"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 Fairfield.

Key indicators

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

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 Fairfield.

Dataset

House Prices
Fairfield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kFairfield 1995-12-01: 51000Fairfield 1996-03-01: 51036Fairfield 1996-06-01: 48000Fairfield 1996-09-01: 48500Fairfield 1996-12-01: 48500Fairfield 1997-03-01: 48500Fairfield 1997-06-01: 49500Fairfield 1997-09-01: 49500Fairfield 1997-12-01: 50000Fairfield 1998-03-01: 49997.5Fairfield 1998-06-01: 51000Fairfield 1998-09-01: 51000Fairfield 1998-12-01: 51000Fairfield 1999-03-01: 49975Fairfield 1999-06-01: 48500Fairfield 1999-09-01: 48250Fairfield 1999-12-01: 49500Fairfield 2000-03-01: 49950Fairfield 2000-06-01: 50000Fairfield 2000-09-01: 51000Fairfield 2000-12-01: 53000Fairfield 2001-03-01: 54950Fairfield 2001-06-01: 55000Fairfield 2001-09-01: 56000Fairfield 2001-12-01: 58000Fairfield 2002-03-01: 59000Fairfield 2002-06-01: 60000Fairfield 2002-09-01: 61500Fairfield 2002-12-01: 66950Fairfield 2003-03-01: 69995Fairfield 2003-06-01: 81725Fairfield 2003-09-01: 87975Fairfield 2003-12-01: 94000Fairfield 2004-03-01: 99000Fairfield 2004-06-01: 109000Fairfield 2004-09-01: 113750Fairfield 2004-12-01: 120000Fairfield 2005-03-01: 125000Fairfield 2005-06-01: 129950Fairfield 2005-09-01: 129500Fairfield 2005-12-01: 133000Fairfield 2006-03-01: 133000Fairfield 2006-06-01: 132000Fairfield 2006-09-01: 131000Fairfield 2006-12-01: 131000Fairfield 2007-03-01: 133000Fairfield 2007-06-01: 135000Fairfield 2007-09-01: 135000Fairfield 2007-12-01: 139950Fairfield 2008-03-01: 139950Fairfield 2008-06-01: 139000Fairfield 2008-09-01: 138975Fairfield 2008-12-01: 125000Fairfield 2009-03-01: 124950Fairfield 2009-06-01: 123975Fairfield 2009-09-01: 123000Fairfield 2009-12-01: 123000Fairfield 2010-03-01: 123975Fairfield 2010-06-01: 124975Fairfield 2010-09-01: 133000Fairfield 2010-12-01: 132000Fairfield 2011-03-01: 132000Fairfield 2011-06-01: 130000Fairfield 2011-09-01: 125000Fairfield 2011-12-01: 124950Fairfield 2012-03-01: 125500Fairfield 2012-06-01: 124995Fairfield 2012-09-01: 128700Fairfield 2012-12-01: 124995Fairfield 2013-03-01: 120000Fairfield 2013-06-01: 121250Fairfield 2013-09-01: 115000Fairfield 2013-12-01: 120000Fairfield 2014-03-01: 120000Fairfield 2014-06-01: 120000Fairfield 2014-09-01: 124000Fairfield 2014-12-01: 120000Fairfield 2015-03-01: 122500Fairfield 2015-06-01: 120000Fairfield 2015-09-01: 124500Fairfield 2015-12-01: 125000Fairfield 2016-03-01: 130000Fairfield 2016-06-01: 133300Fairfield 2016-09-01: 135000Fairfield 2016-12-01: 134500Fairfield 2017-03-01: 132500Fairfield 2017-06-01: 128250Fairfield 2017-09-01: 127500Fairfield 2017-12-01: 128250Fairfield 2018-03-01: 132500Fairfield 2018-06-01: 137000Fairfield 2018-09-01: 133000Fairfield 2018-12-01: 134000Fairfield 2019-03-01: 130000Fairfield 2019-06-01: 136500Fairfield 2019-09-01: 141000Fairfield 2019-12-01: 140000Fairfield 2020-03-01: 141750Fairfield 2020-06-01: 140000Fairfield 2020-09-01: 141000Fairfield 2020-12-01: 145000Fairfield 2021-03-01: 145290.5Fairfield 2021-06-01: 145000Fairfield 2021-09-01: 145000Fairfield 2021-12-01: 145000Fairfield 2022-03-01: 150000Fairfield 2022-06-01: 155250Fairfield 2022-09-01: 156750Fairfield 2022-12-01: 165000Fairfield 2023-03-01: 165000

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 Fairfield.

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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield. 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 Fairfield. 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 Fairfield. 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 Fairfield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.