"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 Waterloo.

Key indicators

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

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 Waterloo.

Dataset

House Prices
Waterloo
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWaterloo 1995-12-01: 48000Waterloo 1996-03-01: 43000Waterloo 1996-06-01: 44375Waterloo 1996-09-01: 48000Waterloo 1996-12-01: 52000Waterloo 1997-03-01: 53250Waterloo 1997-06-01: 52000Waterloo 1997-09-01: 49975Waterloo 1997-12-01: 46000Waterloo 1998-03-01: 45000Waterloo 1998-06-01: 45000Waterloo 1998-09-01: 45000Waterloo 1998-12-01: 48500Waterloo 1999-03-01: 49000Waterloo 1999-06-01: 47250Waterloo 1999-09-01: 55000Waterloo 1999-12-01: 54000Waterloo 2000-03-01: 57225Waterloo 2000-06-01: 60000Waterloo 2000-09-01: 59000Waterloo 2000-12-01: 58625Waterloo 2001-03-01: 58750Waterloo 2001-06-01: 57000Waterloo 2001-09-01: 57975Waterloo 2001-12-01: 58000Waterloo 2002-03-01: 59600Waterloo 2002-06-01: 62000Waterloo 2002-09-01: 67500Waterloo 2002-12-01: 72500Waterloo 2003-03-01: 72500Waterloo 2003-06-01: 79950Waterloo 2003-09-01: 80000Waterloo 2003-12-01: 86375Waterloo 2004-03-01: 93000Waterloo 2004-06-01: 102701Waterloo 2004-09-01: 117950Waterloo 2004-12-01: 122000Waterloo 2005-03-01: 125750Waterloo 2005-06-01: 130000Waterloo 2005-09-01: 129000Waterloo 2005-12-01: 135000Waterloo 2006-03-01: 136000Waterloo 2006-06-01: 135000Waterloo 2006-09-01: 134975Waterloo 2006-12-01: 135000Waterloo 2007-03-01: 135000Waterloo 2007-06-01: 137250Waterloo 2007-09-01: 139950Waterloo 2007-12-01: 133500Waterloo 2008-03-01: 133410Waterloo 2008-06-01: 133410Waterloo 2008-09-01: 132912Waterloo 2008-12-01: 129022.5Waterloo 2009-03-01: 125000Waterloo 2009-06-01: 125000Waterloo 2009-09-01: 116500Waterloo 2009-12-01: 116500Waterloo 2010-03-01: 125000Waterloo 2010-06-01: 120000Waterloo 2010-09-01: 120000Waterloo 2010-12-01: 120000Waterloo 2011-03-01: 119000Waterloo 2011-06-01: 116500Waterloo 2011-09-01: 115000Waterloo 2011-12-01: 114000Waterloo 2012-03-01: 114000Waterloo 2012-06-01: 114000Waterloo 2012-09-01: 112000Waterloo 2012-12-01: 110000Waterloo 2013-03-01: 110000Waterloo 2013-06-01: 109000Waterloo 2013-09-01: 109500Waterloo 2013-12-01: 101000Waterloo 2014-03-01: 112000Waterloo 2014-06-01: 114000Waterloo 2014-09-01: 111500Waterloo 2014-12-01: 120000Waterloo 2015-03-01: 115500Waterloo 2015-06-01: 114000Waterloo 2015-09-01: 124500Waterloo 2015-12-01: 117000Waterloo 2016-03-01: 129500Waterloo 2016-06-01: 130000Waterloo 2016-09-01: 130500Waterloo 2016-12-01: 132500Waterloo 2017-03-01: 125500Waterloo 2017-06-01: 131500Waterloo 2017-09-01: 127000Waterloo 2017-12-01: 127500Waterloo 2018-03-01: 128500Waterloo 2018-06-01: 128000Waterloo 2018-09-01: 129000Waterloo 2018-12-01: 127500Waterloo 2019-03-01: 128750Waterloo 2019-06-01: 130000Waterloo 2019-09-01: 130000Waterloo 2019-12-01: 133125Waterloo 2020-03-01: 123500Waterloo 2020-06-01: 120000Waterloo 2020-09-01: 124250Waterloo 2020-12-01: 126000Waterloo 2021-03-01: 135250Waterloo 2021-06-01: 136750Waterloo 2021-09-01: 150000Waterloo 2021-12-01: 160000Waterloo 2022-03-01: 170000Waterloo 2022-06-01: 174950Waterloo 2022-09-01: 170000Waterloo 2022-12-01: 171000Waterloo 2023-03-01: 160000

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 Waterloo.

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 Waterloo, 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.