"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 Ashton.

Key indicators

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

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 Ashton.

Dataset

House Prices
Ashton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAshton 1995-12-01: 59950Ashton 1996-03-01: 61500Ashton 1996-06-01: 59950Ashton 1996-09-01: 60000Ashton 1996-12-01: 60000Ashton 1997-03-01: 60000Ashton 1997-06-01: 65000Ashton 1997-09-01: 66975Ashton 1997-12-01: 69500Ashton 1998-03-01: 68000Ashton 1998-06-01: 65000Ashton 1998-09-01: 63750Ashton 1998-12-01: 62500Ashton 1999-03-01: 65000Ashton 1999-06-01: 65000Ashton 1999-09-01: 65250Ashton 1999-12-01: 68000Ashton 2000-03-01: 69000Ashton 2000-06-01: 72000Ashton 2000-09-01: 73000Ashton 2000-12-01: 71750Ashton 2001-03-01: 72500Ashton 2001-06-01: 73500Ashton 2001-09-01: 74725Ashton 2001-12-01: 77750Ashton 2002-03-01: 80000Ashton 2002-06-01: 85725Ashton 2002-09-01: 94000Ashton 2002-12-01: 98475Ashton 2003-03-01: 106000Ashton 2003-06-01: 113975Ashton 2003-09-01: 128000Ashton 2003-12-01: 130000Ashton 2004-03-01: 127750Ashton 2004-06-01: 133000Ashton 2004-09-01: 130500Ashton 2004-12-01: 140000Ashton 2005-03-01: 145000Ashton 2005-06-01: 154900Ashton 2005-09-01: 154000Ashton 2005-12-01: 157000Ashton 2006-03-01: 165450Ashton 2006-06-01: 175000Ashton 2006-09-01: 176250Ashton 2006-12-01: 169950Ashton 2007-03-01: 166000Ashton 2007-06-01: 164975Ashton 2007-09-01: 172000Ashton 2007-12-01: 178500Ashton 2008-03-01: 179000Ashton 2008-06-01: 180500Ashton 2008-09-01: 169000Ashton 2008-12-01: 165000Ashton 2009-03-01: 175000Ashton 2009-06-01: 174999Ashton 2009-09-01: 168750Ashton 2009-12-01: 159500Ashton 2010-03-01: 155000Ashton 2010-06-01: 157000Ashton 2010-09-01: 168250Ashton 2010-12-01: 170000Ashton 2011-03-01: 157430Ashton 2011-06-01: 148750Ashton 2011-09-01: 145000Ashton 2011-12-01: 139975Ashton 2012-03-01: 133000Ashton 2012-06-01: 140000Ashton 2012-09-01: 140000Ashton 2012-12-01: 148000Ashton 2013-03-01: 158500Ashton 2013-06-01: 155000Ashton 2013-09-01: 155000Ashton 2013-12-01: 150000Ashton 2014-03-01: 144250Ashton 2014-06-01: 145000Ashton 2014-09-01: 141861Ashton 2014-12-01: 163500Ashton 2015-03-01: 159975Ashton 2015-06-01: 160000Ashton 2015-09-01: 160000Ashton 2015-12-01: 148000Ashton 2016-03-01: 153000Ashton 2016-06-01: 160000Ashton 2016-09-01: 162000Ashton 2016-12-01: 162000Ashton 2017-03-01: 165000Ashton 2017-06-01: 162000Ashton 2017-09-01: 167500Ashton 2017-12-01: 175500Ashton 2018-03-01: 167250Ashton 2018-06-01: 184500Ashton 2018-09-01: 164500Ashton 2018-12-01: 176000Ashton 2019-03-01: 174000Ashton 2019-06-01: 169000Ashton 2019-09-01: 169500Ashton 2019-12-01: 164500Ashton 2020-03-01: 176000Ashton 2020-06-01: 180000Ashton 2020-09-01: 185000Ashton 2020-12-01: 192000Ashton 2021-03-01: 206850Ashton 2021-06-01: 207475Ashton 2021-09-01: 195000Ashton 2021-12-01: 195000Ashton 2022-03-01: 190000Ashton 2022-06-01: 178500Ashton 2022-09-01: 179000Ashton 2022-12-01: 179500Ashton 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Ashton.

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 Ashton, 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.