"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 South.

Dataset

House Prices
Pontefract South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kPontefract South 1995-12-01: 56950Pontefract South 1996-03-01: 54500Pontefract South 1996-06-01: 56500Pontefract South 1996-09-01: 54000Pontefract South 1996-12-01: 56000Pontefract South 1997-03-01: 56500Pontefract South 1997-06-01: 56000Pontefract South 1997-09-01: 58500Pontefract South 1997-12-01: 57500Pontefract South 1998-03-01: 55250Pontefract South 1998-06-01: 54000Pontefract South 1998-09-01: 54000Pontefract South 1998-12-01: 54950Pontefract South 1999-03-01: 56750Pontefract South 1999-06-01: 59995Pontefract South 1999-09-01: 55000Pontefract South 1999-12-01: 56500Pontefract South 2000-03-01: 56750Pontefract South 2000-06-01: 58500Pontefract South 2000-09-01: 58750Pontefract South 2000-12-01: 60000Pontefract South 2001-03-01: 58750Pontefract South 2001-06-01: 59997.5Pontefract South 2001-09-01: 62000Pontefract South 2001-12-01: 63000Pontefract South 2002-03-01: 67000Pontefract South 2002-06-01: 64000Pontefract South 2002-09-01: 66000Pontefract South 2002-12-01: 74950Pontefract South 2003-03-01: 75775Pontefract South 2003-06-01: 83500Pontefract South 2003-09-01: 89950Pontefract South 2003-12-01: 100500Pontefract South 2004-03-01: 109500Pontefract South 2004-06-01: 119950Pontefract South 2004-09-01: 120000Pontefract South 2004-12-01: 126975Pontefract South 2005-03-01: 128750Pontefract South 2005-06-01: 125000Pontefract South 2005-09-01: 132225Pontefract South 2005-12-01: 125000Pontefract South 2006-03-01: 124500Pontefract South 2006-06-01: 125000Pontefract South 2006-09-01: 125000Pontefract South 2006-12-01: 130000Pontefract South 2007-03-01: 135000Pontefract South 2007-06-01: 137000Pontefract South 2007-09-01: 137500Pontefract South 2007-12-01: 139975Pontefract South 2008-03-01: 141500Pontefract South 2008-06-01: 138250Pontefract South 2008-09-01: 138000Pontefract South 2008-12-01: 125000Pontefract South 2009-03-01: 125000Pontefract South 2009-06-01: 124975Pontefract South 2009-09-01: 124249.5Pontefract South 2009-12-01: 130000Pontefract South 2010-03-01: 135000Pontefract South 2010-06-01: 135750Pontefract South 2010-09-01: 140000Pontefract South 2010-12-01: 138500Pontefract South 2011-03-01: 138500Pontefract South 2011-06-01: 125000Pontefract South 2011-09-01: 135000Pontefract South 2011-12-01: 124808.5Pontefract South 2012-03-01: 121000Pontefract South 2012-06-01: 122000Pontefract South 2012-09-01: 120000Pontefract South 2012-12-01: 120000Pontefract South 2013-03-01: 125000Pontefract South 2013-06-01: 140000Pontefract South 2013-09-01: 143997.5Pontefract South 2013-12-01: 154000Pontefract South 2014-03-01: 153500Pontefract South 2014-06-01: 144975Pontefract South 2014-09-01: 155000Pontefract South 2014-12-01: 142750Pontefract South 2015-03-01: 155000Pontefract South 2015-06-01: 158000Pontefract South 2015-09-01: 162250Pontefract South 2015-12-01: 175000Pontefract South 2016-03-01: 175000Pontefract South 2016-06-01: 168000Pontefract South 2016-09-01: 169997.5Pontefract South 2016-12-01: 165000Pontefract South 2017-03-01: 168000Pontefract South 2017-06-01: 165000Pontefract South 2017-09-01: 169950Pontefract South 2017-12-01: 170000Pontefract South 2018-03-01: 170250Pontefract South 2018-06-01: 169475Pontefract South 2018-09-01: 165000Pontefract South 2018-12-01: 163725Pontefract South 2019-03-01: 151250Pontefract South 2019-06-01: 157500Pontefract South 2019-09-01: 156000Pontefract South 2019-12-01: 158500Pontefract South 2020-03-01: 160500Pontefract South 2020-06-01: 163500Pontefract South 2020-09-01: 169000Pontefract South 2020-12-01: 169500Pontefract South 2021-03-01: 176750Pontefract South 2021-06-01: 185000Pontefract South 2021-09-01: 190000Pontefract South 2021-12-01: 195000Pontefract South 2022-03-01: 195000Pontefract South 2022-06-01: 187750Pontefract South 2022-09-01: 190000Pontefract South 2022-12-01: 191547.5Pontefract South 2023-03-01: 200000

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.