"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 Crewe Central.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Crewe Central.

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 Crewe Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Crewe Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCrewe Central 1995-12-01: 26000Crewe Central 1996-03-01: 26500Crewe Central 1996-06-01: 26000Crewe Central 1996-09-01: 26000Crewe Central 1996-12-01: 25000Crewe Central 1997-03-01: 22750Crewe Central 1997-06-01: 23000Crewe Central 1997-09-01: 23000Crewe Central 1997-12-01: 24250Crewe Central 1998-03-01: 23000Crewe Central 1998-06-01: 23058Crewe Central 1998-09-01: 23000Crewe Central 1998-12-01: 21950Crewe Central 1999-03-01: 23250Crewe Central 1999-06-01: 22000Crewe Central 1999-09-01: 24000Crewe Central 1999-12-01: 25000Crewe Central 2000-03-01: 25000Crewe Central 2000-06-01: 25500Crewe Central 2000-09-01: 26500Crewe Central 2000-12-01: 27000Crewe Central 2001-03-01: 28000Crewe Central 2001-06-01: 27975Crewe Central 2001-09-01: 27500Crewe Central 2001-12-01: 28750Crewe Central 2002-03-01: 29250Crewe Central 2002-06-01: 30000Crewe Central 2002-09-01: 31975Crewe Central 2002-12-01: 32500Crewe Central 2003-03-01: 35950Crewe Central 2003-06-01: 41000Crewe Central 2003-09-01: 46250Crewe Central 2003-12-01: 47500Crewe Central 2004-03-01: 51750Crewe Central 2004-06-01: 57000Crewe Central 2004-09-01: 60000Crewe Central 2004-12-01: 64000Crewe Central 2005-03-01: 67000Crewe Central 2005-06-01: 69000Crewe Central 2005-09-01: 71000Crewe Central 2005-12-01: 75000Crewe Central 2006-03-01: 77725Crewe Central 2006-06-01: 84590Crewe Central 2006-09-01: 86000Crewe Central 2006-12-01: 109000Crewe Central 2007-03-01: 121325Crewe Central 2007-06-01: 118500Crewe Central 2007-09-01: 114825Crewe Central 2007-12-01: 105400Crewe Central 2008-03-01: 94950Crewe Central 2008-06-01: 88000Crewe Central 2008-09-01: 86000Crewe Central 2008-12-01: 84975Crewe Central 2009-03-01: 85000Crewe Central 2009-06-01: 80000Crewe Central 2009-09-01: 79000Crewe Central 2009-12-01: 80000Crewe Central 2010-03-01: 75500Crewe Central 2010-06-01: 77500Crewe Central 2010-09-01: 76000Crewe Central 2010-12-01: 75500Crewe Central 2011-03-01: 76000Crewe Central 2011-06-01: 70000Crewe Central 2011-09-01: 70000Crewe Central 2011-12-01: 63000Crewe Central 2012-03-01: 66250Crewe Central 2012-06-01: 61000Crewe Central 2012-09-01: 65000Crewe Central 2012-12-01: 68500Crewe Central 2013-03-01: 68000Crewe Central 2013-06-01: 70500Crewe Central 2013-09-01: 76000Crewe Central 2013-12-01: 78000Crewe Central 2014-03-01: 75000Crewe Central 2014-06-01: 75000Crewe Central 2014-09-01: 75000Crewe Central 2014-12-01: 75000Crewe Central 2015-03-01: 75500Crewe Central 2015-06-01: 77500Crewe Central 2015-09-01: 80000Crewe Central 2015-12-01: 81000Crewe Central 2016-03-01: 81250Crewe Central 2016-06-01: 79500Crewe Central 2016-09-01: 76000Crewe Central 2016-12-01: 75000Crewe Central 2017-03-01: 77750Crewe Central 2017-06-01: 80000Crewe Central 2017-09-01: 80500Crewe Central 2017-12-01: 83000Crewe Central 2018-03-01: 81500Crewe Central 2018-06-01: 81500Crewe Central 2018-09-01: 85000Crewe Central 2018-12-01: 81000Crewe Central 2019-03-01: 84500Crewe Central 2019-06-01: 85000Crewe Central 2019-09-01: 81250Crewe Central 2019-12-01: 83250Crewe Central 2020-03-01: 85000Crewe Central 2020-06-01: 83500Crewe Central 2020-09-01: 92000Crewe Central 2020-12-01: 94000Crewe Central 2021-03-01: 105000Crewe Central 2021-06-01: 132000Crewe Central 2021-09-01: 141000Crewe Central 2021-12-01: 150000Crewe Central 2022-03-01: 122500Crewe Central 2022-06-01: 115577.5Crewe Central 2022-09-01: 98500Crewe Central 2022-12-01: 94000Crewe Central 2023-03-01: 103500

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 Crewe Central.

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 Crewe Central, 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 Crewe Central. 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 Crewe Central. 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 Crewe Central. 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 Crewe Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.