"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 Mirfield.

Key indicators

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

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 Mirfield.

Dataset

House Prices
Mirfield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kMirfield 1995-12-01: 51750Mirfield 1996-03-01: 51500Mirfield 1996-06-01: 52000Mirfield 1996-09-01: 51500Mirfield 1996-12-01: 54747.5Mirfield 1997-03-01: 55000Mirfield 1997-06-01: 56000Mirfield 1997-09-01: 57000Mirfield 1997-12-01: 55000Mirfield 1998-03-01: 54107.5Mirfield 1998-06-01: 55000Mirfield 1998-09-01: 58000Mirfield 1998-12-01: 58500Mirfield 1999-03-01: 59500Mirfield 1999-06-01: 59999Mirfield 1999-09-01: 60000Mirfield 1999-12-01: 64500Mirfield 2000-03-01: 65000Mirfield 2000-06-01: 68000Mirfield 2000-09-01: 68995Mirfield 2000-12-01: 69950Mirfield 2001-03-01: 69972.5Mirfield 2001-06-01: 64995Mirfield 2001-09-01: 65000Mirfield 2001-12-01: 65000Mirfield 2002-03-01: 68500Mirfield 2002-06-01: 72950Mirfield 2002-09-01: 79950Mirfield 2002-12-01: 82250Mirfield 2003-03-01: 85000Mirfield 2003-06-01: 84950Mirfield 2003-09-01: 89725Mirfield 2003-12-01: 99725Mirfield 2004-03-01: 107000Mirfield 2004-06-01: 117500Mirfield 2004-09-01: 120997.5Mirfield 2004-12-01: 126000Mirfield 2005-03-01: 129974.5Mirfield 2005-06-01: 138000Mirfield 2005-09-01: 135000Mirfield 2005-12-01: 137750Mirfield 2006-03-01: 137750Mirfield 2006-06-01: 139169.5Mirfield 2006-09-01: 139978Mirfield 2006-12-01: 138475Mirfield 2007-03-01: 139950Mirfield 2007-06-01: 139225Mirfield 2007-09-01: 139725Mirfield 2007-12-01: 143000Mirfield 2008-03-01: 147750Mirfield 2008-06-01: 149950Mirfield 2008-09-01: 150000Mirfield 2008-12-01: 145000Mirfield 2009-03-01: 140000Mirfield 2009-06-01: 130000Mirfield 2009-09-01: 125000Mirfield 2009-12-01: 140225Mirfield 2010-03-01: 145000Mirfield 2010-06-01: 155250Mirfield 2010-09-01: 160000Mirfield 2010-12-01: 170000Mirfield 2011-03-01: 164995Mirfield 2011-06-01: 160500Mirfield 2011-09-01: 152000Mirfield 2011-12-01: 145500Mirfield 2012-03-01: 145000Mirfield 2012-06-01: 140000Mirfield 2012-09-01: 138750Mirfield 2012-12-01: 145000Mirfield 2013-03-01: 148000Mirfield 2013-06-01: 149475Mirfield 2013-09-01: 151000Mirfield 2013-12-01: 148500Mirfield 2014-03-01: 147997.5Mirfield 2014-06-01: 146000Mirfield 2014-09-01: 145995Mirfield 2014-12-01: 147000Mirfield 2015-03-01: 146000Mirfield 2015-06-01: 147500Mirfield 2015-09-01: 149000Mirfield 2015-12-01: 153500Mirfield 2016-03-01: 156000Mirfield 2016-06-01: 160000Mirfield 2016-09-01: 160000Mirfield 2016-12-01: 160000Mirfield 2017-03-01: 156000Mirfield 2017-06-01: 155000Mirfield 2017-09-01: 157500Mirfield 2017-12-01: 155500Mirfield 2018-03-01: 156250Mirfield 2018-06-01: 160000Mirfield 2018-09-01: 160000Mirfield 2018-12-01: 165000Mirfield 2019-03-01: 172000Mirfield 2019-06-01: 170000Mirfield 2019-09-01: 172750Mirfield 2019-12-01: 170995Mirfield 2020-03-01: 175000Mirfield 2020-06-01: 176000Mirfield 2020-09-01: 180000Mirfield 2020-12-01: 195500Mirfield 2021-03-01: 199997.5Mirfield 2021-06-01: 200000Mirfield 2021-09-01: 200000Mirfield 2021-12-01: 195500Mirfield 2022-03-01: 194500Mirfield 2022-06-01: 200000Mirfield 2022-09-01: 213750Mirfield 2022-12-01: 225000Mirfield 2023-03-01: 222250

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 Mirfield.

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 Mirfield, 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 Mirfield. 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 Mirfield. 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 Mirfield. 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 Mirfield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.