"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 Ossett.

Key indicators

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

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 Ossett.

Dataset

House Prices
Ossett
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kOssett 1995-12-01: 46250Ossett 1996-03-01: 46000Ossett 1996-06-01: 45000Ossett 1996-09-01: 46000Ossett 1996-12-01: 48000Ossett 1997-03-01: 48000Ossett 1997-06-01: 49950Ossett 1997-09-01: 51000Ossett 1997-12-01: 52950Ossett 1998-03-01: 53995Ossett 1998-06-01: 55000Ossett 1998-09-01: 55000Ossett 1998-12-01: 54000Ossett 1999-03-01: 53000Ossett 1999-06-01: 52500Ossett 1999-09-01: 53000Ossett 1999-12-01: 54000Ossett 2000-03-01: 53500Ossett 2000-06-01: 53000Ossett 2000-09-01: 53500Ossett 2000-12-01: 54625Ossett 2001-03-01: 55625Ossett 2001-06-01: 56975Ossett 2001-09-01: 56975Ossett 2001-12-01: 57250Ossett 2002-03-01: 60000Ossett 2002-06-01: 64725Ossett 2002-09-01: 69500Ossett 2002-12-01: 73250Ossett 2003-03-01: 77000Ossett 2003-06-01: 84950Ossett 2003-09-01: 90000Ossett 2003-12-01: 98500Ossett 2004-03-01: 108000Ossett 2004-06-01: 109475Ossett 2004-09-01: 115000Ossett 2004-12-01: 116500Ossett 2005-03-01: 118250Ossett 2005-06-01: 125000Ossett 2005-09-01: 125000Ossett 2005-12-01: 125000Ossett 2006-03-01: 125000Ossett 2006-06-01: 128497.5Ossett 2006-09-01: 130500Ossett 2006-12-01: 134500Ossett 2007-03-01: 134995Ossett 2007-06-01: 135725Ossett 2007-09-01: 137250Ossett 2007-12-01: 138000Ossett 2008-03-01: 138500Ossett 2008-06-01: 135000Ossett 2008-09-01: 134475Ossett 2008-12-01: 133000Ossett 2009-03-01: 135500Ossett 2009-06-01: 139487.5Ossett 2009-09-01: 140000Ossett 2009-12-01: 144000Ossett 2010-03-01: 141750Ossett 2010-06-01: 139000Ossett 2010-09-01: 140000Ossett 2010-12-01: 134999.5Ossett 2011-03-01: 135500Ossett 2011-06-01: 132000Ossett 2011-09-01: 129995Ossett 2011-12-01: 128000Ossett 2012-03-01: 124995Ossett 2012-06-01: 124000Ossett 2012-09-01: 125000Ossett 2012-12-01: 126000Ossett 2013-03-01: 131250Ossett 2013-06-01: 133500Ossett 2013-09-01: 125000Ossett 2013-12-01: 130000Ossett 2014-03-01: 133000Ossett 2014-06-01: 135500Ossett 2014-09-01: 143000Ossett 2014-12-01: 149500Ossett 2015-03-01: 149500Ossett 2015-06-01: 145000Ossett 2015-09-01: 145750Ossett 2015-12-01: 146250Ossett 2016-03-01: 142250Ossett 2016-06-01: 133000Ossett 2016-09-01: 125000Ossett 2016-12-01: 125067.5Ossett 2017-03-01: 128500Ossett 2017-06-01: 140000Ossett 2017-09-01: 149997.5Ossett 2017-12-01: 152750Ossett 2018-03-01: 154995Ossett 2018-06-01: 157500Ossett 2018-09-01: 167250Ossett 2018-12-01: 166000Ossett 2019-03-01: 170000Ossett 2019-06-01: 170000Ossett 2019-09-01: 165000Ossett 2019-12-01: 168000Ossett 2020-03-01: 166625Ossett 2020-06-01: 165000Ossett 2020-09-01: 166625Ossett 2020-12-01: 162500Ossett 2021-03-01: 170000Ossett 2021-06-01: 175000Ossett 2021-09-01: 176500Ossett 2021-12-01: 181250Ossett 2022-03-01: 186000Ossett 2022-06-01: 185000Ossett 2022-09-01: 190000Ossett 2022-12-01: 197000Ossett 2023-03-01: 195000

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 Ossett.

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 Ossett, 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 Ossett. 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 Ossett. 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 Ossett. 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 Ossett.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.