"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: 18000Central 1996-03-01: 18000Central 1996-06-01: 17500Central 1996-09-01: 16250Central 1996-12-01: 15000Central 1997-03-01: 15000Central 1997-06-01: 14000Central 1997-09-01: 14000Central 1997-12-01: 15500Central 1998-03-01: 15500Central 1998-06-01: 16000Central 1998-09-01: 16500Central 1998-12-01: 16000Central 1999-03-01: 16500Central 1999-06-01: 16500Central 1999-09-01: 16625Central 1999-12-01: 17000Central 2000-03-01: 17500Central 2000-06-01: 18500Central 2000-09-01: 20000Central 2000-12-01: 19000Central 2001-03-01: 17225Central 2001-06-01: 17225Central 2001-09-01: 16250Central 2001-12-01: 15750Central 2002-03-01: 15625Central 2002-06-01: 15000Central 2002-09-01: 15000Central 2002-12-01: 16500Central 2003-03-01: 18250Central 2003-06-01: 20000Central 2003-09-01: 20000Central 2003-12-01: 22975Central 2004-03-01: 24500Central 2004-06-01: 25000Central 2004-09-01: 28000Central 2004-12-01: 35000Central 2005-03-01: 38000Central 2005-06-01: 42000Central 2005-09-01: 45000Central 2005-12-01: 45000Central 2006-03-01: 53000Central 2006-06-01: 52000Central 2006-09-01: 54000Central 2006-12-01: 59975Central 2007-03-01: 60000Central 2007-06-01: 65500Central 2007-09-01: 70000Central 2007-12-01: 70000Central 2008-03-01: 70000Central 2008-06-01: 70000Central 2008-09-01: 71000Central 2008-12-01: 70000Central 2009-03-01: 75000Central 2009-06-01: 65000Central 2009-09-01: 64500Central 2009-12-01: 65000Central 2010-03-01: 65000Central 2010-06-01: 69000Central 2010-09-01: 68000Central 2010-12-01: 70000Central 2011-03-01: 68750Central 2011-06-01: 57000Central 2011-09-01: 61000Central 2011-12-01: 57000Central 2012-03-01: 61750Central 2012-06-01: 62000Central 2012-09-01: 58000Central 2012-12-01: 56000Central 2013-03-01: 51000Central 2013-06-01: 51488Central 2013-09-01: 60000Central 2013-12-01: 59500Central 2014-03-01: 55250Central 2014-06-01: 46500Central 2014-09-01: 48500Central 2014-12-01: 50000Central 2015-03-01: 50000Central 2015-06-01: 61500Central 2015-09-01: 60000Central 2015-12-01: 60000Central 2016-03-01: 60000Central 2016-06-01: 60000Central 2016-09-01: 58500Central 2016-12-01: 55000Central 2017-03-01: 50250.5Central 2017-06-01: 50000Central 2017-09-01: 52750.5Central 2017-12-01: 49500Central 2018-03-01: 50000Central 2018-06-01: 54000Central 2018-09-01: 58000Central 2018-12-01: 61250Central 2019-03-01: 65000Central 2019-06-01: 65000Central 2019-09-01: 63000Central 2019-12-01: 60750Central 2020-03-01: 60000Central 2020-06-01: 59500Central 2020-09-01: 60000Central 2020-12-01: 62000Central 2021-03-01: 59975Central 2021-06-01: 62000Central 2021-09-01: 62000Central 2021-12-01: 65500Central 2022-03-01: 70000Central 2022-06-01: 67500Central 2022-09-01: 79000Central 2022-12-01: 72500Central 2023-03-01: 69875

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.