"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 Congleton West.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Congleton West.

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 Congleton West.

Dataset

House Prices
Congleton West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCongleton West 1995-12-01: 52000Congleton West 1996-03-01: 52000Congleton West 1996-06-01: 51000Congleton West 1996-09-01: 50000Congleton West 1996-12-01: 52000Congleton West 1997-03-01: 53000Congleton West 1997-06-01: 54500Congleton West 1997-09-01: 54950Congleton West 1997-12-01: 52000Congleton West 1998-03-01: 51875Congleton West 1998-06-01: 51750Congleton West 1998-09-01: 53000Congleton West 1998-12-01: 55950Congleton West 1999-03-01: 56000Congleton West 1999-06-01: 59750Congleton West 1999-09-01: 62250Congleton West 1999-12-01: 64000Congleton West 2000-03-01: 68750Congleton West 2000-06-01: 69500Congleton West 2000-09-01: 71500Congleton West 2000-12-01: 75500Congleton West 2001-03-01: 73000Congleton West 2001-06-01: 76625Congleton West 2001-09-01: 74000Congleton West 2001-12-01: 75500Congleton West 2002-03-01: 78250Congleton West 2002-06-01: 83500Congleton West 2002-09-01: 87500Congleton West 2002-12-01: 90000Congleton West 2003-03-01: 97250Congleton West 2003-06-01: 101000Congleton West 2003-09-01: 113950Congleton West 2003-12-01: 123000Congleton West 2004-03-01: 125250Congleton West 2004-06-01: 136000Congleton West 2004-09-01: 140250Congleton West 2004-12-01: 140000Congleton West 2005-03-01: 142000Congleton West 2005-06-01: 134975Congleton West 2005-09-01: 139500Congleton West 2005-12-01: 137750Congleton West 2006-03-01: 135000Congleton West 2006-06-01: 140000Congleton West 2006-09-01: 145000Congleton West 2006-12-01: 157500Congleton West 2007-03-01: 160000Congleton West 2007-06-01: 166950Congleton West 2007-09-01: 169975Congleton West 2007-12-01: 170725Congleton West 2008-03-01: 169625Congleton West 2008-06-01: 161750Congleton West 2008-09-01: 150000Congleton West 2008-12-01: 140000Congleton West 2009-03-01: 140000Congleton West 2009-06-01: 140000Congleton West 2009-09-01: 131500Congleton West 2009-12-01: 140000Congleton West 2010-03-01: 137500Congleton West 2010-06-01: 137750Congleton West 2010-09-01: 139250Congleton West 2010-12-01: 141500Congleton West 2011-03-01: 150000Congleton West 2011-06-01: 149950Congleton West 2011-09-01: 150000Congleton West 2011-12-01: 148000Congleton West 2012-03-01: 143850Congleton West 2012-06-01: 143000Congleton West 2012-09-01: 145000Congleton West 2012-12-01: 147750Congleton West 2013-03-01: 148000Congleton West 2013-06-01: 141750Congleton West 2013-09-01: 143225Congleton West 2013-12-01: 145000Congleton West 2014-03-01: 149750Congleton West 2014-06-01: 155000Congleton West 2014-09-01: 164950Congleton West 2014-12-01: 163500Congleton West 2015-03-01: 160000Congleton West 2015-06-01: 165000Congleton West 2015-09-01: 162187.5Congleton West 2015-12-01: 164975Congleton West 2016-03-01: 162750Congleton West 2016-06-01: 157975Congleton West 2016-09-01: 158000Congleton West 2016-12-01: 162000Congleton West 2017-03-01: 175000Congleton West 2017-06-01: 179499.5Congleton West 2017-09-01: 179950Congleton West 2017-12-01: 180000Congleton West 2018-03-01: 181000Congleton West 2018-06-01: 182000Congleton West 2018-09-01: 205000Congleton West 2018-12-01: 205000Congleton West 2019-03-01: 209000Congleton West 2019-06-01: 215000Congleton West 2019-09-01: 215000Congleton West 2019-12-01: 230000Congleton West 2020-03-01: 238475Congleton West 2020-06-01: 239950Congleton West 2020-09-01: 241995Congleton West 2020-12-01: 240000Congleton West 2021-03-01: 249975Congleton West 2021-06-01: 241500Congleton West 2021-09-01: 242500Congleton West 2021-12-01: 235000Congleton West 2022-03-01: 235000Congleton West 2022-06-01: 238000Congleton West 2022-09-01: 250000Congleton West 2022-12-01: 257500Congleton West 2023-03-01: 255000

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 Congleton West.

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 Congleton West, 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 Congleton West. 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 Congleton West. 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 Congleton West. 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 Congleton West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.