"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 South.

Dataset

House Prices
South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSouth 1995-12-01: 34000South 1996-03-01: 34100South 1996-06-01: 34000South 1996-09-01: 33000South 1996-12-01: 33000South 1997-03-01: 33125South 1997-06-01: 33125South 1997-09-01: 34000South 1997-12-01: 34000South 1998-03-01: 34000South 1998-06-01: 34000South 1998-09-01: 34550South 1998-12-01: 33500South 1999-03-01: 33250South 1999-06-01: 32950South 1999-09-01: 33000South 1999-12-01: 30950South 2000-03-01: 30950South 2000-06-01: 31750South 2000-09-01: 31500South 2000-12-01: 32500South 2001-03-01: 34250South 2001-06-01: 35000South 2001-09-01: 34250South 2001-12-01: 36995South 2002-03-01: 35000South 2002-06-01: 36950South 2002-09-01: 39000South 2002-12-01: 40000South 2003-03-01: 40555South 2003-06-01: 38500South 2003-09-01: 38500South 2003-12-01: 38877.5South 2004-03-01: 40200South 2004-06-01: 47000South 2004-09-01: 55000South 2004-12-01: 59950South 2005-03-01: 62500South 2005-06-01: 64000South 2005-09-01: 61500South 2005-12-01: 63000South 2006-03-01: 65000South 2006-06-01: 68000South 2006-09-01: 70000South 2006-12-01: 73500South 2007-03-01: 73500South 2007-06-01: 75000South 2007-09-01: 80000South 2007-12-01: 81725South 2008-03-01: 84950South 2008-06-01: 84250South 2008-09-01: 84500South 2008-12-01: 84500South 2009-03-01: 80500South 2009-06-01: 82500South 2009-09-01: 80000South 2009-12-01: 77500South 2010-03-01: 77500South 2010-06-01: 80000South 2010-09-01: 77250South 2010-12-01: 76000South 2011-03-01: 78000South 2011-06-01: 79000South 2011-09-01: 79540South 2011-12-01: 76500South 2012-03-01: 74950South 2012-06-01: 69950South 2012-09-01: 69995South 2012-12-01: 73750South 2013-03-01: 73500South 2013-06-01: 75000South 2013-09-01: 72000South 2013-12-01: 72000South 2014-03-01: 76000South 2014-06-01: 79690South 2014-09-01: 84000South 2014-12-01: 85000South 2015-03-01: 87725South 2015-06-01: 88000South 2015-09-01: 88000South 2015-12-01: 86500South 2016-03-01: 84750South 2016-06-01: 87250South 2016-09-01: 84500South 2016-12-01: 87000South 2017-03-01: 82000South 2017-06-01: 81500South 2017-09-01: 83500South 2017-12-01: 85000South 2018-03-01: 86000South 2018-06-01: 84000South 2018-09-01: 84500South 2018-12-01: 84500South 2019-03-01: 84500South 2019-06-01: 88000South 2019-09-01: 91000South 2019-12-01: 95250South 2020-03-01: 102000South 2020-06-01: 98000South 2020-09-01: 104000South 2020-12-01: 102500South 2021-03-01: 106000South 2021-06-01: 107000South 2021-09-01: 110000South 2021-12-01: 114000South 2022-03-01: 115000South 2022-06-01: 115000South 2022-09-01: 117000South 2022-12-01: 124000South 2023-03-01: 127500

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.