"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 West.

Key indicators

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

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 West.

Dataset

House Prices
Dewsbury West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDewsbury West 1995-12-01: 36000Dewsbury West 1996-03-01: 36000Dewsbury West 1996-06-01: 36000Dewsbury West 1996-09-01: 37700Dewsbury West 1996-12-01: 39500Dewsbury West 1997-03-01: 40000Dewsbury West 1997-06-01: 42000Dewsbury West 1997-09-01: 40500Dewsbury West 1997-12-01: 40000Dewsbury West 1998-03-01: 39375Dewsbury West 1998-06-01: 39375Dewsbury West 1998-09-01: 39000Dewsbury West 1998-12-01: 38000Dewsbury West 1999-03-01: 40000Dewsbury West 1999-06-01: 38950Dewsbury West 1999-09-01: 41725Dewsbury West 1999-12-01: 43750Dewsbury West 2000-03-01: 44000Dewsbury West 2000-06-01: 44000Dewsbury West 2000-09-01: 44500Dewsbury West 2000-12-01: 44000Dewsbury West 2001-03-01: 44000Dewsbury West 2001-06-01: 44995Dewsbury West 2001-09-01: 44500Dewsbury West 2001-12-01: 45497.5Dewsbury West 2002-03-01: 47000Dewsbury West 2002-06-01: 45000Dewsbury West 2002-09-01: 45000Dewsbury West 2002-12-01: 47000Dewsbury West 2003-03-01: 49950Dewsbury West 2003-06-01: 52500Dewsbury West 2003-09-01: 58000Dewsbury West 2003-12-01: 60000Dewsbury West 2004-03-01: 64950Dewsbury West 2004-06-01: 70000Dewsbury West 2004-09-01: 75500Dewsbury West 2004-12-01: 80000Dewsbury West 2005-03-01: 85000Dewsbury West 2005-06-01: 89475Dewsbury West 2005-09-01: 90000Dewsbury West 2005-12-01: 91000Dewsbury West 2006-03-01: 95000Dewsbury West 2006-06-01: 97950Dewsbury West 2006-09-01: 98750Dewsbury West 2006-12-01: 103305Dewsbury West 2007-03-01: 105000Dewsbury West 2007-06-01: 110000Dewsbury West 2007-09-01: 112000Dewsbury West 2007-12-01: 115000Dewsbury West 2008-03-01: 118250Dewsbury West 2008-06-01: 116000Dewsbury West 2008-09-01: 120000Dewsbury West 2008-12-01: 115000Dewsbury West 2009-03-01: 112500Dewsbury West 2009-06-01: 112390Dewsbury West 2009-09-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2009-12-01: 94000Dewsbury West 2010-03-01: 95000Dewsbury West 2010-06-01: 97000Dewsbury West 2010-09-01: 98500Dewsbury West 2010-12-01: 99975Dewsbury West 2011-03-01: 96500Dewsbury West 2011-06-01: 95000Dewsbury West 2011-09-01: 90000Dewsbury West 2011-12-01: 90000Dewsbury West 2012-03-01: 89500Dewsbury West 2012-06-01: 90000Dewsbury West 2012-09-01: 91500Dewsbury West 2012-12-01: 91500Dewsbury West 2013-03-01: 95000Dewsbury West 2013-06-01: 94000Dewsbury West 2013-09-01: 98000Dewsbury West 2013-12-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2014-03-01: 95500Dewsbury West 2014-06-01: 98000Dewsbury West 2014-09-01: 97000Dewsbury West 2014-12-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2015-03-01: 105000Dewsbury West 2015-06-01: 105000Dewsbury West 2015-09-01: 102000Dewsbury West 2015-12-01: 103000Dewsbury West 2016-03-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2016-06-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2016-09-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2016-12-01: 95500Dewsbury West 2017-03-01: 95500Dewsbury West 2017-06-01: 94500Dewsbury West 2017-09-01: 100000Dewsbury West 2017-12-01: 104250Dewsbury West 2018-03-01: 107375Dewsbury West 2018-06-01: 103000Dewsbury West 2018-09-01: 105000Dewsbury West 2018-12-01: 107000Dewsbury West 2019-03-01: 110000Dewsbury West 2019-06-01: 109000Dewsbury West 2019-09-01: 110000Dewsbury West 2019-12-01: 108500Dewsbury West 2020-03-01: 105250Dewsbury West 2020-06-01: 110000Dewsbury West 2020-09-01: 110000Dewsbury West 2020-12-01: 115000Dewsbury West 2021-03-01: 113250Dewsbury West 2021-06-01: 111750Dewsbury West 2021-09-01: 115000Dewsbury West 2021-12-01: 115000Dewsbury West 2022-03-01: 120000Dewsbury West 2022-06-01: 125000Dewsbury West 2022-09-01: 131250Dewsbury West 2022-12-01: 134500Dewsbury West 2023-03-01: 135000

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 West.

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 West, 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 West. 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 West. 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 West. 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 West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.