"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 Central.

Key indicators

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

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 Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCentral 1995-12-01: 44000Central 1996-03-01: 49475Central 1996-06-01: 52000Central 1996-09-01: 55000Central 1996-12-01: 53000Central 1997-03-01: 52250Central 1997-06-01: 54000Central 1997-09-01: 53000Central 1997-12-01: 57500Central 1998-03-01: 58500Central 1998-06-01: 55500Central 1998-09-01: 55250Central 1998-12-01: 53000Central 1999-03-01: 54750Central 1999-06-01: 54000Central 1999-09-01: 57500Central 1999-12-01: 58500Central 2000-03-01: 59000Central 2000-06-01: 60000Central 2000-09-01: 66000Central 2000-12-01: 67000Central 2001-03-01: 69000Central 2001-06-01: 69975Central 2001-09-01: 73475Central 2001-12-01: 73000Central 2002-03-01: 76000Central 2002-06-01: 76000Central 2002-09-01: 79500Central 2002-12-01: 90000Central 2003-03-01: 90500Central 2003-06-01: 99975Central 2003-09-01: 108950Central 2003-12-01: 110000Central 2004-03-01: 112950Central 2004-06-01: 125000Central 2004-09-01: 129950Central 2004-12-01: 131250Central 2005-03-01: 135525Central 2005-06-01: 137500Central 2005-09-01: 135000Central 2005-12-01: 132500Central 2006-03-01: 134000Central 2006-06-01: 149500Central 2006-09-01: 150000Central 2006-12-01: 150000Central 2007-03-01: 148000Central 2007-06-01: 148000Central 2007-09-01: 150000Central 2007-12-01: 151500Central 2008-03-01: 160000Central 2008-06-01: 162000Central 2008-09-01: 155000Central 2008-12-01: 165000Central 2009-03-01: 160000Central 2009-06-01: 150000Central 2009-09-01: 140000Central 2009-12-01: 139000Central 2010-03-01: 140000Central 2010-06-01: 142500Central 2010-09-01: 148750Central 2010-12-01: 147500Central 2011-03-01: 145000Central 2011-06-01: 144500Central 2011-09-01: 138750Central 2011-12-01: 120000Central 2012-03-01: 116750Central 2012-06-01: 116750Central 2012-09-01: 119500Central 2012-12-01: 142000Central 2013-03-01: 145000Central 2013-06-01: 155000Central 2013-09-01: 152500Central 2013-12-01: 142500Central 2014-03-01: 145000Central 2014-06-01: 143750Central 2014-09-01: 145000Central 2014-12-01: 142500Central 2015-03-01: 145000Central 2015-06-01: 153000Central 2015-09-01: 155000Central 2015-12-01: 161500Central 2016-03-01: 156250Central 2016-06-01: 155000Central 2016-09-01: 167500Central 2016-12-01: 190000Central 2017-03-01: 196500Central 2017-06-01: 198999.5Central 2017-09-01: 190000Central 2017-12-01: 155000Central 2018-03-01: 145000Central 2018-06-01: 145000Central 2018-09-01: 130000Central 2018-12-01: 149950Central 2019-03-01: 161500Central 2019-06-01: 159500Central 2019-09-01: 168000Central 2019-12-01: 165500Central 2020-03-01: 163000Central 2020-06-01: 169000Central 2020-09-01: 164750Central 2020-12-01: 168500Central 2021-03-01: 171000Central 2021-06-01: 185000Central 2021-09-01: 185000Central 2021-12-01: 180000Central 2022-03-01: 170000Central 2022-06-01: 167625Central 2022-09-01: 179000Central 2022-12-01: 180000Central 2023-03-01: 208750

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 Central.

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 Central, 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.