"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 Dewsbury East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Dewsbury East.

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

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This chart shows median house prices over time in Dewsbury East.

Dataset

House Prices
Dewsbury East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDewsbury East 1995-12-01: 40337.5Dewsbury East 1996-03-01: 41000Dewsbury East 1996-06-01: 41000Dewsbury East 1996-09-01: 42500Dewsbury East 1996-12-01: 44000Dewsbury East 1997-03-01: 45000Dewsbury East 1997-06-01: 45000Dewsbury East 1997-09-01: 44000Dewsbury East 1997-12-01: 43872.5Dewsbury East 1998-03-01: 43000Dewsbury East 1998-06-01: 42000Dewsbury East 1998-09-01: 42500Dewsbury East 1998-12-01: 44000Dewsbury East 1999-03-01: 43500Dewsbury East 1999-06-01: 46950Dewsbury East 1999-09-01: 47000Dewsbury East 1999-12-01: 47500Dewsbury East 2000-03-01: 47625Dewsbury East 2000-06-01: 49000Dewsbury East 2000-09-01: 49000Dewsbury East 2000-12-01: 49250Dewsbury East 2001-03-01: 47500Dewsbury East 2001-06-01: 51000Dewsbury East 2001-09-01: 52000Dewsbury East 2001-12-01: 53495Dewsbury East 2002-03-01: 54000Dewsbury East 2002-06-01: 54500Dewsbury East 2002-09-01: 57000Dewsbury East 2002-12-01: 60000Dewsbury East 2003-03-01: 64500Dewsbury East 2003-06-01: 66975Dewsbury East 2003-09-01: 73250Dewsbury East 2003-12-01: 78000Dewsbury East 2004-03-01: 82725Dewsbury East 2004-06-01: 85000Dewsbury East 2004-09-01: 86000Dewsbury East 2004-12-01: 88000Dewsbury East 2005-03-01: 93250Dewsbury East 2005-06-01: 95000Dewsbury East 2005-09-01: 100000Dewsbury East 2005-12-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2006-03-01: 104466.5Dewsbury East 2006-06-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2006-09-01: 108725Dewsbury East 2006-12-01: 110000Dewsbury East 2007-03-01: 112000Dewsbury East 2007-06-01: 119500Dewsbury East 2007-09-01: 121300Dewsbury East 2007-12-01: 125000Dewsbury East 2008-03-01: 125000Dewsbury East 2008-06-01: 124950Dewsbury East 2008-09-01: 124000Dewsbury East 2008-12-01: 124950Dewsbury East 2009-03-01: 124950Dewsbury East 2009-06-01: 116666Dewsbury East 2009-09-01: 115000Dewsbury East 2009-12-01: 110000Dewsbury East 2010-03-01: 110000Dewsbury East 2010-06-01: 104250Dewsbury East 2010-09-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2010-12-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2011-03-01: 107750Dewsbury East 2011-06-01: 106000Dewsbury East 2011-09-01: 106500Dewsbury East 2011-12-01: 103497.5Dewsbury East 2012-03-01: 105660Dewsbury East 2012-06-01: 105660Dewsbury East 2012-09-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2012-12-01: 106500Dewsbury East 2013-03-01: 106000Dewsbury East 2013-06-01: 110000Dewsbury East 2013-09-01: 109000Dewsbury East 2013-12-01: 110000Dewsbury East 2014-03-01: 108000Dewsbury East 2014-06-01: 105000Dewsbury East 2014-09-01: 115000Dewsbury East 2014-12-01: 116000Dewsbury East 2015-03-01: 118500Dewsbury East 2015-06-01: 120000Dewsbury East 2015-09-01: 120000Dewsbury East 2015-12-01: 127500Dewsbury East 2016-03-01: 133000Dewsbury East 2016-06-01: 135000Dewsbury East 2016-09-01: 135000Dewsbury East 2016-12-01: 134000Dewsbury East 2017-03-01: 135500Dewsbury East 2017-06-01: 141500Dewsbury East 2017-09-01: 140000Dewsbury East 2017-12-01: 141000Dewsbury East 2018-03-01: 135000Dewsbury East 2018-06-01: 129500Dewsbury East 2018-09-01: 129000Dewsbury East 2018-12-01: 135000Dewsbury East 2019-03-01: 145000Dewsbury East 2019-06-01: 146000Dewsbury East 2019-09-01: 150000Dewsbury East 2019-12-01: 150000Dewsbury East 2020-03-01: 150000Dewsbury East 2020-06-01: 154950Dewsbury East 2020-09-01: 161250Dewsbury East 2020-12-01: 163500Dewsbury East 2021-03-01: 167750Dewsbury East 2021-06-01: 165500Dewsbury East 2021-09-01: 165000Dewsbury East 2021-12-01: 162250Dewsbury East 2022-03-01: 165247Dewsbury East 2022-06-01: 170000Dewsbury East 2022-09-01: 177900Dewsbury East 2022-12-01: 179999Dewsbury East 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Dewsbury East.

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 Dewsbury East, 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 Dewsbury East. 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 Dewsbury East. 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 Dewsbury East. 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 Dewsbury East.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.