"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 Rufford.

Key indicators

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

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 Rufford.

Dataset

House Prices
Rufford
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kRufford 1995-12-01: 59900Rufford 1996-03-01: 58450Rufford 1996-06-01: 55000Rufford 1996-09-01: 60000Rufford 1996-12-01: 59975Rufford 1997-03-01: 72500Rufford 1997-06-01: 86500Rufford 1997-09-01: 75250Rufford 1997-12-01: 96550Rufford 1998-03-01: 84300Rufford 1998-06-01: 73000Rufford 1998-09-01: 83000Rufford 1998-12-01: 108000Rufford 1999-03-01: 120975Rufford 1999-06-01: 130000Rufford 1999-09-01: 146000Rufford 1999-12-01: 128500Rufford 2000-03-01: 123000Rufford 2000-06-01: 124000Rufford 2000-09-01: 123000Rufford 2000-12-01: 127500Rufford 2001-03-01: 165000Rufford 2001-06-01: 165000Rufford 2001-09-01: 155000Rufford 2001-12-01: 159000Rufford 2002-03-01: 126000Rufford 2002-06-01: 130000Rufford 2002-09-01: 139975Rufford 2002-12-01: 125500Rufford 2003-03-01: 149972.5Rufford 2003-06-01: 149995Rufford 2003-09-01: 170000Rufford 2003-12-01: 225000Rufford 2004-03-01: 235000Rufford 2004-06-01: 230000Rufford 2004-09-01: 240000Rufford 2004-12-01: 229250Rufford 2005-03-01: 229250Rufford 2005-06-01: 241000Rufford 2005-09-01: 250000Rufford 2005-12-01: 240000Rufford 2006-03-01: 270000Rufford 2006-06-01: 240000Rufford 2006-09-01: 245000Rufford 2006-12-01: 250000Rufford 2007-03-01: 247500Rufford 2007-06-01: 239500Rufford 2007-09-01: 250000Rufford 2007-12-01: 243000Rufford 2008-03-01: 249950Rufford 2008-06-01: 319000Rufford 2008-09-01: 282500Rufford 2008-12-01: 320000Rufford 2009-03-01: 282500Rufford 2009-06-01: 0Rufford 2009-09-01: 190000Rufford 2009-12-01: 190000Rufford 2010-03-01: 190000Rufford 2010-06-01: 191250Rufford 2010-09-01: 221500Rufford 2010-12-01: 236500Rufford 2011-03-01: 227000Rufford 2011-06-01: 225000Rufford 2011-09-01: 223000Rufford 2011-12-01: 225000Rufford 2012-03-01: 225000Rufford 2012-06-01: 225000Rufford 2012-09-01: 240000Rufford 2012-12-01: 234500Rufford 2013-03-01: 241000Rufford 2013-06-01: 250000Rufford 2013-09-01: 277500Rufford 2013-12-01: 242500Rufford 2014-03-01: 238000Rufford 2014-06-01: 220000Rufford 2014-09-01: 240000Rufford 2014-12-01: 277500Rufford 2015-03-01: 275000Rufford 2015-06-01: 290000Rufford 2015-09-01: 265000Rufford 2015-12-01: 246000Rufford 2016-03-01: 275000Rufford 2016-06-01: 282500Rufford 2016-09-01: 271500Rufford 2016-12-01: 271500Rufford 2017-03-01: 285000Rufford 2017-06-01: 290000Rufford 2017-09-01: 320000Rufford 2017-12-01: 359500Rufford 2018-03-01: 388387.5Rufford 2018-06-01: 340000Rufford 2018-09-01: 328000Rufford 2018-12-01: 315000Rufford 2019-03-01: 341500Rufford 2019-06-01: 341500Rufford 2019-09-01: 329997.5Rufford 2019-12-01: 265000Rufford 2020-03-01: 270000Rufford 2020-06-01: 270000Rufford 2020-09-01: 270000Rufford 2020-12-01: 310000Rufford 2021-03-01: 340000Rufford 2021-06-01: 328500Rufford 2021-09-01: 340000Rufford 2021-12-01: 329975Rufford 2022-03-01: 318475Rufford 2022-06-01: 319975Rufford 2022-09-01: 327500Rufford 2022-12-01: 335000Rufford 2023-03-01: 375000

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 Rufford.

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 Rufford, 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 Rufford. 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 Rufford. 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 Rufford. 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 Rufford.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.