"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 Whitley Bay.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Whitley Bay.

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 Whitley Bay.

Dataset

House Prices
Whitley Bay
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWhitley Bay 1995-12-01: 47500Whitley Bay 1996-03-01: 48000Whitley Bay 1996-06-01: 49000Whitley Bay 1996-09-01: 49950Whitley Bay 1996-12-01: 51000Whitley Bay 1997-03-01: 50000Whitley Bay 1997-06-01: 51000Whitley Bay 1997-09-01: 51000Whitley Bay 1997-12-01: 51000Whitley Bay 1998-03-01: 51000Whitley Bay 1998-06-01: 51100Whitley Bay 1998-09-01: 53000Whitley Bay 1998-12-01: 52500Whitley Bay 1999-03-01: 54000Whitley Bay 1999-06-01: 54000Whitley Bay 1999-09-01: 54500Whitley Bay 1999-12-01: 57000Whitley Bay 2000-03-01: 57000Whitley Bay 2000-06-01: 58000Whitley Bay 2000-09-01: 59500Whitley Bay 2000-12-01: 59950Whitley Bay 2001-03-01: 60000Whitley Bay 2001-06-01: 65000Whitley Bay 2001-09-01: 67000Whitley Bay 2001-12-01: 68150Whitley Bay 2002-03-01: 69950Whitley Bay 2002-06-01: 75000Whitley Bay 2002-09-01: 82000Whitley Bay 2002-12-01: 90000Whitley Bay 2003-03-01: 98000Whitley Bay 2003-06-01: 105000Whitley Bay 2003-09-01: 112000Whitley Bay 2003-12-01: 116000Whitley Bay 2004-03-01: 118500Whitley Bay 2004-06-01: 125000Whitley Bay 2004-09-01: 132500Whitley Bay 2004-12-01: 139200Whitley Bay 2005-03-01: 145000Whitley Bay 2005-06-01: 146475Whitley Bay 2005-09-01: 141250Whitley Bay 2005-12-01: 137500Whitley Bay 2006-03-01: 133000Whitley Bay 2006-06-01: 149000Whitley Bay 2006-09-01: 150000Whitley Bay 2006-12-01: 159000Whitley Bay 2007-03-01: 165000Whitley Bay 2007-06-01: 165000Whitley Bay 2007-09-01: 168000Whitley Bay 2007-12-01: 170000Whitley Bay 2008-03-01: 166000Whitley Bay 2008-06-01: 167750Whitley Bay 2008-09-01: 166000Whitley Bay 2008-12-01: 154125Whitley Bay 2009-03-01: 161000Whitley Bay 2009-06-01: 156000Whitley Bay 2009-09-01: 152249Whitley Bay 2009-12-01: 157000Whitley Bay 2010-03-01: 159500Whitley Bay 2010-06-01: 157475Whitley Bay 2010-09-01: 161000Whitley Bay 2010-12-01: 161000Whitley Bay 2011-03-01: 157775Whitley Bay 2011-06-01: 169500Whitley Bay 2011-09-01: 162250Whitley Bay 2011-12-01: 165000Whitley Bay 2012-03-01: 165000Whitley Bay 2012-06-01: 159995Whitley Bay 2012-09-01: 157600Whitley Bay 2012-12-01: 159500Whitley Bay 2013-03-01: 164000Whitley Bay 2013-06-01: 168000Whitley Bay 2013-09-01: 175000Whitley Bay 2013-12-01: 173000Whitley Bay 2014-03-01: 172000Whitley Bay 2014-06-01: 174475Whitley Bay 2014-09-01: 177750Whitley Bay 2014-12-01: 177500Whitley Bay 2015-03-01: 180000Whitley Bay 2015-06-01: 179500Whitley Bay 2015-09-01: 173750Whitley Bay 2015-12-01: 175000Whitley Bay 2016-03-01: 175500Whitley Bay 2016-06-01: 180000Whitley Bay 2016-09-01: 190000Whitley Bay 2016-12-01: 199250Whitley Bay 2017-03-01: 205000Whitley Bay 2017-06-01: 210000Whitley Bay 2017-09-01: 210000Whitley Bay 2017-12-01: 215000Whitley Bay 2018-03-01: 215000Whitley Bay 2018-06-01: 206075Whitley Bay 2018-09-01: 195000Whitley Bay 2018-12-01: 195000Whitley Bay 2019-03-01: 195000Whitley Bay 2019-06-01: 198000Whitley Bay 2019-09-01: 201000Whitley Bay 2019-12-01: 221250Whitley Bay 2020-03-01: 226250Whitley Bay 2020-06-01: 230000Whitley Bay 2020-09-01: 240000Whitley Bay 2020-12-01: 246300Whitley Bay 2021-03-01: 250000Whitley Bay 2021-06-01: 260000Whitley Bay 2021-09-01: 275000Whitley Bay 2021-12-01: 275000Whitley Bay 2022-03-01: 260500Whitley Bay 2022-06-01: 260500Whitley Bay 2022-09-01: 295000Whitley Bay 2022-12-01: 315750Whitley Bay 2023-03-01: 310000

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 Whitley Bay.

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 Whitley Bay, 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 Whitley Bay. 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 Whitley Bay. 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 Whitley Bay. 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 Whitley Bay.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.