"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 St Leonards.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of St Leonards.

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 St Leonards.

Dataset

House Prices
St Leonards
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSt Leonards 1995-12-01: 52500St Leonards 1996-03-01: 50500St Leonards 1996-06-01: 49000St Leonards 1996-09-01: 48625St Leonards 1996-12-01: 49000St Leonards 1997-03-01: 49250St Leonards 1997-06-01: 52000St Leonards 1997-09-01: 52975St Leonards 1997-12-01: 53500St Leonards 1998-03-01: 53500St Leonards 1998-06-01: 54705St Leonards 1998-09-01: 55000St Leonards 1998-12-01: 58500St Leonards 1999-03-01: 58000St Leonards 1999-06-01: 55750St Leonards 1999-09-01: 56000St Leonards 1999-12-01: 54500St Leonards 2000-03-01: 55000St Leonards 2000-06-01: 57000St Leonards 2000-09-01: 58000St Leonards 2000-12-01: 59725St Leonards 2001-03-01: 61000St Leonards 2001-06-01: 61000St Leonards 2001-09-01: 59950St Leonards 2001-12-01: 64975St Leonards 2002-03-01: 66000St Leonards 2002-06-01: 67950St Leonards 2002-09-01: 73000St Leonards 2002-12-01: 72000St Leonards 2003-03-01: 78500St Leonards 2003-06-01: 78950St Leonards 2003-09-01: 82000St Leonards 2003-12-01: 87950St Leonards 2004-03-01: 89950St Leonards 2004-06-01: 109000St Leonards 2004-09-01: 119975St Leonards 2004-12-01: 120000St Leonards 2005-03-01: 125000St Leonards 2005-06-01: 127000St Leonards 2005-09-01: 126000St Leonards 2005-12-01: 129000St Leonards 2006-03-01: 131000St Leonards 2006-06-01: 135000St Leonards 2006-09-01: 136500St Leonards 2006-12-01: 143000St Leonards 2007-03-01: 143000St Leonards 2007-06-01: 147000St Leonards 2007-09-01: 149950St Leonards 2007-12-01: 150000St Leonards 2008-03-01: 150000St Leonards 2008-06-01: 148975St Leonards 2008-09-01: 141000St Leonards 2008-12-01: 135000St Leonards 2009-03-01: 128500St Leonards 2009-06-01: 130000St Leonards 2009-09-01: 130000St Leonards 2009-12-01: 135000St Leonards 2010-03-01: 138000St Leonards 2010-06-01: 153000St Leonards 2010-09-01: 143500St Leonards 2010-12-01: 140000St Leonards 2011-03-01: 133000St Leonards 2011-06-01: 124999.5St Leonards 2011-09-01: 131500St Leonards 2011-12-01: 130000St Leonards 2012-03-01: 130000St Leonards 2012-06-01: 130000St Leonards 2012-09-01: 127500St Leonards 2012-12-01: 130750St Leonards 2013-03-01: 135000St Leonards 2013-06-01: 135000St Leonards 2013-09-01: 135000St Leonards 2013-12-01: 133500St Leonards 2014-03-01: 134250St Leonards 2014-06-01: 135500St Leonards 2014-09-01: 139000St Leonards 2014-12-01: 150000St Leonards 2015-03-01: 147250St Leonards 2015-06-01: 148000St Leonards 2015-09-01: 157000St Leonards 2015-12-01: 164500St Leonards 2016-03-01: 176000St Leonards 2016-06-01: 178000St Leonards 2016-09-01: 175000St Leonards 2016-12-01: 175000St Leonards 2017-03-01: 170000St Leonards 2017-06-01: 179497.5St Leonards 2017-09-01: 179995St Leonards 2017-12-01: 179995St Leonards 2018-03-01: 179995St Leonards 2018-06-01: 183495St Leonards 2018-09-01: 178000St Leonards 2018-12-01: 181000St Leonards 2019-03-01: 178500St Leonards 2019-06-01: 174250St Leonards 2019-09-01: 180000St Leonards 2019-12-01: 173750St Leonards 2020-03-01: 175000St Leonards 2020-06-01: 175000St Leonards 2020-09-01: 162995St Leonards 2020-12-01: 180000St Leonards 2021-03-01: 180000St Leonards 2021-06-01: 180000St Leonards 2021-09-01: 187500St Leonards 2021-12-01: 180000St Leonards 2022-03-01: 184997.5St Leonards 2022-06-01: 180000St Leonards 2022-09-01: 185000St Leonards 2022-12-01: 192475St Leonards 2023-03-01: 192475

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 St Leonards.

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 St Leonards, 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 St Leonards. 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 St Leonards. 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 St Leonards. 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 St Leonards.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.