"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 High Legh.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of High Legh.

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 High Legh.

Dataset

House Prices
High Legh
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHigh Legh 1995-12-01: 125600High Legh 1996-03-01: 127000High Legh 1996-06-01: 126850High Legh 1996-09-01: 130000High Legh 1996-12-01: 135000High Legh 1997-03-01: 142500High Legh 1997-06-01: 154750High Legh 1997-09-01: 152500High Legh 1997-12-01: 165000High Legh 1998-03-01: 175750High Legh 1998-06-01: 180725High Legh 1998-09-01: 190950High Legh 1998-12-01: 188000High Legh 1999-03-01: 186000High Legh 1999-06-01: 186000High Legh 1999-09-01: 186000High Legh 1999-12-01: 187250High Legh 2000-03-01: 183000High Legh 2000-06-01: 181000High Legh 2000-09-01: 180000High Legh 2000-12-01: 191000High Legh 2001-03-01: 195500High Legh 2001-06-01: 203500High Legh 2001-09-01: 250000High Legh 2001-12-01: 265000High Legh 2002-03-01: 267497.5High Legh 2002-06-01: 275000High Legh 2002-09-01: 270497.5High Legh 2002-12-01: 277500High Legh 2003-03-01: 329995High Legh 2003-06-01: 310000High Legh 2003-09-01: 351750High Legh 2003-12-01: 346000High Legh 2004-03-01: 325000High Legh 2004-06-01: 350000High Legh 2004-09-01: 320000High Legh 2004-12-01: 295000High Legh 2005-03-01: 295000High Legh 2005-06-01: 296000High Legh 2005-09-01: 322500High Legh 2005-12-01: 340000High Legh 2006-03-01: 340000High Legh 2006-06-01: 335000High Legh 2006-09-01: 340000High Legh 2006-12-01: 305000High Legh 2007-03-01: 282500High Legh 2007-06-01: 320000High Legh 2007-09-01: 310000High Legh 2007-12-01: 380000High Legh 2008-03-01: 389500High Legh 2008-06-01: 350000High Legh 2008-09-01: 422500High Legh 2008-12-01: 344000High Legh 2009-03-01: 362500High Legh 2009-06-01: 402471High Legh 2009-09-01: 351250High Legh 2009-12-01: 377500High Legh 2010-03-01: 387500High Legh 2010-06-01: 395000High Legh 2010-09-01: 397500High Legh 2010-12-01: 377500High Legh 2011-03-01: 352500High Legh 2011-06-01: 345000High Legh 2011-09-01: 327600High Legh 2011-12-01: 324300High Legh 2012-03-01: 321000High Legh 2012-06-01: 297500High Legh 2012-09-01: 337000High Legh 2012-12-01: 380000High Legh 2013-03-01: 390000High Legh 2013-06-01: 395000High Legh 2013-09-01: 325500High Legh 2013-12-01: 310000High Legh 2014-03-01: 315500High Legh 2014-06-01: 350000High Legh 2014-09-01: 353000High Legh 2014-12-01: 375000High Legh 2015-03-01: 375000High Legh 2015-06-01: 399950High Legh 2015-09-01: 442500High Legh 2015-12-01: 397475High Legh 2016-03-01: 388000High Legh 2016-06-01: 370000High Legh 2016-09-01: 369584.5High Legh 2016-12-01: 394975High Legh 2017-03-01: 447000High Legh 2017-06-01: 453173High Legh 2017-09-01: 442500High Legh 2017-12-01: 459000High Legh 2018-03-01: 447000High Legh 2018-06-01: 467000High Legh 2018-09-01: 492500High Legh 2018-12-01: 500000High Legh 2019-03-01: 500000High Legh 2019-06-01: 425000High Legh 2019-09-01: 453749.5High Legh 2019-12-01: 457749.5High Legh 2020-03-01: 457749.5High Legh 2020-06-01: 502500High Legh 2020-09-01: 477500High Legh 2020-12-01: 440000High Legh 2021-03-01: 486250High Legh 2021-06-01: 490000High Legh 2021-09-01: 499750High Legh 2021-12-01: 512500High Legh 2022-03-01: 556000High Legh 2022-06-01: 607995High Legh 2022-09-01: 606995High Legh 2022-12-01: 625000High Legh 2023-03-01: 623750

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 High Legh.

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 High Legh, 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 High Legh. 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 High Legh. 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 High Legh. 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 High Legh.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.