"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 Pontefract North.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Pontefract North.

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 Pontefract North.

Dataset

House Prices
Pontefract North
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kPontefract North 1995-12-01: 45500Pontefract North 1996-03-01: 46995Pontefract North 1996-06-01: 46500Pontefract North 1996-09-01: 46500Pontefract North 1996-12-01: 46000Pontefract North 1997-03-01: 46000Pontefract North 1997-06-01: 46500Pontefract North 1997-09-01: 47500Pontefract North 1997-12-01: 47500Pontefract North 1998-03-01: 47000Pontefract North 1998-06-01: 48125Pontefract North 1998-09-01: 48972.5Pontefract North 1998-12-01: 52500Pontefract North 1999-03-01: 54950Pontefract North 1999-06-01: 56995Pontefract North 1999-09-01: 57950Pontefract North 1999-12-01: 56997.5Pontefract North 2000-03-01: 57700Pontefract North 2000-06-01: 57997.5Pontefract North 2000-09-01: 59000Pontefract North 2000-12-01: 59950Pontefract North 2001-03-01: 63975Pontefract North 2001-06-01: 66500Pontefract North 2001-09-01: 66000Pontefract North 2001-12-01: 59995Pontefract North 2002-03-01: 59950Pontefract North 2002-06-01: 59000Pontefract North 2002-09-01: 59995Pontefract North 2002-12-01: 66500Pontefract North 2003-03-01: 73000Pontefract North 2003-06-01: 77000Pontefract North 2003-09-01: 80997.5Pontefract North 2003-12-01: 85000Pontefract North 2004-03-01: 88000Pontefract North 2004-06-01: 99995Pontefract North 2004-09-01: 103000Pontefract North 2004-12-01: 109950Pontefract North 2005-03-01: 110000Pontefract North 2005-06-01: 114347.5Pontefract North 2005-09-01: 119097.5Pontefract North 2005-12-01: 118597.5Pontefract North 2006-03-01: 118000Pontefract North 2006-06-01: 119950Pontefract North 2006-09-01: 119500Pontefract North 2006-12-01: 123000Pontefract North 2007-03-01: 124950Pontefract North 2007-06-01: 129500Pontefract North 2007-09-01: 132001.5Pontefract North 2007-12-01: 132000Pontefract North 2008-03-01: 132995Pontefract North 2008-06-01: 129028Pontefract North 2008-09-01: 124950Pontefract North 2008-12-01: 124995Pontefract North 2009-03-01: 123962.5Pontefract North 2009-06-01: 120000Pontefract North 2009-09-01: 115000Pontefract North 2009-12-01: 110000Pontefract North 2010-03-01: 110000Pontefract North 2010-06-01: 110000Pontefract North 2010-09-01: 117250Pontefract North 2010-12-01: 123000Pontefract North 2011-03-01: 120000Pontefract North 2011-06-01: 117000Pontefract North 2011-09-01: 114000Pontefract North 2011-12-01: 110000Pontefract North 2012-03-01: 110000Pontefract North 2012-06-01: 114000Pontefract North 2012-09-01: 107000Pontefract North 2012-12-01: 106000Pontefract North 2013-03-01: 102000Pontefract North 2013-06-01: 104182.5Pontefract North 2013-09-01: 108950Pontefract North 2013-12-01: 115000Pontefract North 2014-03-01: 117500Pontefract North 2014-06-01: 119000Pontefract North 2014-09-01: 119000Pontefract North 2014-12-01: 120000Pontefract North 2015-03-01: 122500Pontefract North 2015-06-01: 128500Pontefract North 2015-09-01: 132500Pontefract North 2015-12-01: 139000Pontefract North 2016-03-01: 146500Pontefract North 2016-06-01: 149950Pontefract North 2016-09-01: 149975Pontefract North 2016-12-01: 150000Pontefract North 2017-03-01: 149972.5Pontefract North 2017-06-01: 155500Pontefract North 2017-09-01: 167995Pontefract North 2017-12-01: 172995Pontefract North 2018-03-01: 179950Pontefract North 2018-06-01: 179950Pontefract North 2018-09-01: 179950Pontefract North 2018-12-01: 160000Pontefract North 2019-03-01: 159997.5Pontefract North 2019-06-01: 168950Pontefract North 2019-09-01: 173000Pontefract North 2019-12-01: 174995Pontefract North 2020-03-01: 174995Pontefract North 2020-06-01: 170000Pontefract North 2020-09-01: 170000Pontefract North 2020-12-01: 176500Pontefract North 2021-03-01: 184950Pontefract North 2021-06-01: 189995Pontefract North 2021-09-01: 186037.5Pontefract North 2021-12-01: 193000Pontefract North 2022-03-01: 185000Pontefract North 2022-06-01: 182750Pontefract North 2022-09-01: 186075.5Pontefract North 2022-12-01: 180000Pontefract North 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Pontefract North.

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 Pontefract North, 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 Pontefract North. 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 Pontefract North. 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 Pontefract North. 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 Pontefract North.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.