"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 Town.

Key indicators

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

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 Town.

Dataset

House Prices
Town
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kTown 1995-12-01: 32500Town 1996-03-01: 32250Town 1996-06-01: 34000Town 1996-09-01: 35000Town 1996-12-01: 33000Town 1997-03-01: 32000Town 1997-06-01: 35000Town 1997-09-01: 36000Town 1997-12-01: 39000Town 1998-03-01: 39995Town 1998-06-01: 40950Town 1998-09-01: 40700Town 1998-12-01: 40950Town 1999-03-01: 40950Town 1999-06-01: 39950Town 1999-09-01: 40000Town 1999-12-01: 39725Town 2000-03-01: 39950Town 2000-06-01: 40000Town 2000-09-01: 40250Town 2000-12-01: 41000Town 2001-03-01: 42177.5Town 2001-06-01: 43250Town 2001-09-01: 43750Town 2001-12-01: 43500Town 2002-03-01: 42500Town 2002-06-01: 42000Town 2002-09-01: 44725Town 2002-12-01: 46000Town 2003-03-01: 48000Town 2003-06-01: 51525Town 2003-09-01: 57000Town 2003-12-01: 59972.5Town 2004-03-01: 64950Town 2004-06-01: 67250Town 2004-09-01: 74375Town 2004-12-01: 75000Town 2005-03-01: 77125Town 2005-06-01: 79600Town 2005-09-01: 79000Town 2005-12-01: 80000Town 2006-03-01: 87500Town 2006-06-01: 90250Town 2006-09-01: 95000Town 2006-12-01: 97250Town 2007-03-01: 96000Town 2007-06-01: 99975Town 2007-09-01: 99750Town 2007-12-01: 100250Town 2008-03-01: 105000Town 2008-06-01: 105000Town 2008-09-01: 105000Town 2008-12-01: 100000Town 2009-03-01: 97500Town 2009-06-01: 93000Town 2009-09-01: 90000Town 2009-12-01: 90000Town 2010-03-01: 91050Town 2010-06-01: 95000Town 2010-09-01: 93750Town 2010-12-01: 91250Town 2011-03-01: 85000Town 2011-06-01: 85000Town 2011-09-01: 85455Town 2011-12-01: 84752.5Town 2012-03-01: 85000Town 2012-06-01: 85000Town 2012-09-01: 83000Town 2012-12-01: 83500Town 2013-03-01: 81650Town 2013-06-01: 82300Town 2013-09-01: 85500Town 2013-12-01: 88000Town 2014-03-01: 90000Town 2014-06-01: 87750Town 2014-09-01: 87000Town 2014-12-01: 88250Town 2015-03-01: 93500Town 2015-06-01: 93000Town 2015-09-01: 97750Town 2015-12-01: 92125Town 2016-03-01: 99750Town 2016-06-01: 101716Town 2016-09-01: 103000Town 2016-12-01: 105000Town 2017-03-01: 104000Town 2017-06-01: 102750Town 2017-09-01: 102000Town 2017-12-01: 102500Town 2018-03-01: 97250Town 2018-06-01: 101000Town 2018-09-01: 95000Town 2018-12-01: 95000Town 2019-03-01: 105000Town 2019-06-01: 107700Town 2019-09-01: 115500Town 2019-12-01: 118600Town 2020-03-01: 118600Town 2020-06-01: 114000Town 2020-09-01: 107000Town 2020-12-01: 111000Town 2021-03-01: 114000Town 2021-06-01: 119950Town 2021-09-01: 120000Town 2021-12-01: 120000Town 2022-03-01: 120000Town 2022-06-01: 119750Town 2022-09-01: 125000Town 2022-12-01: 128725Town 2023-03-01: 126250

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 Town.

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 Town, 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.