"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 Houghton.

Key indicators

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

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 Houghton.

Dataset

House Prices
Houghton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHoughton 1995-12-01: 32500Houghton 1996-03-01: 31000Houghton 1996-06-01: 34500Houghton 1996-09-01: 34950Houghton 1996-12-01: 37100Houghton 1997-03-01: 35750Houghton 1997-06-01: 35500Houghton 1997-09-01: 35250Houghton 1997-12-01: 35000Houghton 1998-03-01: 35000Houghton 1998-06-01: 34000Houghton 1998-09-01: 42950Houghton 1998-12-01: 49750Houghton 1999-03-01: 53950Houghton 1999-06-01: 55975Houghton 1999-09-01: 54500Houghton 1999-12-01: 56000Houghton 2000-03-01: 58000Houghton 2000-06-01: 59950Houghton 2000-09-01: 59950Houghton 2000-12-01: 58475Houghton 2001-03-01: 52000Houghton 2001-06-01: 39000Houghton 2001-09-01: 38250Houghton 2001-12-01: 37250Houghton 2002-03-01: 38000Houghton 2002-06-01: 44200Houghton 2002-09-01: 54500Houghton 2002-12-01: 63000Houghton 2003-03-01: 66000Houghton 2003-06-01: 65000Houghton 2003-09-01: 65000Houghton 2003-12-01: 77000Houghton 2004-03-01: 86250Houghton 2004-06-01: 96000Houghton 2004-09-01: 91750Houghton 2004-12-01: 89950Houghton 2005-03-01: 89000Houghton 2005-06-01: 88500Houghton 2005-09-01: 88975Houghton 2005-12-01: 94500Houghton 2006-03-01: 97000Houghton 2006-06-01: 100000Houghton 2006-09-01: 103000Houghton 2006-12-01: 99950Houghton 2007-03-01: 102000Houghton 2007-06-01: 104950Houghton 2007-09-01: 110000Houghton 2007-12-01: 110000Houghton 2008-03-01: 110000Houghton 2008-06-01: 112000Houghton 2008-09-01: 113000Houghton 2008-12-01: 115000Houghton 2009-03-01: 119950Houghton 2009-06-01: 115000Houghton 2009-09-01: 112500Houghton 2009-12-01: 119950Houghton 2010-03-01: 109950Houghton 2010-06-01: 108000Houghton 2010-09-01: 100000Houghton 2010-12-01: 90000Houghton 2011-03-01: 93500Houghton 2011-06-01: 92000Houghton 2011-09-01: 97750Houghton 2011-12-01: 96000Houghton 2012-03-01: 87000Houghton 2012-06-01: 84000Houghton 2012-09-01: 82000Houghton 2012-12-01: 79975Houghton 2013-03-01: 85000Houghton 2013-06-01: 88950Houghton 2013-09-01: 88950Houghton 2013-12-01: 92250Houghton 2014-03-01: 107000Houghton 2014-06-01: 124950Houghton 2014-09-01: 128972.5Houghton 2014-12-01: 135000Houghton 2015-03-01: 133475Houghton 2015-06-01: 138000Houghton 2015-09-01: 137500Houghton 2015-12-01: 130000Houghton 2016-03-01: 130000Houghton 2016-06-01: 125000Houghton 2016-09-01: 121500Houghton 2016-12-01: 123000Houghton 2017-03-01: 130000Houghton 2017-06-01: 126500Houghton 2017-09-01: 127500Houghton 2017-12-01: 137725Houghton 2018-03-01: 133000Houghton 2018-06-01: 145000Houghton 2018-09-01: 149950Houghton 2018-12-01: 130750Houghton 2019-03-01: 135000Houghton 2019-06-01: 126750Houghton 2019-09-01: 95500Houghton 2019-12-01: 108500Houghton 2020-03-01: 108500Houghton 2020-06-01: 114000Houghton 2020-09-01: 129000Houghton 2020-12-01: 150000Houghton 2021-03-01: 157500Houghton 2021-06-01: 159995Houghton 2021-09-01: 164000Houghton 2021-12-01: 160497.5Houghton 2022-03-01: 155000Houghton 2022-06-01: 145000Houghton 2022-09-01: 129950Houghton 2022-12-01: 127500Houghton 2023-03-01: 127525

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 Houghton.

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 Houghton, 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 Houghton. 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 Houghton. 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 Houghton. 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 Houghton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.