"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 Birch Green.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Birch Green.

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 Birch Green.

Dataset

House Prices
Birch Green
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBirch Green 1995-12-01: 34000Birch Green 1996-03-01: 34500Birch Green 1996-06-01: 37000Birch Green 1996-09-01: 37000Birch Green 1996-12-01: 37000Birch Green 1997-03-01: 32100Birch Green 1997-06-01: 27000Birch Green 1997-09-01: 27000Birch Green 1997-12-01: 27500Birch Green 1998-03-01: 29950Birch Green 1998-06-01: 33750Birch Green 1998-09-01: 35250Birch Green 1998-12-01: 36500Birch Green 1999-03-01: 38000Birch Green 1999-06-01: 37500Birch Green 1999-09-01: 36000Birch Green 1999-12-01: 33000Birch Green 2000-03-01: 30000Birch Green 2000-06-01: 30000Birch Green 2000-09-01: 30975Birch Green 2000-12-01: 31000Birch Green 2001-03-01: 33000Birch Green 2001-06-01: 33000Birch Green 2001-09-01: 37500Birch Green 2001-12-01: 39950Birch Green 2002-03-01: 39975Birch Green 2002-06-01: 38247.5Birch Green 2002-09-01: 37995Birch Green 2002-12-01: 39450Birch Green 2003-03-01: 44950Birch Green 2003-06-01: 46000Birch Green 2003-09-01: 52000Birch Green 2003-12-01: 58000Birch Green 2004-03-01: 59995Birch Green 2004-06-01: 60000Birch Green 2004-09-01: 57997.5Birch Green 2004-12-01: 65000Birch Green 2005-03-01: 68000Birch Green 2005-06-01: 69975Birch Green 2005-09-01: 69972.5Birch Green 2005-12-01: 61750Birch Green 2006-03-01: 62250Birch Green 2006-06-01: 68250Birch Green 2006-09-01: 73147.5Birch Green 2006-12-01: 76000Birch Green 2007-03-01: 80000Birch Green 2007-06-01: 78997.5Birch Green 2007-09-01: 80000Birch Green 2007-12-01: 80000Birch Green 2008-03-01: 80000Birch Green 2008-06-01: 83000Birch Green 2008-09-01: 80000Birch Green 2008-12-01: 81900Birch Green 2009-03-01: 89500Birch Green 2009-06-01: 75000Birch Green 2009-09-01: 75000Birch Green 2009-12-01: 79500Birch Green 2010-03-01: 79500Birch Green 2010-06-01: 73500Birch Green 2010-09-01: 73500Birch Green 2010-12-01: 69500Birch Green 2011-03-01: 65000Birch Green 2011-06-01: 69000Birch Green 2011-09-01: 68500Birch Green 2011-12-01: 66600Birch Green 2012-03-01: 67300Birch Green 2012-06-01: 65800Birch Green 2012-09-01: 56500Birch Green 2012-12-01: 55000Birch Green 2013-03-01: 55000Birch Green 2013-06-01: 55000Birch Green 2013-09-01: 62000Birch Green 2013-12-01: 58000Birch Green 2014-03-01: 55875Birch Green 2014-06-01: 56875Birch Green 2014-09-01: 56875Birch Green 2014-12-01: 61000Birch Green 2015-03-01: 71000Birch Green 2015-06-01: 75000Birch Green 2015-09-01: 75000Birch Green 2015-12-01: 68500Birch Green 2016-03-01: 75000Birch Green 2016-06-01: 72500Birch Green 2016-09-01: 77500Birch Green 2016-12-01: 83500Birch Green 2017-03-01: 68000Birch Green 2017-06-01: 85000Birch Green 2017-09-01: 90000Birch Green 2017-12-01: 85000Birch Green 2018-03-01: 87500Birch Green 2018-06-01: 83500Birch Green 2018-09-01: 85000Birch Green 2018-12-01: 86000Birch Green 2019-03-01: 80000Birch Green 2019-06-01: 87000Birch Green 2019-09-01: 82500Birch Green 2019-12-01: 98995Birch Green 2020-03-01: 100495Birch Green 2020-06-01: 99495Birch Green 2020-09-01: 100995Birch Green 2020-12-01: 100995Birch Green 2021-03-01: 103995Birch Green 2021-06-01: 108247.5Birch Green 2021-09-01: 107500Birch Green 2021-12-01: 122995Birch Green 2022-03-01: 122995Birch Green 2022-06-01: 139995Birch Green 2022-09-01: 139995Birch Green 2022-12-01: 134995Birch Green 2023-03-01: 134995

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 Birch Green.

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 Birch Green, 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 Birch Green. 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 Birch Green. 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 Birch Green. 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 Birch Green.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.