"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 Washington East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Washington East.

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 Washington East.

Dataset

House Prices
Washington East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWashington East 1995-12-01: 64000Washington East 1996-03-01: 61000Washington East 1996-06-01: 65000Washington East 1996-09-01: 65000Washington East 1996-12-01: 59500Washington East 1997-03-01: 60000Washington East 1997-06-01: 67000Washington East 1997-09-01: 58725Washington East 1997-12-01: 64950Washington East 1998-03-01: 66000Washington East 1998-06-01: 60000Washington East 1998-09-01: 72000Washington East 1998-12-01: 59950Washington East 1999-03-01: 57750Washington East 1999-06-01: 57750Washington East 1999-09-01: 57500Washington East 1999-12-01: 58975Washington East 2000-03-01: 59000Washington East 2000-06-01: 63500Washington East 2000-09-01: 64950Washington East 2000-12-01: 65975Washington East 2001-03-01: 66475Washington East 2001-06-01: 65000Washington East 2001-09-01: 85000Washington East 2001-12-01: 81000Washington East 2002-03-01: 88475Washington East 2002-06-01: 90000Washington East 2002-09-01: 106000Washington East 2002-12-01: 125000Washington East 2003-03-01: 126600Washington East 2003-06-01: 145000Washington East 2003-09-01: 154500Washington East 2003-12-01: 147000Washington East 2004-03-01: 125000Washington East 2004-06-01: 114750Washington East 2004-09-01: 108000Washington East 2004-12-01: 100000Washington East 2005-03-01: 106000Washington East 2005-06-01: 100000Washington East 2005-09-01: 97500Washington East 2005-12-01: 102500Washington East 2006-03-01: 104500Washington East 2006-06-01: 105750Washington East 2006-09-01: 109500Washington East 2006-12-01: 111250Washington East 2007-03-01: 124950Washington East 2007-06-01: 130000Washington East 2007-09-01: 149995Washington East 2007-12-01: 130975Washington East 2008-03-01: 131950Washington East 2008-06-01: 124000Washington East 2008-09-01: 120000Washington East 2008-12-01: 124975Washington East 2009-03-01: 124000Washington East 2009-06-01: 131500Washington East 2009-09-01: 125000Washington East 2009-12-01: 128000Washington East 2010-03-01: 142500Washington East 2010-06-01: 112500Washington East 2010-09-01: 150500Washington East 2010-12-01: 158375Washington East 2011-03-01: 139000Washington East 2011-06-01: 158800Washington East 2011-09-01: 156000Washington East 2011-12-01: 166000Washington East 2012-03-01: 167997.5Washington East 2012-06-01: 175000Washington East 2012-09-01: 172500Washington East 2012-12-01: 165000Washington East 2013-03-01: 163000Washington East 2013-06-01: 180000Washington East 2013-09-01: 180000Washington East 2013-12-01: 180997.5Washington East 2014-03-01: 180000Washington East 2014-06-01: 169995Washington East 2014-09-01: 175000Washington East 2014-12-01: 175995Washington East 2015-03-01: 176545Washington East 2015-06-01: 175000Washington East 2015-09-01: 167120Washington East 2015-12-01: 169997.5Washington East 2016-03-01: 169995Washington East 2016-06-01: 181000Washington East 2016-09-01: 193750Washington East 2016-12-01: 190000Washington East 2017-03-01: 184997.5Washington East 2017-06-01: 185000Washington East 2017-09-01: 180000Washington East 2017-12-01: 175000Washington East 2018-03-01: 202250Washington East 2018-06-01: 195000Washington East 2018-09-01: 185000Washington East 2018-12-01: 185000Washington East 2019-03-01: 180000Washington East 2019-06-01: 166000Washington East 2019-09-01: 183995Washington East 2019-12-01: 196250Washington East 2020-03-01: 202497.5Washington East 2020-06-01: 209997.5Washington East 2020-09-01: 210000Washington East 2020-12-01: 199997.5Washington East 2021-03-01: 198000Washington East 2021-06-01: 200000Washington East 2021-09-01: 192000Washington East 2021-12-01: 186300Washington East 2022-03-01: 185995Washington East 2022-06-01: 174000Washington East 2022-09-01: 175000Washington East 2022-12-01: 179250Washington East 2023-03-01: 176250

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 Washington East.

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 Washington East, 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 Washington East. 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 Washington East. 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 Washington East. 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 Washington East.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.