"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 Kirkham South.

Key indicators

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

Dataset

House Prices
Kirkham South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kKirkham South 1995-12-01: 38000Kirkham South 1996-03-01: 39997.5Kirkham South 1996-06-01: 45950Kirkham South 1996-09-01: 48950Kirkham South 1996-12-01: 51350Kirkham South 1997-03-01: 47975Kirkham South 1997-06-01: 46975Kirkham South 1997-09-01: 46750Kirkham South 1997-12-01: 46500Kirkham South 1998-03-01: 46000Kirkham South 1998-06-01: 44000Kirkham South 1998-09-01: 44000Kirkham South 1998-12-01: 44950Kirkham South 1999-03-01: 44950Kirkham South 1999-06-01: 46000Kirkham South 1999-09-01: 48000Kirkham South 1999-12-01: 48500Kirkham South 2000-03-01: 48250Kirkham South 2000-06-01: 48500Kirkham South 2000-09-01: 50225Kirkham South 2000-12-01: 51975Kirkham South 2001-03-01: 52000Kirkham South 2001-06-01: 53000Kirkham South 2001-09-01: 51500Kirkham South 2001-12-01: 53000Kirkham South 2002-03-01: 53500Kirkham South 2002-06-01: 54875Kirkham South 2002-09-01: 60000Kirkham South 2002-12-01: 62950Kirkham South 2003-03-01: 69000Kirkham South 2003-06-01: 77500Kirkham South 2003-09-01: 84975Kirkham South 2003-12-01: 88500Kirkham South 2004-03-01: 89500Kirkham South 2004-06-01: 92450Kirkham South 2004-09-01: 95500Kirkham South 2004-12-01: 102475Kirkham South 2005-03-01: 108205Kirkham South 2005-06-01: 125000Kirkham South 2005-09-01: 119950Kirkham South 2005-12-01: 119975Kirkham South 2006-03-01: 120000Kirkham South 2006-06-01: 120000Kirkham South 2006-09-01: 120000Kirkham South 2006-12-01: 127250Kirkham South 2007-03-01: 125975Kirkham South 2007-06-01: 129500Kirkham South 2007-09-01: 130375Kirkham South 2007-12-01: 130375Kirkham South 2008-03-01: 132750Kirkham South 2008-06-01: 130000Kirkham South 2008-09-01: 130000Kirkham South 2008-12-01: 119750Kirkham South 2009-03-01: 121500Kirkham South 2009-06-01: 125500Kirkham South 2009-09-01: 115000Kirkham South 2009-12-01: 115000Kirkham South 2010-03-01: 115000Kirkham South 2010-06-01: 112000Kirkham South 2010-09-01: 112000Kirkham South 2010-12-01: 112500Kirkham South 2011-03-01: 112500Kirkham South 2011-06-01: 124500Kirkham South 2011-09-01: 128000Kirkham South 2011-12-01: 115000Kirkham South 2012-03-01: 115000Kirkham South 2012-06-01: 115000Kirkham South 2012-09-01: 119000Kirkham South 2012-12-01: 120500Kirkham South 2013-03-01: 122000Kirkham South 2013-06-01: 120250Kirkham South 2013-09-01: 108250Kirkham South 2013-12-01: 106500Kirkham South 2014-03-01: 96500Kirkham South 2014-06-01: 95000Kirkham South 2014-09-01: 96500Kirkham South 2014-12-01: 100000Kirkham South 2015-03-01: 111000Kirkham South 2015-06-01: 105000Kirkham South 2015-09-01: 105000Kirkham South 2015-12-01: 110000Kirkham South 2016-03-01: 110000Kirkham South 2016-06-01: 128500Kirkham South 2016-09-01: 138475Kirkham South 2016-12-01: 118500Kirkham South 2017-03-01: 116500Kirkham South 2017-06-01: 118000Kirkham South 2017-09-01: 120000Kirkham South 2017-12-01: 129000Kirkham South 2018-03-01: 125000Kirkham South 2018-06-01: 130000Kirkham South 2018-09-01: 135000Kirkham South 2018-12-01: 140000Kirkham South 2019-03-01: 145000Kirkham South 2019-06-01: 142000Kirkham South 2019-09-01: 127750Kirkham South 2019-12-01: 126000Kirkham South 2020-03-01: 124500Kirkham South 2020-06-01: 126500Kirkham South 2020-09-01: 125000Kirkham South 2020-12-01: 129000Kirkham South 2021-03-01: 129000Kirkham South 2021-06-01: 135000Kirkham South 2021-09-01: 141500Kirkham South 2021-12-01: 139000Kirkham South 2022-03-01: 144000Kirkham South 2022-06-01: 143250Kirkham South 2022-09-01: 154000Kirkham South 2022-12-01: 155000Kirkham South 2023-03-01: 155500

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 Kirkham 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 Kirkham 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 Kirkham 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 Kirkham 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 Kirkham 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 Kirkham South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.