"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 Northumberland.

Key indicators

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

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 Northumberland.

Dataset

House Prices
Northumberland
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kNorthumberland 1995-12-01: 36950Northumberland 1996-03-01: 36975Northumberland 1996-06-01: 36500Northumberland 1996-09-01: 36725Northumberland 1996-12-01: 38000Northumberland 1997-03-01: 37975Northumberland 1997-06-01: 39000Northumberland 1997-09-01: 38000Northumberland 1997-12-01: 37250Northumberland 1998-03-01: 38000Northumberland 1998-06-01: 38000Northumberland 1998-09-01: 39000Northumberland 1998-12-01: 40500Northumberland 1999-03-01: 40000Northumberland 1999-06-01: 39500Northumberland 1999-09-01: 40000Northumberland 1999-12-01: 40000Northumberland 2000-03-01: 41375Northumberland 2000-06-01: 41500Northumberland 2000-09-01: 43000Northumberland 2000-12-01: 42000Northumberland 2001-03-01: 43975Northumberland 2001-06-01: 44000Northumberland 2001-09-01: 43000Northumberland 2001-12-01: 44000Northumberland 2002-03-01: 44000Northumberland 2002-06-01: 44475Northumberland 2002-09-01: 49950Northumberland 2002-12-01: 53000Northumberland 2003-03-01: 57997.5Northumberland 2003-06-01: 61500Northumberland 2003-09-01: 68975Northumberland 2003-12-01: 69975Northumberland 2004-03-01: 74000Northumberland 2004-06-01: 83000Northumberland 2004-09-01: 91497.5Northumberland 2004-12-01: 95500Northumberland 2005-03-01: 99000Northumberland 2005-06-01: 98000Northumberland 2005-09-01: 98000Northumberland 2005-12-01: 105000Northumberland 2006-03-01: 105000Northumberland 2006-06-01: 105500Northumberland 2006-09-01: 106000Northumberland 2006-12-01: 110000Northumberland 2007-03-01: 111000Northumberland 2007-06-01: 117000Northumberland 2007-09-01: 119950Northumberland 2007-12-01: 116750Northumberland 2008-03-01: 118000Northumberland 2008-06-01: 115000Northumberland 2008-09-01: 112500Northumberland 2008-12-01: 113225Northumberland 2009-03-01: 106000Northumberland 2009-06-01: 87000Northumberland 2009-09-01: 85000Northumberland 2009-12-01: 92000Northumberland 2010-03-01: 95000Northumberland 2010-06-01: 105000Northumberland 2010-09-01: 105000Northumberland 2010-12-01: 107000Northumberland 2011-03-01: 102500Northumberland 2011-06-01: 100000Northumberland 2011-09-01: 101350Northumberland 2011-12-01: 103000Northumberland 2012-03-01: 104000Northumberland 2012-06-01: 108000Northumberland 2012-09-01: 103000Northumberland 2012-12-01: 101722.5Northumberland 2013-03-01: 100000Northumberland 2013-06-01: 99000Northumberland 2013-09-01: 100000Northumberland 2013-12-01: 100000Northumberland 2014-03-01: 104500Northumberland 2014-06-01: 108000Northumberland 2014-09-01: 108000Northumberland 2014-12-01: 113000Northumberland 2015-03-01: 120000Northumberland 2015-06-01: 117500Northumberland 2015-09-01: 115000Northumberland 2015-12-01: 114950Northumberland 2016-03-01: 110000Northumberland 2016-06-01: 112500Northumberland 2016-09-01: 124000Northumberland 2016-12-01: 126000Northumberland 2017-03-01: 127000Northumberland 2017-06-01: 159950Northumberland 2017-09-01: 164950Northumberland 2017-12-01: 170975Northumberland 2018-03-01: 170000Northumberland 2018-06-01: 170950Northumberland 2018-09-01: 170000Northumberland 2018-12-01: 170000Northumberland 2019-03-01: 175000Northumberland 2019-06-01: 175950Northumberland 2019-09-01: 175000Northumberland 2019-12-01: 160000Northumberland 2020-03-01: 160000Northumberland 2020-06-01: 165750Northumberland 2020-09-01: 169975Northumberland 2020-12-01: 185000Northumberland 2021-03-01: 194950Northumberland 2021-06-01: 193475Northumberland 2021-09-01: 193475Northumberland 2021-12-01: 190750Northumberland 2022-03-01: 190000Northumberland 2022-06-01: 185975Northumberland 2022-09-01: 186975Northumberland 2022-12-01: 180000Northumberland 2023-03-01: 180000

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 Northumberland.

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 Northumberland, 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 Northumberland. 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 Northumberland. 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 Northumberland. 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 Northumberland.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.