"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 Handforth.

Key indicators

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

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 Handforth.

Dataset

House Prices
Handforth
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHandforth 1995-12-01: 59975Handforth 1996-03-01: 62500Handforth 1996-06-01: 66250Handforth 1996-09-01: 65000Handforth 1996-12-01: 67500Handforth 1997-03-01: 67500Handforth 1997-06-01: 71500Handforth 1997-09-01: 72000Handforth 1997-12-01: 71950Handforth 1998-03-01: 72000Handforth 1998-06-01: 72000Handforth 1998-09-01: 75000Handforth 1998-12-01: 75500Handforth 1999-03-01: 75000Handforth 1999-06-01: 73000Handforth 1999-09-01: 76750Handforth 1999-12-01: 82325Handforth 2000-03-01: 84950Handforth 2000-06-01: 84950Handforth 2000-09-01: 88000Handforth 2000-12-01: 94000Handforth 2001-03-01: 100000Handforth 2001-06-01: 111375Handforth 2001-09-01: 114975Handforth 2001-12-01: 112225Handforth 2002-03-01: 112450Handforth 2002-06-01: 117500Handforth 2002-09-01: 121000Handforth 2002-12-01: 123000Handforth 2003-03-01: 122950Handforth 2003-06-01: 122000Handforth 2003-09-01: 116000Handforth 2003-12-01: 120000Handforth 2004-03-01: 125000Handforth 2004-06-01: 129997.5Handforth 2004-09-01: 146000Handforth 2004-12-01: 160050Handforth 2005-03-01: 172000Handforth 2005-06-01: 176250Handforth 2005-09-01: 172000Handforth 2005-12-01: 164500Handforth 2006-03-01: 160500Handforth 2006-06-01: 150000Handforth 2006-09-01: 160750Handforth 2006-12-01: 172000Handforth 2007-03-01: 180975Handforth 2007-06-01: 187000Handforth 2007-09-01: 186500Handforth 2007-12-01: 177000Handforth 2008-03-01: 175000Handforth 2008-06-01: 156500Handforth 2008-09-01: 149950Handforth 2008-12-01: 149950Handforth 2009-03-01: 148950Handforth 2009-06-01: 149995Handforth 2009-09-01: 149472.5Handforth 2009-12-01: 158000Handforth 2010-03-01: 165000Handforth 2010-06-01: 173500Handforth 2010-09-01: 175000Handforth 2010-12-01: 159500Handforth 2011-03-01: 160000Handforth 2011-06-01: 169975Handforth 2011-09-01: 170000Handforth 2011-12-01: 178000Handforth 2012-03-01: 172000Handforth 2012-06-01: 165000Handforth 2012-09-01: 154875Handforth 2012-12-01: 150000Handforth 2013-03-01: 157500Handforth 2013-06-01: 155250Handforth 2013-09-01: 165000Handforth 2013-12-01: 165000Handforth 2014-03-01: 166000Handforth 2014-06-01: 177000Handforth 2014-09-01: 179475Handforth 2014-12-01: 186950Handforth 2015-03-01: 181000Handforth 2015-06-01: 177975Handforth 2015-09-01: 183975Handforth 2015-12-01: 173725Handforth 2016-03-01: 190000Handforth 2016-06-01: 203000Handforth 2016-09-01: 203000Handforth 2016-12-01: 202000Handforth 2017-03-01: 227000Handforth 2017-06-01: 215000Handforth 2017-09-01: 212047Handforth 2017-12-01: 227000Handforth 2018-03-01: 221250Handforth 2018-06-01: 205000Handforth 2018-09-01: 230000Handforth 2018-12-01: 220500Handforth 2019-03-01: 215000Handforth 2019-06-01: 234000Handforth 2019-09-01: 216250Handforth 2019-12-01: 245000Handforth 2020-03-01: 270000Handforth 2020-06-01: 253500Handforth 2020-09-01: 272500Handforth 2020-12-01: 271000Handforth 2021-03-01: 293750Handforth 2021-06-01: 300000Handforth 2021-09-01: 293000Handforth 2021-12-01: 280000Handforth 2022-03-01: 265000Handforth 2022-06-01: 250000Handforth 2022-09-01: 235000Handforth 2022-12-01: 258000Handforth 2023-03-01: 274800

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 Handforth.

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 Handforth, 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 Handforth. 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 Handforth. 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 Handforth. 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 Handforth.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.