"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 Southwick.

Key indicators

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

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 Southwick.

Dataset

House Prices
Southwick
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSouthwick 1995-12-01: 25000Southwick 1996-03-01: 25000Southwick 1996-06-01: 25500Southwick 1996-09-01: 28000Southwick 1996-12-01: 29000Southwick 1997-03-01: 29000Southwick 1997-06-01: 28750Southwick 1997-09-01: 28500Southwick 1997-12-01: 27250Southwick 1998-03-01: 27250Southwick 1998-06-01: 26625Southwick 1998-09-01: 26000Southwick 1998-12-01: 24376Southwick 1999-03-01: 23975Southwick 1999-06-01: 25500Southwick 1999-09-01: 26000Southwick 1999-12-01: 26950Southwick 2000-03-01: 28950Southwick 2000-06-01: 28500Southwick 2000-09-01: 29500Southwick 2000-12-01: 27775Southwick 2001-03-01: 27000Southwick 2001-06-01: 27000Southwick 2001-09-01: 27000Southwick 2001-12-01: 27500Southwick 2002-03-01: 27225Southwick 2002-06-01: 30000Southwick 2002-09-01: 29000Southwick 2002-12-01: 31000Southwick 2003-03-01: 34300Southwick 2003-06-01: 36975Southwick 2003-09-01: 39950Southwick 2003-12-01: 42000Southwick 2004-03-01: 45000Southwick 2004-06-01: 50000Southwick 2004-09-01: 55000Southwick 2004-12-01: 57000Southwick 2005-03-01: 60000Southwick 2005-06-01: 64950Southwick 2005-09-01: 70600Southwick 2005-12-01: 74950Southwick 2006-03-01: 74000Southwick 2006-06-01: 73000Southwick 2006-09-01: 73500Southwick 2006-12-01: 75000Southwick 2007-03-01: 75000Southwick 2007-06-01: 80000Southwick 2007-09-01: 80000Southwick 2007-12-01: 82650Southwick 2008-03-01: 82650Southwick 2008-06-01: 80250Southwick 2008-09-01: 80000Southwick 2008-12-01: 80500Southwick 2009-03-01: 83000Southwick 2009-06-01: 84500Southwick 2009-09-01: 83000Southwick 2009-12-01: 80000Southwick 2010-03-01: 80000Southwick 2010-06-01: 79950Southwick 2010-09-01: 80500Southwick 2010-12-01: 84975Southwick 2011-03-01: 89960Southwick 2011-06-01: 92897.5Southwick 2011-09-01: 85000Southwick 2011-12-01: 81000Southwick 2012-03-01: 78000Southwick 2012-06-01: 73750Southwick 2012-09-01: 94500Southwick 2012-12-01: 101000Southwick 2013-03-01: 94000Southwick 2013-06-01: 91000Southwick 2013-09-01: 81000Southwick 2013-12-01: 77000Southwick 2014-03-01: 88345Southwick 2014-06-01: 92747.5Southwick 2014-09-01: 92500Southwick 2014-12-01: 92747.5Southwick 2015-03-01: 90245Southwick 2015-06-01: 90245Southwick 2015-09-01: 97370.5Southwick 2015-12-01: 100000Southwick 2016-03-01: 93000Southwick 2016-06-01: 91000Southwick 2016-09-01: 87000Southwick 2016-12-01: 83750Southwick 2017-03-01: 90000Southwick 2017-06-01: 86250Southwick 2017-09-01: 90000Southwick 2017-12-01: 90000Southwick 2018-03-01: 89500Southwick 2018-06-01: 92500Southwick 2018-09-01: 89500Southwick 2018-12-01: 86000Southwick 2019-03-01: 85000Southwick 2019-06-01: 85500Southwick 2019-09-01: 87725Southwick 2019-12-01: 83750Southwick 2020-03-01: 87500Southwick 2020-06-01: 85500Southwick 2020-09-01: 82500Southwick 2020-12-01: 89975Southwick 2021-03-01: 98000Southwick 2021-06-01: 98000Southwick 2021-09-01: 105000Southwick 2021-12-01: 105000Southwick 2022-03-01: 105000Southwick 2022-06-01: 100000Southwick 2022-09-01: 97500Southwick 2022-12-01: 100000Southwick 2023-03-01: 89000

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 Southwick.

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 Southwick, 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 Southwick. 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 Southwick. 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 Southwick. 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 Southwick.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.