"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 Tong.

Key indicators

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

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 Tong.

Dataset

House Prices
Tong
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kTong 1995-12-01: 38000Tong 1996-03-01: 38000Tong 1996-06-01: 34000Tong 1996-09-01: 33000Tong 1996-12-01: 33250Tong 1997-03-01: 38500Tong 1997-06-01: 37972.5Tong 1997-09-01: 37997.5Tong 1997-12-01: 39475Tong 1998-03-01: 37950Tong 1998-06-01: 36000Tong 1998-09-01: 36000Tong 1998-12-01: 35500Tong 1999-03-01: 35995Tong 1999-06-01: 37250Tong 1999-09-01: 40000Tong 1999-12-01: 41000Tong 2000-03-01: 41000Tong 2000-06-01: 40000Tong 2000-09-01: 40000Tong 2000-12-01: 41500Tong 2001-03-01: 44200Tong 2001-06-01: 49125Tong 2001-09-01: 49950Tong 2001-12-01: 50950Tong 2002-03-01: 47500Tong 2002-06-01: 45225Tong 2002-09-01: 45800Tong 2002-12-01: 45500Tong 2003-03-01: 46000Tong 2003-06-01: 47400Tong 2003-09-01: 49000Tong 2003-12-01: 52500Tong 2004-03-01: 52500Tong 2004-06-01: 58000Tong 2004-09-01: 59997.5Tong 2004-12-01: 69500Tong 2005-03-01: 72995Tong 2005-06-01: 75497.5Tong 2005-09-01: 79950Tong 2005-12-01: 83500Tong 2006-03-01: 80000Tong 2006-06-01: 85000Tong 2006-09-01: 87500Tong 2006-12-01: 91195Tong 2007-03-01: 95500Tong 2007-06-01: 98000Tong 2007-09-01: 104000Tong 2007-12-01: 110000Tong 2008-03-01: 110000Tong 2008-06-01: 113000Tong 2008-09-01: 114995Tong 2008-12-01: 114995Tong 2009-03-01: 114995Tong 2009-06-01: 103000Tong 2009-09-01: 97000Tong 2009-12-01: 94995Tong 2010-03-01: 95000Tong 2010-06-01: 92950Tong 2010-09-01: 95000Tong 2010-12-01: 93000Tong 2011-03-01: 91125Tong 2011-06-01: 90000Tong 2011-09-01: 89995Tong 2011-12-01: 90000Tong 2012-03-01: 97000Tong 2012-06-01: 102000Tong 2012-09-01: 105000Tong 2012-12-01: 105000Tong 2013-03-01: 105000Tong 2013-06-01: 99495Tong 2013-09-01: 105000Tong 2013-12-01: 103997.5Tong 2014-03-01: 105000Tong 2014-06-01: 108000Tong 2014-09-01: 107747.5Tong 2014-12-01: 110000Tong 2015-03-01: 109995Tong 2015-06-01: 110000Tong 2015-09-01: 112995Tong 2015-12-01: 109245Tong 2016-03-01: 107500Tong 2016-06-01: 100000Tong 2016-09-01: 100000Tong 2016-12-01: 102250Tong 2017-03-01: 105000Tong 2017-06-01: 105000Tong 2017-09-01: 100000Tong 2017-12-01: 105000Tong 2018-03-01: 101500Tong 2018-06-01: 100000Tong 2018-09-01: 106250Tong 2018-12-01: 96000Tong 2019-03-01: 93000Tong 2019-06-01: 94000Tong 2019-09-01: 97750Tong 2019-12-01: 100000Tong 2020-03-01: 106000Tong 2020-06-01: 102000Tong 2020-09-01: 100000Tong 2020-12-01: 107500Tong 2021-03-01: 113250Tong 2021-06-01: 119000Tong 2021-09-01: 121000Tong 2021-12-01: 117000Tong 2022-03-01: 118500Tong 2022-06-01: 115000Tong 2022-09-01: 120000Tong 2022-12-01: 125000Tong 2023-03-01: 122725

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 Tong.

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 Tong, 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 Tong. 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 Tong. 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 Tong. 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 Tong.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.