"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 Sowerby Bridge.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Sowerby Bridge.

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 Sowerby Bridge.

Dataset

House Prices
Sowerby Bridge
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSowerby Bridge 1995-12-01: 36500Sowerby Bridge 1996-03-01: 36000Sowerby Bridge 1996-06-01: 36500Sowerby Bridge 1996-09-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 1996-12-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 1997-03-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 1997-06-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 1997-09-01: 38975Sowerby Bridge 1997-12-01: 40000Sowerby Bridge 1998-03-01: 42000Sowerby Bridge 1998-06-01: 41475Sowerby Bridge 1998-09-01: 40250Sowerby Bridge 1998-12-01: 38875Sowerby Bridge 1999-03-01: 37975Sowerby Bridge 1999-06-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 1999-09-01: 36000Sowerby Bridge 1999-12-01: 37000Sowerby Bridge 2000-03-01: 38500Sowerby Bridge 2000-06-01: 39975Sowerby Bridge 2000-09-01: 40750Sowerby Bridge 2000-12-01: 42000Sowerby Bridge 2001-03-01: 42000Sowerby Bridge 2001-06-01: 42500Sowerby Bridge 2001-09-01: 42500Sowerby Bridge 2001-12-01: 42500Sowerby Bridge 2002-03-01: 43000Sowerby Bridge 2002-06-01: 47250Sowerby Bridge 2002-09-01: 48000Sowerby Bridge 2002-12-01: 51000Sowerby Bridge 2003-03-01: 55500Sowerby Bridge 2003-06-01: 60000Sowerby Bridge 2003-09-01: 67000Sowerby Bridge 2003-12-01: 70000Sowerby Bridge 2004-03-01: 74000Sowerby Bridge 2004-06-01: 76750Sowerby Bridge 2004-09-01: 77500Sowerby Bridge 2004-12-01: 80625Sowerby Bridge 2005-03-01: 85000Sowerby Bridge 2005-06-01: 87500Sowerby Bridge 2005-09-01: 95000Sowerby Bridge 2005-12-01: 99950Sowerby Bridge 2006-03-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2006-06-01: 103000Sowerby Bridge 2006-09-01: 104000Sowerby Bridge 2006-12-01: 110000Sowerby Bridge 2007-03-01: 115000Sowerby Bridge 2007-06-01: 116997.5Sowerby Bridge 2007-09-01: 120000Sowerby Bridge 2007-12-01: 120000Sowerby Bridge 2008-03-01: 120000Sowerby Bridge 2008-06-01: 122000Sowerby Bridge 2008-09-01: 120000Sowerby Bridge 2008-12-01: 116500Sowerby Bridge 2009-03-01: 109475Sowerby Bridge 2009-06-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2009-09-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2009-12-01: 110000Sowerby Bridge 2010-03-01: 113500Sowerby Bridge 2010-06-01: 115500Sowerby Bridge 2010-09-01: 116350Sowerby Bridge 2010-12-01: 113000Sowerby Bridge 2011-03-01: 114500Sowerby Bridge 2011-06-01: 107000Sowerby Bridge 2011-09-01: 109250Sowerby Bridge 2011-12-01: 105333Sowerby Bridge 2012-03-01: 105166.5Sowerby Bridge 2012-06-01: 109000Sowerby Bridge 2012-09-01: 98250Sowerby Bridge 2012-12-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2013-03-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2013-06-01: 100000Sowerby Bridge 2013-09-01: 105115Sowerby Bridge 2013-12-01: 105500Sowerby Bridge 2014-03-01: 112500Sowerby Bridge 2014-06-01: 112500Sowerby Bridge 2014-09-01: 112000Sowerby Bridge 2014-12-01: 112000Sowerby Bridge 2015-03-01: 105500Sowerby Bridge 2015-06-01: 110000Sowerby Bridge 2015-09-01: 114000Sowerby Bridge 2015-12-01: 114000Sowerby Bridge 2016-03-01: 116250Sowerby Bridge 2016-06-01: 113000Sowerby Bridge 2016-09-01: 117000Sowerby Bridge 2016-12-01: 122500Sowerby Bridge 2017-03-01: 122500Sowerby Bridge 2017-06-01: 125000Sowerby Bridge 2017-09-01: 127000Sowerby Bridge 2017-12-01: 122675Sowerby Bridge 2018-03-01: 130000Sowerby Bridge 2018-06-01: 124995Sowerby Bridge 2018-09-01: 125000Sowerby Bridge 2018-12-01: 127750Sowerby Bridge 2019-03-01: 124995Sowerby Bridge 2019-06-01: 130000Sowerby Bridge 2019-09-01: 130000Sowerby Bridge 2019-12-01: 138000Sowerby Bridge 2020-03-01: 137750Sowerby Bridge 2020-06-01: 135000Sowerby Bridge 2020-09-01: 138000Sowerby Bridge 2020-12-01: 137000Sowerby Bridge 2021-03-01: 142000Sowerby Bridge 2021-06-01: 140000Sowerby Bridge 2021-09-01: 140000Sowerby Bridge 2021-12-01: 140000Sowerby Bridge 2022-03-01: 140000Sowerby Bridge 2022-06-01: 145000Sowerby Bridge 2022-09-01: 145000Sowerby Bridge 2022-12-01: 152000Sowerby Bridge 2023-03-01: 150500

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 Sowerby Bridge.

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 Sowerby Bridge, 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 Sowerby Bridge. 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 Sowerby Bridge. 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 Sowerby Bridge. 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 Sowerby Bridge.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.