"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 Wharfedale.

Key indicators

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

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 Wharfedale.

Dataset

House Prices
Wharfedale
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWharfedale 1995-12-01: 82500Wharfedale 1996-03-01: 86500Wharfedale 1996-06-01: 89972.5Wharfedale 1996-09-01: 90000Wharfedale 1996-12-01: 91000Wharfedale 1997-03-01: 90000Wharfedale 1997-06-01: 94950Wharfedale 1997-09-01: 89995Wharfedale 1997-12-01: 85750Wharfedale 1998-03-01: 89725Wharfedale 1998-06-01: 86000Wharfedale 1998-09-01: 89500Wharfedale 1998-12-01: 88350Wharfedale 1999-03-01: 86500Wharfedale 1999-06-01: 84000Wharfedale 1999-09-01: 90000Wharfedale 1999-12-01: 93500Wharfedale 2000-03-01: 90000Wharfedale 2000-06-01: 97500Wharfedale 2000-09-01: 95000Wharfedale 2000-12-01: 105000Wharfedale 2001-03-01: 107000Wharfedale 2001-06-01: 115000Wharfedale 2001-09-01: 121000Wharfedale 2001-12-01: 120000Wharfedale 2002-03-01: 125000Wharfedale 2002-06-01: 125615Wharfedale 2002-09-01: 131000Wharfedale 2002-12-01: 139974.5Wharfedale 2003-03-01: 154950Wharfedale 2003-06-01: 163000Wharfedale 2003-09-01: 173000Wharfedale 2003-12-01: 182025Wharfedale 2004-03-01: 177000Wharfedale 2004-06-01: 180000Wharfedale 2004-09-01: 189950Wharfedale 2004-12-01: 204000Wharfedale 2005-03-01: 210000Wharfedale 2005-06-01: 224000Wharfedale 2005-09-01: 238975Wharfedale 2005-12-01: 225000Wharfedale 2006-03-01: 220000Wharfedale 2006-06-01: 217000Wharfedale 2006-09-01: 220000Wharfedale 2006-12-01: 229975Wharfedale 2007-03-01: 230000Wharfedale 2007-06-01: 239975Wharfedale 2007-09-01: 246000Wharfedale 2007-12-01: 245500Wharfedale 2008-03-01: 249000Wharfedale 2008-06-01: 249950Wharfedale 2008-09-01: 239500Wharfedale 2008-12-01: 233750Wharfedale 2009-03-01: 231250Wharfedale 2009-06-01: 210000Wharfedale 2009-09-01: 200000Wharfedale 2009-12-01: 210000Wharfedale 2010-03-01: 220750Wharfedale 2010-06-01: 223000Wharfedale 2010-09-01: 230000Wharfedale 2010-12-01: 227000Wharfedale 2011-03-01: 223750Wharfedale 2011-06-01: 222500Wharfedale 2011-09-01: 222500Wharfedale 2011-12-01: 225000Wharfedale 2012-03-01: 220000Wharfedale 2012-06-01: 220000Wharfedale 2012-09-01: 221000Wharfedale 2012-12-01: 222500Wharfedale 2013-03-01: 225000Wharfedale 2013-06-01: 232500Wharfedale 2013-09-01: 232500Wharfedale 2013-12-01: 245000Wharfedale 2014-03-01: 246250Wharfedale 2014-06-01: 242250Wharfedale 2014-09-01: 242500Wharfedale 2014-12-01: 242500Wharfedale 2015-03-01: 240000Wharfedale 2015-06-01: 255000Wharfedale 2015-09-01: 263000Wharfedale 2015-12-01: 266000Wharfedale 2016-03-01: 269972.5Wharfedale 2016-06-01: 270000Wharfedale 2016-09-01: 274950Wharfedale 2016-12-01: 280000Wharfedale 2017-03-01: 285000Wharfedale 2017-06-01: 278750Wharfedale 2017-09-01: 290000Wharfedale 2017-12-01: 289975Wharfedale 2018-03-01: 292000Wharfedale 2018-06-01: 298700Wharfedale 2018-09-01: 305000Wharfedale 2018-12-01: 319995Wharfedale 2019-03-01: 316250Wharfedale 2019-06-01: 315000Wharfedale 2019-09-01: 302547.5Wharfedale 2019-12-01: 290000Wharfedale 2020-03-01: 290500Wharfedale 2020-06-01: 289750Wharfedale 2020-09-01: 305000Wharfedale 2020-12-01: 330000Wharfedale 2021-03-01: 344950Wharfedale 2021-06-01: 347750Wharfedale 2021-09-01: 355000Wharfedale 2021-12-01: 375000Wharfedale 2022-03-01: 380000Wharfedale 2022-06-01: 405000Wharfedale 2022-09-01: 432000Wharfedale 2022-12-01: 395000Wharfedale 2023-03-01: 395000

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 Wharfedale.

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 Wharfedale, 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 Wharfedale. 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 Wharfedale. 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 Wharfedale. 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 Wharfedale.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.