"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 Western Parishes.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Western Parishes.

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 Western Parishes.

Dataset

House Prices
Western Parishes
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWestern Parishes 1995-12-01: 59950Western Parishes 1996-03-01: 59950Western Parishes 1996-06-01: 60000Western Parishes 1996-09-01: 64270Western Parishes 1996-12-01: 69000Western Parishes 1997-03-01: 73950Western Parishes 1997-06-01: 64725Western Parishes 1997-09-01: 63000Western Parishes 1997-12-01: 60750Western Parishes 1998-03-01: 62666.5Western Parishes 1998-06-01: 73000Western Parishes 1998-09-01: 77950Western Parishes 1998-12-01: 83950Western Parishes 1999-03-01: 85975Western Parishes 1999-06-01: 95926Western Parishes 1999-09-01: 92475Western Parishes 1999-12-01: 88225Western Parishes 2000-03-01: 88950Western Parishes 2000-06-01: 83999Western Parishes 2000-09-01: 87000Western Parishes 2000-12-01: 85000Western Parishes 2001-03-01: 86000Western Parishes 2001-06-01: 90000Western Parishes 2001-09-01: 92500Western Parishes 2001-12-01: 121500Western Parishes 2002-03-01: 120000Western Parishes 2002-06-01: 124475Western Parishes 2002-09-01: 126950Western Parishes 2002-12-01: 124000Western Parishes 2003-03-01: 132750Western Parishes 2003-06-01: 127475Western Parishes 2003-09-01: 135000Western Parishes 2003-12-01: 128000Western Parishes 2004-03-01: 128000Western Parishes 2004-06-01: 155000Western Parishes 2004-09-01: 141250Western Parishes 2004-12-01: 170000Western Parishes 2005-03-01: 183000Western Parishes 2005-06-01: 224000Western Parishes 2005-09-01: 244000Western Parishes 2005-12-01: 247000Western Parishes 2006-03-01: 249000Western Parishes 2006-06-01: 182000Western Parishes 2006-09-01: 190000Western Parishes 2006-12-01: 202500Western Parishes 2007-03-01: 198000Western Parishes 2007-06-01: 197500Western Parishes 2007-09-01: 212000Western Parishes 2007-12-01: 177747.5Western Parishes 2008-03-01: 175995Western Parishes 2008-06-01: 175995Western Parishes 2008-09-01: 174000Western Parishes 2008-12-01: 155000Western Parishes 2009-03-01: 144975Western Parishes 2009-06-01: 139950Western Parishes 2009-09-01: 142476Western Parishes 2009-12-01: 153475Western Parishes 2010-03-01: 157450Western Parishes 2010-06-01: 172475Western Parishes 2010-09-01: 171500Western Parishes 2010-12-01: 175500Western Parishes 2011-03-01: 205000Western Parishes 2011-06-01: 176500Western Parishes 2011-09-01: 166250Western Parishes 2011-12-01: 165000Western Parishes 2012-03-01: 150000Western Parishes 2012-06-01: 183500Western Parishes 2012-09-01: 195500Western Parishes 2012-12-01: 203750Western Parishes 2013-03-01: 203750Western Parishes 2013-06-01: 178500Western Parishes 2013-09-01: 218855Western Parishes 2013-12-01: 218855Western Parishes 2014-03-01: 217000Western Parishes 2014-06-01: 225000Western Parishes 2014-09-01: 209000Western Parishes 2014-12-01: 210500Western Parishes 2015-03-01: 220000Western Parishes 2015-06-01: 208625Western Parishes 2015-09-01: 225000Western Parishes 2015-12-01: 225000Western Parishes 2016-03-01: 208625Western Parishes 2016-06-01: 179500Western Parishes 2016-09-01: 172000Western Parishes 2016-12-01: 184000Western Parishes 2017-03-01: 186000Western Parishes 2017-06-01: 192750Western Parishes 2017-09-01: 222500Western Parishes 2017-12-01: 212450Western Parishes 2018-03-01: 202475Western Parishes 2018-06-01: 207450Western Parishes 2018-09-01: 212975Western Parishes 2018-12-01: 219950Western Parishes 2019-03-01: 219950Western Parishes 2019-06-01: 215000Western Parishes 2019-09-01: 210950Western Parishes 2019-12-01: 182950Western Parishes 2020-03-01: 182950Western Parishes 2020-06-01: 190000Western Parishes 2020-09-01: 197500Western Parishes 2020-12-01: 209950Western Parishes 2021-03-01: 215000Western Parishes 2021-06-01: 233500Western Parishes 2021-09-01: 239950Western Parishes 2021-12-01: 239950Western Parishes 2022-03-01: 239950Western Parishes 2022-06-01: 238975Western Parishes 2022-09-01: 239950Western Parishes 2022-12-01: 250000Western Parishes 2023-03-01: 238000

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 Western Parishes.

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 Western Parishes, 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 Western Parishes. 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 Western Parishes. 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 Western Parishes. 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 Western Parishes.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.