"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 Waltham.

Key indicators

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

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 Waltham.

Dataset

House Prices
Waltham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWaltham 1995-12-01: 51500Waltham 1996-03-01: 50000Waltham 1996-06-01: 50000Waltham 1996-09-01: 52000Waltham 1996-12-01: 54000Waltham 1997-03-01: 56500Waltham 1997-06-01: 56500Waltham 1997-09-01: 56500Waltham 1997-12-01: 55000Waltham 1998-03-01: 54975Waltham 1998-06-01: 54950Waltham 1998-09-01: 58000Waltham 1998-12-01: 58000Waltham 1999-03-01: 58500Waltham 1999-06-01: 59975Waltham 1999-09-01: 58000Waltham 1999-12-01: 59950Waltham 2000-03-01: 59950Waltham 2000-06-01: 59500Waltham 2000-09-01: 59950Waltham 2000-12-01: 59950Waltham 2001-03-01: 59972.5Waltham 2001-06-01: 60000Waltham 2001-09-01: 61750Waltham 2001-12-01: 66475Waltham 2002-03-01: 68000Waltham 2002-06-01: 73500Waltham 2002-09-01: 79000Waltham 2002-12-01: 80000Waltham 2003-03-01: 81950Waltham 2003-06-01: 82500Waltham 2003-09-01: 90500Waltham 2003-12-01: 98000Waltham 2004-03-01: 108975Waltham 2004-06-01: 126075Waltham 2004-09-01: 133500Waltham 2004-12-01: 138000Waltham 2005-03-01: 138500Waltham 2005-06-01: 135000Waltham 2005-09-01: 135000Waltham 2005-12-01: 135000Waltham 2006-03-01: 135500Waltham 2006-06-01: 142975Waltham 2006-09-01: 142500Waltham 2006-12-01: 147450Waltham 2007-03-01: 148500Waltham 2007-06-01: 152950Waltham 2007-09-01: 155000Waltham 2007-12-01: 159950Waltham 2008-03-01: 160000Waltham 2008-06-01: 163250Waltham 2008-09-01: 164500Waltham 2008-12-01: 159950Waltham 2009-03-01: 155625Waltham 2009-06-01: 159000Waltham 2009-09-01: 138500Waltham 2009-12-01: 140000Waltham 2010-03-01: 143000Waltham 2010-06-01: 143000Waltham 2010-09-01: 145000Waltham 2010-12-01: 151000Waltham 2011-03-01: 142000Waltham 2011-06-01: 140000Waltham 2011-09-01: 140000Waltham 2011-12-01: 138500Waltham 2012-03-01: 147000Waltham 2012-06-01: 147950Waltham 2012-09-01: 147375Waltham 2012-12-01: 146000Waltham 2013-03-01: 140000Waltham 2013-06-01: 140000Waltham 2013-09-01: 140000Waltham 2013-12-01: 149950Waltham 2014-03-01: 150000Waltham 2014-06-01: 150000Waltham 2014-09-01: 156250Waltham 2014-12-01: 155000Waltham 2015-03-01: 155000Waltham 2015-06-01: 155000Waltham 2015-09-01: 146000Waltham 2015-12-01: 163000Waltham 2016-03-01: 161475Waltham 2016-06-01: 169500Waltham 2016-09-01: 170000Waltham 2016-12-01: 169950Waltham 2017-03-01: 171500Waltham 2017-06-01: 174975Waltham 2017-09-01: 174975Waltham 2017-12-01: 175000Waltham 2018-03-01: 167000Waltham 2018-06-01: 165000Waltham 2018-09-01: 165000Waltham 2018-12-01: 165000Waltham 2019-03-01: 170000Waltham 2019-06-01: 178000Waltham 2019-09-01: 180000Waltham 2019-12-01: 185000Waltham 2020-03-01: 180000Waltham 2020-06-01: 174000Waltham 2020-09-01: 173000Waltham 2020-12-01: 196500Waltham 2021-03-01: 215000Waltham 2021-06-01: 218750Waltham 2021-09-01: 214750Waltham 2021-12-01: 190000Waltham 2022-03-01: 195000Waltham 2022-06-01: 190000Waltham 2022-09-01: 195000Waltham 2022-12-01: 204950Waltham 2023-03-01: 207000

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 Waltham.

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 Waltham, 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 Waltham. 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 Waltham. 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 Waltham. 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 Waltham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.