"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 Wrightington.

Key indicators

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

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 Wrightington.

Dataset

House Prices
Wrightington
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWrightington 1995-12-01: 70000Wrightington 1996-03-01: 61250Wrightington 1996-06-01: 57000Wrightington 1996-09-01: 59950Wrightington 1996-12-01: 63000Wrightington 1997-03-01: 60500Wrightington 1997-06-01: 63500Wrightington 1997-09-01: 64750Wrightington 1997-12-01: 65000Wrightington 1998-03-01: 65000Wrightington 1998-06-01: 65000Wrightington 1998-09-01: 68500Wrightington 1998-12-01: 64800Wrightington 1999-03-01: 64875Wrightington 1999-06-01: 65500Wrightington 1999-09-01: 70500Wrightington 1999-12-01: 71000Wrightington 2000-03-01: 71500Wrightington 2000-06-01: 73750Wrightington 2000-09-01: 72000Wrightington 2000-12-01: 76250Wrightington 2001-03-01: 75500Wrightington 2001-06-01: 76750Wrightington 2001-09-01: 79997.5Wrightington 2001-12-01: 77000Wrightington 2002-03-01: 82997.5Wrightington 2002-06-01: 83000Wrightington 2002-09-01: 89950Wrightington 2002-12-01: 97000Wrightington 2003-03-01: 110000Wrightington 2003-06-01: 126000Wrightington 2003-09-01: 135000Wrightington 2003-12-01: 133750Wrightington 2004-03-01: 140000Wrightington 2004-06-01: 164975Wrightington 2004-09-01: 177500Wrightington 2004-12-01: 195000Wrightington 2005-03-01: 202000Wrightington 2005-06-01: 205000Wrightington 2005-09-01: 220000Wrightington 2005-12-01: 220000Wrightington 2006-03-01: 182000Wrightington 2006-06-01: 180340Wrightington 2006-09-01: 195000Wrightington 2006-12-01: 200000Wrightington 2007-03-01: 215000Wrightington 2007-06-01: 215000Wrightington 2007-09-01: 205000Wrightington 2007-12-01: 200500Wrightington 2008-03-01: 195000Wrightington 2008-06-01: 190000Wrightington 2008-09-01: 200000Wrightington 2008-12-01: 200000Wrightington 2009-03-01: 200000Wrightington 2009-06-01: 211000Wrightington 2009-09-01: 206000Wrightington 2009-12-01: 260000Wrightington 2010-03-01: 249995Wrightington 2010-06-01: 295000Wrightington 2010-09-01: 309975Wrightington 2010-12-01: 270495Wrightington 2011-03-01: 249950Wrightington 2011-06-01: 245000Wrightington 2011-09-01: 195000Wrightington 2011-12-01: 190000Wrightington 2012-03-01: 183750Wrightington 2012-06-01: 174750Wrightington 2012-09-01: 179975Wrightington 2012-12-01: 152500Wrightington 2013-03-01: 170000Wrightington 2013-06-01: 185000Wrightington 2013-09-01: 149500Wrightington 2013-12-01: 185000Wrightington 2014-03-01: 160000Wrightington 2014-06-01: 165000Wrightington 2014-09-01: 183250Wrightington 2014-12-01: 186000Wrightington 2015-03-01: 195500Wrightington 2015-06-01: 220000Wrightington 2015-09-01: 195000Wrightington 2015-12-01: 195000Wrightington 2016-03-01: 193750Wrightington 2016-06-01: 186250Wrightington 2016-09-01: 198000Wrightington 2016-12-01: 195000Wrightington 2017-03-01: 199000Wrightington 2017-06-01: 210000Wrightington 2017-09-01: 240000Wrightington 2017-12-01: 240000Wrightington 2018-03-01: 240000Wrightington 2018-06-01: 218500Wrightington 2018-09-01: 220000Wrightington 2018-12-01: 226000Wrightington 2019-03-01: 240000Wrightington 2019-06-01: 223000Wrightington 2019-09-01: 187500Wrightington 2019-12-01: 220000Wrightington 2020-03-01: 190000Wrightington 2020-06-01: 201500Wrightington 2020-09-01: 250000Wrightington 2020-12-01: 250000Wrightington 2021-03-01: 252000Wrightington 2021-06-01: 252000Wrightington 2021-09-01: 262500Wrightington 2021-12-01: 260000Wrightington 2022-03-01: 250000Wrightington 2022-06-01: 250000Wrightington 2022-09-01: 232500Wrightington 2022-12-01: 247500Wrightington 2023-03-01: 270000

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 Wrightington.

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 Wrightington, 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 Wrightington. 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 Wrightington. 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 Wrightington. 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 Wrightington.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.