton 2014-03-01: 136500Benton 2014-06-01: 135500Benton 2014-09-01: 134000Benton 2014-12-01: 141000Benton 2015-03-01: 129950Benton 2015-06-01: 147996Benton 2015-09-01: 159950Benton 2015-12-01: 164000Benton 2016-03-01: 170000Benton 2016-06-01: 170000Benton 2016-09-01: 171000Benton 2016-12-01: 163250Benton 2017-03-01: 159500Benton 2017-06-01: 161000Benton 2017-09-01: 165000Benton 2017-12-01: 180000Benton 2018-03-01: 177475Benton 2018-06-01: 192000Benton 2018-09-01: 173500Benton 2018-12-01: 165000Benton 2019-03-01: 165000Benton 2019-06-01: 150000Benton 2019-09-01: 156000Benton 2019-12-01: 153500Benton 2020-03-01: 152250Benton 2020-06-01: 151000Benton 2020-09-01: 157000Benton 2020-12-01: 161250Benton 2021-03-01: 167000Benton 2021-06-01: 170000Benton 2021-09-01: 169000Benton 2021-12-01: 167000Benton 2022-03-01: 165000Benton 2022-06-01: 170000Benton 2022-09-01: 175000Benton 2022-12-01: 180000Benton 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Benton.

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 Benton, 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 Benton. 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 Benton. 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 Benton. 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 Benton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.