"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 Brighouse.

Key indicators

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

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 Brighouse.

Dataset

House Prices
Brighouse
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBrighouse 1995-12-01: 39000Brighouse 1996-03-01: 39000Brighouse 1996-06-01: 39725Brighouse 1996-09-01: 39950Brighouse 1996-12-01: 40000Brighouse 1997-03-01: 38950Brighouse 1997-06-01: 40000Brighouse 1997-09-01: 43450Brighouse 1997-12-01: 41750Brighouse 1998-03-01: 43250Brighouse 1998-06-01: 41500Brighouse 1998-09-01: 42000Brighouse 1998-12-01: 42000Brighouse 1999-03-01: 42000Brighouse 1999-06-01: 43250Brighouse 1999-09-01: 42975Brighouse 1999-12-01: 45000Brighouse 2000-03-01: 45000Brighouse 2000-06-01: 44250Brighouse 2000-09-01: 43817Brighouse 2000-12-01: 47000Brighouse 2001-03-01: 48475Brighouse 2001-06-01: 50000Brighouse 2001-09-01: 51975Brighouse 2001-12-01: 49475Brighouse 2002-03-01: 50000Brighouse 2002-06-01: 53500Brighouse 2002-09-01: 53250Brighouse 2002-12-01: 54750Brighouse 2003-03-01: 55000Brighouse 2003-06-01: 56000Brighouse 2003-09-01: 59950Brighouse 2003-12-01: 71475Brighouse 2004-03-01: 82500Brighouse 2004-06-01: 90000Brighouse 2004-09-01: 101500Brighouse 2004-12-01: 111000Brighouse 2005-03-01: 112500Brighouse 2005-06-01: 115000Brighouse 2005-09-01: 116500Brighouse 2005-12-01: 115000Brighouse 2006-03-01: 115100Brighouse 2006-06-01: 118000Brighouse 2006-09-01: 113500Brighouse 2006-12-01: 116500Brighouse 2007-03-01: 123000Brighouse 2007-06-01: 129950Brighouse 2007-09-01: 130917.5Brighouse 2007-12-01: 135000Brighouse 2008-03-01: 129975Brighouse 2008-06-01: 125000Brighouse 2008-09-01: 128500Brighouse 2008-12-01: 124995Brighouse 2009-03-01: 123000Brighouse 2009-06-01: 115000Brighouse 2009-09-01: 106350Brighouse 2009-12-01: 110000Brighouse 2010-03-01: 111000Brighouse 2010-06-01: 115000Brighouse 2010-09-01: 120000Brighouse 2010-12-01: 120000Brighouse 2011-03-01: 121750Brighouse 2011-06-01: 110000Brighouse 2011-09-01: 107750Brighouse 2011-12-01: 105000Brighouse 2012-03-01: 104000Brighouse 2012-06-01: 110000Brighouse 2012-09-01: 115000Brighouse 2012-12-01: 115000Brighouse 2013-03-01: 109500Brighouse 2013-06-01: 110000Brighouse 2013-09-01: 104000Brighouse 2013-12-01: 106500Brighouse 2014-03-01: 109000Brighouse 2014-06-01: 107500Brighouse 2014-09-01: 108500Brighouse 2014-12-01: 112000Brighouse 2015-03-01: 110000Brighouse 2015-06-01: 117750Brighouse 2015-09-01: 130000Brighouse 2015-12-01: 135000Brighouse 2016-03-01: 142000Brighouse 2016-06-01: 131000Brighouse 2016-09-01: 128975Brighouse 2016-12-01: 130000Brighouse 2017-03-01: 124500Brighouse 2017-06-01: 130000Brighouse 2017-09-01: 122975Brighouse 2017-12-01: 122750Brighouse 2018-03-01: 125000Brighouse 2018-06-01: 124950Brighouse 2018-09-01: 147000Brighouse 2018-12-01: 150000Brighouse 2019-03-01: 155000Brighouse 2019-06-01: 152999.5Brighouse 2019-09-01: 146250Brighouse 2019-12-01: 137749Brighouse 2020-03-01: 133500Brighouse 2020-06-01: 146500Brighouse 2020-09-01: 150000Brighouse 2020-12-01: 157500Brighouse 2021-03-01: 162000Brighouse 2021-06-01: 160000Brighouse 2021-09-01: 167500Brighouse 2021-12-01: 162250Brighouse 2022-03-01: 160000Brighouse 2022-06-01: 154250Brighouse 2022-09-01: 145000Brighouse 2022-12-01: 156594.5Brighouse 2023-03-01: 163000

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 Brighouse.

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 Brighouse, 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 Brighouse. 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 Brighouse. 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 Brighouse. 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 Brighouse.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.