"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 Dewsbury South.

Dataset

House Prices
Dewsbury South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDewsbury South 1995-12-01: 40000Dewsbury South 1996-03-01: 41750Dewsbury South 1996-06-01: 40500Dewsbury South 1996-09-01: 40500Dewsbury South 1996-12-01: 40250Dewsbury South 1997-03-01: 42000Dewsbury South 1997-06-01: 41000Dewsbury South 1997-09-01: 42250Dewsbury South 1997-12-01: 43250Dewsbury South 1998-03-01: 44000Dewsbury South 1998-06-01: 47475Dewsbury South 1998-09-01: 47000Dewsbury South 1998-12-01: 46750Dewsbury South 1999-03-01: 46000Dewsbury South 1999-06-01: 45000Dewsbury South 1999-09-01: 44000Dewsbury South 1999-12-01: 45000Dewsbury South 2000-03-01: 45000Dewsbury South 2000-06-01: 47500Dewsbury South 2000-09-01: 50000Dewsbury South 2000-12-01: 48000Dewsbury South 2001-03-01: 49997.5Dewsbury South 2001-06-01: 50750Dewsbury South 2001-09-01: 49995Dewsbury South 2001-12-01: 48000Dewsbury South 2002-03-01: 47000Dewsbury South 2002-06-01: 49725Dewsbury South 2002-09-01: 49975Dewsbury South 2002-12-01: 52000Dewsbury South 2003-03-01: 57500Dewsbury South 2003-06-01: 59950Dewsbury South 2003-09-01: 62500Dewsbury South 2003-12-01: 67500Dewsbury South 2004-03-01: 69950Dewsbury South 2004-06-01: 73000Dewsbury South 2004-09-01: 79950Dewsbury South 2004-12-01: 86750Dewsbury South 2005-03-01: 90000Dewsbury South 2005-06-01: 92250Dewsbury South 2005-09-01: 97000Dewsbury South 2005-12-01: 99975Dewsbury South 2006-03-01: 103000Dewsbury South 2006-06-01: 103000Dewsbury South 2006-09-01: 111000Dewsbury South 2006-12-01: 110000Dewsbury South 2007-03-01: 114500Dewsbury South 2007-06-01: 114500Dewsbury South 2007-09-01: 114500Dewsbury South 2007-12-01: 118000Dewsbury South 2008-03-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2008-06-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2008-09-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2008-12-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2009-03-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2009-06-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2009-09-01: 127550Dewsbury South 2009-12-01: 136750Dewsbury South 2010-03-01: 130000Dewsbury South 2010-06-01: 135000Dewsbury South 2010-09-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2010-12-01: 113475Dewsbury South 2011-03-01: 115250Dewsbury South 2011-06-01: 114500Dewsbury South 2011-09-01: 110000Dewsbury South 2011-12-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2012-03-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2012-06-01: 119997.5Dewsbury South 2012-09-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2012-12-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2013-03-01: 117250Dewsbury South 2013-06-01: 119000Dewsbury South 2013-09-01: 110000Dewsbury South 2013-12-01: 117000Dewsbury South 2014-03-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2014-06-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2014-09-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2014-12-01: 118000Dewsbury South 2015-03-01: 118000Dewsbury South 2015-06-01: 124500Dewsbury South 2015-09-01: 124000Dewsbury South 2015-12-01: 121000Dewsbury South 2016-03-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2016-06-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2016-09-01: 122500Dewsbury South 2016-12-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2017-03-01: 122500Dewsbury South 2017-06-01: 123000Dewsbury South 2017-09-01: 120000Dewsbury South 2017-12-01: 121500Dewsbury South 2018-03-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2018-06-01: 124725Dewsbury South 2018-09-01: 123000Dewsbury South 2018-12-01: 124750Dewsbury South 2019-03-01: 119500Dewsbury South 2019-06-01: 121000Dewsbury South 2019-09-01: 133500Dewsbury South 2019-12-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2020-03-01: 125500Dewsbury South 2020-06-01: 125000Dewsbury South 2020-09-01: 123000Dewsbury South 2020-12-01: 130000Dewsbury South 2021-03-01: 131500Dewsbury South 2021-06-01: 150000Dewsbury South 2021-09-01: 165000Dewsbury South 2021-12-01: 170000Dewsbury South 2022-03-01: 170000Dewsbury South 2022-06-01: 150000Dewsbury South 2022-09-01: 150000Dewsbury South 2022-12-01: 151275Dewsbury South 2023-03-01: 150000

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.