"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 Wakefield Rural.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Wakefield Rural.

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 Wakefield Rural.

Dataset

House Prices
Wakefield Rural
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWakefield Rural 1995-12-01: 53500Wakefield Rural 1996-03-01: 52000Wakefield Rural 1996-06-01: 50000Wakefield Rural 1996-09-01: 51000Wakefield Rural 1996-12-01: 52000Wakefield Rural 1997-03-01: 52250Wakefield Rural 1997-06-01: 52500Wakefield Rural 1997-09-01: 53750Wakefield Rural 1997-12-01: 54950Wakefield Rural 1998-03-01: 56250Wakefield Rural 1998-06-01: 57000Wakefield Rural 1998-09-01: 57500Wakefield Rural 1998-12-01: 59725Wakefield Rural 1999-03-01: 59950Wakefield Rural 1999-06-01: 59950Wakefield Rural 1999-09-01: 59500Wakefield Rural 1999-12-01: 59500Wakefield Rural 2000-03-01: 59995Wakefield Rural 2000-06-01: 60000Wakefield Rural 2000-09-01: 65000Wakefield Rural 2000-12-01: 65000Wakefield Rural 2001-03-01: 67950Wakefield Rural 2001-06-01: 68000Wakefield Rural 2001-09-01: 69000Wakefield Rural 2001-12-01: 70000Wakefield Rural 2002-03-01: 71250Wakefield Rural 2002-06-01: 74500Wakefield Rural 2002-09-01: 77000Wakefield Rural 2002-12-01: 83500Wakefield Rural 2003-03-01: 91500Wakefield Rural 2003-06-01: 96000Wakefield Rural 2003-09-01: 103000Wakefield Rural 2003-12-01: 112900Wakefield Rural 2004-03-01: 114975Wakefield Rural 2004-06-01: 120000Wakefield Rural 2004-09-01: 125000Wakefield Rural 2004-12-01: 129972.5Wakefield Rural 2005-03-01: 129995Wakefield Rural 2005-06-01: 139950Wakefield Rural 2005-09-01: 148500Wakefield Rural 2005-12-01: 149897.5Wakefield Rural 2006-03-01: 150000Wakefield Rural 2006-06-01: 149950Wakefield Rural 2006-09-01: 147000Wakefield Rural 2006-12-01: 146495Wakefield Rural 2007-03-01: 147000Wakefield Rural 2007-06-01: 157950Wakefield Rural 2007-09-01: 167750Wakefield Rural 2007-12-01: 181860Wakefield Rural 2008-03-01: 184225Wakefield Rural 2008-06-01: 180000Wakefield Rural 2008-09-01: 177000Wakefield Rural 2008-12-01: 155997.5Wakefield Rural 2009-03-01: 160000Wakefield Rural 2009-06-01: 159972.5Wakefield Rural 2009-09-01: 148750Wakefield Rural 2009-12-01: 149000Wakefield Rural 2010-03-01: 155000Wakefield Rural 2010-06-01: 150000Wakefield Rural 2010-09-01: 160000Wakefield Rural 2010-12-01: 164200Wakefield Rural 2011-03-01: 165975Wakefield Rural 2011-06-01: 161500Wakefield Rural 2011-09-01: 154997.5Wakefield Rural 2011-12-01: 150000Wakefield Rural 2012-03-01: 150000Wakefield Rural 2012-06-01: 152500Wakefield Rural 2012-09-01: 151750Wakefield Rural 2012-12-01: 150000Wakefield Rural 2013-03-01: 150500Wakefield Rural 2013-06-01: 139475Wakefield Rural 2013-09-01: 135500Wakefield Rural 2013-12-01: 139000Wakefield Rural 2014-03-01: 139950Wakefield Rural 2014-06-01: 145000Wakefield Rural 2014-09-01: 160000Wakefield Rural 2014-12-01: 155000Wakefield Rural 2015-03-01: 156500Wakefield Rural 2015-06-01: 160000Wakefield Rural 2015-09-01: 162000Wakefield Rural 2015-12-01: 166000Wakefield Rural 2016-03-01: 165000Wakefield Rural 2016-06-01: 160000Wakefield Rural 2016-09-01: 157000Wakefield Rural 2016-12-01: 164950Wakefield Rural 2017-03-01: 165000Wakefield Rural 2017-06-01: 173997.5Wakefield Rural 2017-09-01: 175500Wakefield Rural 2017-12-01: 171500Wakefield Rural 2018-03-01: 170000Wakefield Rural 2018-06-01: 173975Wakefield Rural 2018-09-01: 172000Wakefield Rural 2018-12-01: 173000Wakefield Rural 2019-03-01: 175000Wakefield Rural 2019-06-01: 175000Wakefield Rural 2019-09-01: 185000Wakefield Rural 2019-12-01: 178000Wakefield Rural 2020-03-01: 180250Wakefield Rural 2020-06-01: 176750Wakefield Rural 2020-09-01: 177750Wakefield Rural 2020-12-01: 193000Wakefield Rural 2021-03-01: 199500Wakefield Rural 2021-06-01: 210000Wakefield Rural 2021-09-01: 210000Wakefield Rural 2021-12-01: 200000Wakefield Rural 2022-03-01: 201500Wakefield Rural 2022-06-01: 204000Wakefield Rural 2022-09-01: 220000Wakefield Rural 2022-12-01: 226000Wakefield Rural 2023-03-01: 235000

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 Wakefield Rural.

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 Wakefield Rural, 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 Wakefield Rural. 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 Wakefield Rural. 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 Wakefield Rural. 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 Wakefield Rural.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.