"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 Heckmondwike.

Key indicators

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

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 Heckmondwike.

Dataset

House Prices
Heckmondwike
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHeckmondwike 1995-12-01: 42972.5Heckmondwike 1996-03-01: 43995Heckmondwike 1996-06-01: 42972.5Heckmondwike 1996-09-01: 44000Heckmondwike 1996-12-01: 43000Heckmondwike 1997-03-01: 43000Heckmondwike 1997-06-01: 43000Heckmondwike 1997-09-01: 44500Heckmondwike 1997-12-01: 45000Heckmondwike 1998-03-01: 46000Heckmondwike 1998-06-01: 47000Heckmondwike 1998-09-01: 47000Heckmondwike 1998-12-01: 48550Heckmondwike 1999-03-01: 48000Heckmondwike 1999-06-01: 50710Heckmondwike 1999-09-01: 51750Heckmondwike 1999-12-01: 51725Heckmondwike 2000-03-01: 53000Heckmondwike 2000-06-01: 50151Heckmondwike 2000-09-01: 51000Heckmondwike 2000-12-01: 50997.5Heckmondwike 2001-03-01: 49500Heckmondwike 2001-06-01: 49000Heckmondwike 2001-09-01: 48000Heckmondwike 2001-12-01: 48250Heckmondwike 2002-03-01: 49250Heckmondwike 2002-06-01: 52500Heckmondwike 2002-09-01: 55475Heckmondwike 2002-12-01: 59000Heckmondwike 2003-03-01: 62250Heckmondwike 2003-06-01: 67000Heckmondwike 2003-09-01: 72000Heckmondwike 2003-12-01: 75250Heckmondwike 2004-03-01: 79950Heckmondwike 2004-06-01: 82950Heckmondwike 2004-09-01: 87750Heckmondwike 2004-12-01: 95000Heckmondwike 2005-03-01: 98250Heckmondwike 2005-06-01: 100000Heckmondwike 2005-09-01: 106000Heckmondwike 2005-12-01: 103250Heckmondwike 2006-03-01: 107000Heckmondwike 2006-06-01: 110000Heckmondwike 2006-09-01: 110000Heckmondwike 2006-12-01: 117000Heckmondwike 2007-03-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2007-06-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2007-09-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2007-12-01: 122500Heckmondwike 2008-03-01: 124000Heckmondwike 2008-06-01: 125000Heckmondwike 2008-09-01: 124995Heckmondwike 2008-12-01: 124950Heckmondwike 2009-03-01: 120375Heckmondwike 2009-06-01: 113000Heckmondwike 2009-09-01: 113000Heckmondwike 2009-12-01: 113000Heckmondwike 2010-03-01: 115000Heckmondwike 2010-06-01: 117995Heckmondwike 2010-09-01: 124995Heckmondwike 2010-12-01: 122000Heckmondwike 2011-03-01: 122000Heckmondwike 2011-06-01: 117000Heckmondwike 2011-09-01: 110000Heckmondwike 2011-12-01: 108000Heckmondwike 2012-03-01: 108000Heckmondwike 2012-06-01: 118750Heckmondwike 2012-09-01: 116500Heckmondwike 2012-12-01: 117750Heckmondwike 2013-03-01: 113000Heckmondwike 2013-06-01: 106000Heckmondwike 2013-09-01: 100000Heckmondwike 2013-12-01: 100000Heckmondwike 2014-03-01: 97000Heckmondwike 2014-06-01: 100000Heckmondwike 2014-09-01: 109000Heckmondwike 2014-12-01: 110000Heckmondwike 2015-03-01: 110000Heckmondwike 2015-06-01: 115000Heckmondwike 2015-09-01: 115000Heckmondwike 2015-12-01: 115000Heckmondwike 2016-03-01: 119000Heckmondwike 2016-06-01: 115000Heckmondwike 2016-09-01: 116500Heckmondwike 2016-12-01: 118000Heckmondwike 2017-03-01: 119000Heckmondwike 2017-06-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2017-09-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2017-12-01: 122000Heckmondwike 2018-03-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2018-06-01: 122000Heckmondwike 2018-09-01: 123000Heckmondwike 2018-12-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2019-03-01: 120000Heckmondwike 2019-06-01: 125000Heckmondwike 2019-09-01: 130000Heckmondwike 2019-12-01: 130000Heckmondwike 2020-03-01: 135000Heckmondwike 2020-06-01: 139000Heckmondwike 2020-09-01: 140000Heckmondwike 2020-12-01: 142000Heckmondwike 2021-03-01: 141932Heckmondwike 2021-06-01: 140500Heckmondwike 2021-09-01: 146950Heckmondwike 2021-12-01: 148500Heckmondwike 2022-03-01: 150000Heckmondwike 2022-06-01: 155500Heckmondwike 2022-09-01: 160000Heckmondwike 2022-12-01: 169000Heckmondwike 2023-03-01: 170500

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 Heckmondwike.

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 Heckmondwike, 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 Heckmondwike. 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 Heckmondwike. 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 Heckmondwike. 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 Heckmondwike.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.