"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 Town.

Key indicators

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

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 Town.

Dataset

House Prices
Town
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kTown 1995-12-01: 34000Town 1996-03-01: 33500Town 1996-06-01: 32950Town 1996-09-01: 34000Town 1996-12-01: 35000Town 1997-03-01: 36000Town 1997-06-01: 35500Town 1997-09-01: 35250Town 1997-12-01: 36000Town 1998-03-01: 36000Town 1998-06-01: 36500Town 1998-09-01: 37975Town 1998-12-01: 36500Town 1999-03-01: 36500Town 1999-06-01: 36500Town 1999-09-01: 36500Town 1999-12-01: 36850Town 2000-03-01: 38000Town 2000-06-01: 38950Town 2000-09-01: 39500Town 2000-12-01: 39500Town 2001-03-01: 39500Town 2001-06-01: 39500Town 2001-09-01: 40500Town 2001-12-01: 41825Town 2002-03-01: 43000Town 2002-06-01: 43000Town 2002-09-01: 42000Town 2002-12-01: 42000Town 2003-03-01: 43000Town 2003-06-01: 44750Town 2003-09-01: 50000Town 2003-12-01: 55000Town 2004-03-01: 57750Town 2004-06-01: 60000Town 2004-09-01: 70500Town 2004-12-01: 74000Town 2005-03-01: 79995Town 2005-06-01: 83500Town 2005-09-01: 85335.5Town 2005-12-01: 92500Town 2006-03-01: 92750Town 2006-06-01: 95375Town 2006-09-01: 99827.5Town 2006-12-01: 100000Town 2007-03-01: 99827.5Town 2007-06-01: 98337.5Town 2007-09-01: 97707Town 2007-12-01: 98000Town 2008-03-01: 99950Town 2008-06-01: 99995Town 2008-09-01: 104000Town 2008-12-01: 100000Town 2009-03-01: 100000Town 2009-06-01: 100000Town 2009-09-01: 95000Town 2009-12-01: 90000Town 2010-03-01: 90200Town 2010-06-01: 90400Town 2010-09-01: 95000Town 2010-12-01: 95250Town 2011-03-01: 92000Town 2011-06-01: 90000Town 2011-09-01: 90400Town 2011-12-01: 90000Town 2012-03-01: 92500Town 2012-06-01: 95000Town 2012-09-01: 93000Town 2012-12-01: 93750Town 2013-03-01: 89500Town 2013-06-01: 87500Town 2013-09-01: 90000Town 2013-12-01: 90000Town 2014-03-01: 93250Town 2014-06-01: 97000Town 2014-09-01: 100000Town 2014-12-01: 100000Town 2015-03-01: 98000Town 2015-06-01: 99850Town 2015-09-01: 88000Town 2015-12-01: 91500Town 2016-03-01: 94950Town 2016-06-01: 92000Town 2016-09-01: 90000Town 2016-12-01: 89250Town 2017-03-01: 90000Town 2017-06-01: 90125Town 2017-09-01: 92500Town 2017-12-01: 95000Town 2018-03-01: 88750Town 2018-06-01: 85000Town 2018-09-01: 95000Town 2018-12-01: 91750Town 2019-03-01: 97000Town 2019-06-01: 99950Town 2019-09-01: 96000Town 2019-12-01: 108000Town 2020-03-01: 115000Town 2020-06-01: 115000Town 2020-09-01: 111000Town 2020-12-01: 104500Town 2021-03-01: 102500Town 2021-06-01: 112000Town 2021-09-01: 116000Town 2021-12-01: 120000Town 2022-03-01: 122500Town 2022-06-01: 119500Town 2022-09-01: 125000Town 2022-12-01: 125000Town 2023-03-01: 125500

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 Town.

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 Town, 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.