"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 Knowsley.

Key indicators

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

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 Knowsley.

Dataset

House Prices
Knowsley
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kKnowsley 1995-12-01: 54500Knowsley 1996-03-01: 54000Knowsley 1996-06-01: 57375Knowsley 1996-09-01: 59500Knowsley 1996-12-01: 59500Knowsley 1997-03-01: 59990Knowsley 1997-06-01: 59250Knowsley 1997-09-01: 59000Knowsley 1997-12-01: 59000Knowsley 1998-03-01: 59250Knowsley 1998-06-01: 59000Knowsley 1998-09-01: 59972.5Knowsley 1998-12-01: 62750Knowsley 1999-03-01: 66250Knowsley 1999-06-01: 68500Knowsley 1999-09-01: 74000Knowsley 1999-12-01: 73000Knowsley 2000-03-01: 70475Knowsley 2000-06-01: 72000Knowsley 2000-09-01: 70000Knowsley 2000-12-01: 73250Knowsley 2001-03-01: 76000Knowsley 2001-06-01: 77000Knowsley 2001-09-01: 82000Knowsley 2001-12-01: 82000Knowsley 2002-03-01: 80000Knowsley 2002-06-01: 82250Knowsley 2002-09-01: 84500Knowsley 2002-12-01: 89950Knowsley 2003-03-01: 97500Knowsley 2003-06-01: 105000Knowsley 2003-09-01: 115000Knowsley 2003-12-01: 111250Knowsley 2004-03-01: 115000Knowsley 2004-06-01: 125000Knowsley 2004-09-01: 132000Knowsley 2004-12-01: 149995Knowsley 2005-03-01: 160000Knowsley 2005-06-01: 157500Knowsley 2005-09-01: 167500Knowsley 2005-12-01: 157500Knowsley 2006-03-01: 157500Knowsley 2006-06-01: 168975Knowsley 2006-09-01: 158000Knowsley 2006-12-01: 177500Knowsley 2007-03-01: 169000Knowsley 2007-06-01: 174000Knowsley 2007-09-01: 175000Knowsley 2007-12-01: 173000Knowsley 2008-03-01: 175000Knowsley 2008-06-01: 175000Knowsley 2008-09-01: 172500Knowsley 2008-12-01: 160000Knowsley 2009-03-01: 157000Knowsley 2009-06-01: 150000Knowsley 2009-09-01: 145000Knowsley 2009-12-01: 148000Knowsley 2010-03-01: 149975Knowsley 2010-06-01: 155000Knowsley 2010-09-01: 168000Knowsley 2010-12-01: 168000Knowsley 2011-03-01: 170000Knowsley 2011-06-01: 174975Knowsley 2011-09-01: 177500Knowsley 2011-12-01: 170000Knowsley 2012-03-01: 167500Knowsley 2012-06-01: 163750Knowsley 2012-09-01: 162500Knowsley 2012-12-01: 170000Knowsley 2013-03-01: 169000Knowsley 2013-06-01: 168000Knowsley 2013-09-01: 168000Knowsley 2013-12-01: 162500Knowsley 2014-03-01: 161000Knowsley 2014-06-01: 160000Knowsley 2014-09-01: 159950Knowsley 2014-12-01: 160000Knowsley 2015-03-01: 161250Knowsley 2015-06-01: 167500Knowsley 2015-09-01: 173000Knowsley 2015-12-01: 168500Knowsley 2016-03-01: 175000Knowsley 2016-06-01: 174000Knowsley 2016-09-01: 175000Knowsley 2016-12-01: 180000Knowsley 2017-03-01: 190000Knowsley 2017-06-01: 187500Knowsley 2017-09-01: 190000Knowsley 2017-12-01: 185000Knowsley 2018-03-01: 184950Knowsley 2018-06-01: 185000Knowsley 2018-09-01: 187250Knowsley 2018-12-01: 191000Knowsley 2019-03-01: 190000Knowsley 2019-06-01: 192500Knowsley 2019-09-01: 191250Knowsley 2019-12-01: 198975Knowsley 2020-03-01: 202750Knowsley 2020-06-01: 202500Knowsley 2020-09-01: 205000Knowsley 2020-12-01: 204000Knowsley 2021-03-01: 205000Knowsley 2021-06-01: 204000Knowsley 2021-09-01: 205000Knowsley 2021-12-01: 203000Knowsley 2022-03-01: 210000Knowsley 2022-06-01: 222500Knowsley 2022-09-01: 225000Knowsley 2022-12-01: 234000Knowsley 2023-03-01: 241500

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 Knowsley.

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 Knowsley, 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 Knowsley. 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 Knowsley. 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 Knowsley. 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 Knowsley.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.