"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 Newtown.

Key indicators

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

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 Newtown.

Dataset

House Prices
Newtown
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kNewtown 1995-12-01: 30000Newtown 1996-03-01: 31000Newtown 1996-06-01: 31000Newtown 1996-09-01: 29000Newtown 1996-12-01: 29000Newtown 1997-03-01: 27750Newtown 1997-06-01: 28000Newtown 1997-09-01: 28250Newtown 1997-12-01: 29500Newtown 1998-03-01: 29850Newtown 1998-06-01: 28725Newtown 1998-09-01: 33000Newtown 1998-12-01: 33250Newtown 1999-03-01: 33250Newtown 1999-06-01: 33250Newtown 1999-09-01: 33250Newtown 1999-12-01: 33250Newtown 2000-03-01: 33250Newtown 2000-06-01: 34500Newtown 2000-09-01: 33995Newtown 2000-12-01: 33995Newtown 2001-03-01: 34995Newtown 2001-06-01: 33995Newtown 2001-09-01: 34995Newtown 2001-12-01: 34995Newtown 2002-03-01: 35995Newtown 2002-06-01: 35995Newtown 2002-09-01: 33500Newtown 2002-12-01: 33505Newtown 2003-03-01: 32250Newtown 2003-06-01: 33500Newtown 2003-09-01: 36500Newtown 2003-12-01: 39975Newtown 2004-03-01: 45000Newtown 2004-06-01: 49950Newtown 2004-09-01: 56000Newtown 2004-12-01: 59950Newtown 2005-03-01: 63750Newtown 2005-06-01: 65000Newtown 2005-09-01: 67750Newtown 2005-12-01: 68000Newtown 2006-03-01: 67000Newtown 2006-06-01: 70000Newtown 2006-09-01: 72500Newtown 2006-12-01: 74950Newtown 2007-03-01: 76000Newtown 2007-06-01: 79950Newtown 2007-09-01: 81000Newtown 2007-12-01: 85000Newtown 2008-03-01: 87000Newtown 2008-06-01: 86500Newtown 2008-09-01: 85000Newtown 2008-12-01: 83250Newtown 2009-03-01: 80000Newtown 2009-06-01: 80000Newtown 2009-09-01: 85000Newtown 2009-12-01: 85000Newtown 2010-03-01: 81250Newtown 2010-06-01: 79000Newtown 2010-09-01: 82500Newtown 2010-12-01: 81250Newtown 2011-03-01: 85000Newtown 2011-06-01: 81250Newtown 2011-09-01: 70000Newtown 2011-12-01: 65000Newtown 2012-03-01: 65000Newtown 2012-06-01: 59995Newtown 2012-09-01: 63000Newtown 2012-12-01: 72500Newtown 2013-03-01: 74000Newtown 2013-06-01: 76500Newtown 2013-09-01: 72375Newtown 2013-12-01: 73000Newtown 2014-03-01: 72250Newtown 2014-06-01: 72250Newtown 2014-09-01: 73000Newtown 2014-12-01: 69000Newtown 2015-03-01: 72500Newtown 2015-06-01: 65000Newtown 2015-09-01: 67500Newtown 2015-12-01: 67500Newtown 2016-03-01: 70000Newtown 2016-06-01: 78000Newtown 2016-09-01: 81000Newtown 2016-12-01: 81000Newtown 2017-03-01: 77000Newtown 2017-06-01: 75000Newtown 2017-09-01: 67500Newtown 2017-12-01: 67500Newtown 2018-03-01: 65000Newtown 2018-06-01: 65000Newtown 2018-09-01: 65000Newtown 2018-12-01: 65000Newtown 2019-03-01: 70000Newtown 2019-06-01: 80000Newtown 2019-09-01: 83000Newtown 2019-12-01: 83000Newtown 2020-03-01: 83000Newtown 2020-06-01: 77500Newtown 2020-09-01: 74250Newtown 2020-12-01: 80999Newtown 2021-03-01: 78499.5Newtown 2021-06-01: 86500Newtown 2021-09-01: 90750Newtown 2021-12-01: 90750Newtown 2022-03-01: 99000Newtown 2022-06-01: 98000Newtown 2022-09-01: 102000Newtown 2022-12-01: 102000Newtown 2023-03-01: 103000

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 Newtown.

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 Newtown, 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 Newtown. 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 Newtown. 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 Newtown. 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 Newtown.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.