"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 Altham.

Key indicators

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

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 Altham.

Dataset

House Prices
Altham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAltham 1995-12-01: 33893Altham 1996-03-01: 32000Altham 1996-06-01: 31975Altham 1996-09-01: 32600Altham 1996-12-01: 34500Altham 1997-03-01: 37000Altham 1997-06-01: 39000Altham 1997-09-01: 41000Altham 1997-12-01: 41050Altham 1998-03-01: 41885.5Altham 1998-06-01: 46675Altham 1998-09-01: 52650Altham 1998-12-01: 54000Altham 1999-03-01: 54975Altham 1999-06-01: 52250Altham 1999-09-01: 49972.5Altham 1999-12-01: 47995Altham 2000-03-01: 47452Altham 2000-06-01: 47995Altham 2000-09-01: 51500Altham 2000-12-01: 56972.5Altham 2001-03-01: 60000Altham 2001-06-01: 61125Altham 2001-09-01: 59975Altham 2001-12-01: 59950Altham 2002-03-01: 60000Altham 2002-06-01: 60000Altham 2002-09-01: 62950Altham 2002-12-01: 67245Altham 2003-03-01: 68245Altham 2003-06-01: 69950Altham 2003-09-01: 76000Altham 2003-12-01: 82850Altham 2004-03-01: 89000Altham 2004-06-01: 93000Altham 2004-09-01: 95950Altham 2004-12-01: 105000Altham 2005-03-01: 110750Altham 2005-06-01: 120000Altham 2005-09-01: 113500Altham 2005-12-01: 110000Altham 2006-03-01: 106750Altham 2006-06-01: 115100Altham 2006-09-01: 118000Altham 2006-12-01: 119997.5Altham 2007-03-01: 123000Altham 2007-06-01: 124000Altham 2007-09-01: 124475Altham 2007-12-01: 122500Altham 2008-03-01: 124999Altham 2008-06-01: 124999Altham 2008-09-01: 124999Altham 2008-12-01: 123000Altham 2009-03-01: 118500Altham 2009-06-01: 110000Altham 2009-09-01: 110000Altham 2009-12-01: 110000Altham 2010-03-01: 110000Altham 2010-06-01: 115500Altham 2010-09-01: 110000Altham 2010-12-01: 117500Altham 2011-03-01: 115000Altham 2011-06-01: 109950Altham 2011-09-01: 109975Altham 2011-12-01: 100000Altham 2012-03-01: 100000Altham 2012-06-01: 112000Altham 2012-09-01: 113750Altham 2012-12-01: 117975Altham 2013-03-01: 115000Altham 2013-06-01: 115000Altham 2013-09-01: 115000Altham 2013-12-01: 115500Altham 2014-03-01: 118725Altham 2014-06-01: 122000Altham 2014-09-01: 126475Altham 2014-12-01: 124000Altham 2015-03-01: 124975Altham 2015-06-01: 125000Altham 2015-09-01: 125000Altham 2015-12-01: 122000Altham 2016-03-01: 124500Altham 2016-06-01: 126000Altham 2016-09-01: 122500Altham 2016-12-01: 122500Altham 2017-03-01: 118000Altham 2017-06-01: 119000Altham 2017-09-01: 126250Altham 2017-12-01: 129950Altham 2018-03-01: 131500Altham 2018-06-01: 140000Altham 2018-09-01: 140000Altham 2018-12-01: 138000Altham 2019-03-01: 137500Altham 2019-06-01: 132350Altham 2019-09-01: 134000Altham 2019-12-01: 134500Altham 2020-03-01: 138000Altham 2020-06-01: 137750Altham 2020-09-01: 133000Altham 2020-12-01: 133000Altham 2021-03-01: 140250Altham 2021-06-01: 140000Altham 2021-09-01: 154250Altham 2021-12-01: 152000Altham 2022-03-01: 143000Altham 2022-06-01: 152500Altham 2022-09-01: 141500Altham 2022-12-01: 140000Altham 2023-03-01: 155000

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 Altham.

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 Altham, 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 Altham. 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 Altham. 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 Altham. 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 Altham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.