"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 Leighton.

Key indicators

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

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 Leighton.

Dataset

House Prices
Leighton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLeighton 1995-12-01: 53000Leighton 1996-03-01: 52750Leighton 1996-06-01: 49500Leighton 1996-09-01: 48500Leighton 1996-12-01: 47250Leighton 1997-03-01: 47500Leighton 1997-06-01: 47750Leighton 1997-09-01: 48500Leighton 1997-12-01: 50000Leighton 1998-03-01: 51750Leighton 1998-06-01: 53500Leighton 1998-09-01: 55000Leighton 1998-12-01: 55000Leighton 1999-03-01: 57000Leighton 1999-06-01: 59272.5Leighton 1999-09-01: 63250Leighton 1999-12-01: 63875Leighton 2000-03-01: 66500Leighton 2000-06-01: 70750Leighton 2000-09-01: 73000Leighton 2000-12-01: 79500Leighton 2001-03-01: 79500Leighton 2001-06-01: 82972.5Leighton 2001-09-01: 80500Leighton 2001-12-01: 80000Leighton 2002-03-01: 80975Leighton 2002-06-01: 79975Leighton 2002-09-01: 85000Leighton 2002-12-01: 91500Leighton 2003-03-01: 95500Leighton 2003-06-01: 102000Leighton 2003-09-01: 107000Leighton 2003-12-01: 107750Leighton 2004-03-01: 109975Leighton 2004-06-01: 118250Leighton 2004-09-01: 122000Leighton 2004-12-01: 128000Leighton 2005-03-01: 130000Leighton 2005-06-01: 130000Leighton 2005-09-01: 130000Leighton 2005-12-01: 134000Leighton 2006-03-01: 136000Leighton 2006-06-01: 147500Leighton 2006-09-01: 150000Leighton 2006-12-01: 150000Leighton 2007-03-01: 151000Leighton 2007-06-01: 152000Leighton 2007-09-01: 150750Leighton 2007-12-01: 150750Leighton 2008-03-01: 145000Leighton 2008-06-01: 150375Leighton 2008-09-01: 160000Leighton 2008-12-01: 160000Leighton 2009-03-01: 160000Leighton 2009-06-01: 151975Leighton 2009-09-01: 147875Leighton 2009-12-01: 147450Leighton 2010-03-01: 158000Leighton 2010-06-01: 159950Leighton 2010-09-01: 153000Leighton 2010-12-01: 143500Leighton 2011-03-01: 139950Leighton 2011-06-01: 139975Leighton 2011-09-01: 139950Leighton 2011-12-01: 137500Leighton 2012-03-01: 137500Leighton 2012-06-01: 135000Leighton 2012-09-01: 138000Leighton 2012-12-01: 149250Leighton 2013-03-01: 143000Leighton 2013-06-01: 150000Leighton 2013-09-01: 146500Leighton 2013-12-01: 143500Leighton 2014-03-01: 147997.5Leighton 2014-06-01: 149000Leighton 2014-09-01: 150500Leighton 2014-12-01: 157500Leighton 2015-03-01: 157500Leighton 2015-06-01: 157500Leighton 2015-09-01: 157500Leighton 2015-12-01: 156500Leighton 2016-03-01: 156500Leighton 2016-06-01: 156500Leighton 2016-09-01: 156500Leighton 2016-12-01: 155500Leighton 2017-03-01: 160000Leighton 2017-06-01: 160000Leighton 2017-09-01: 154950Leighton 2017-12-01: 159000Leighton 2018-03-01: 150000Leighton 2018-06-01: 151000Leighton 2018-09-01: 160000Leighton 2018-12-01: 165000Leighton 2019-03-01: 177600Leighton 2019-06-01: 185000Leighton 2019-09-01: 182500Leighton 2019-12-01: 186000Leighton 2020-03-01: 183250Leighton 2020-06-01: 183000Leighton 2020-09-01: 183000Leighton 2020-12-01: 184000Leighton 2021-03-01: 180000Leighton 2021-06-01: 185000Leighton 2021-09-01: 195000Leighton 2021-12-01: 193500Leighton 2022-03-01: 197500Leighton 2022-06-01: 195000Leighton 2022-09-01: 204000Leighton 2022-12-01: 210000Leighton 2023-03-01: 229500

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 Leighton.

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 Leighton, 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 Leighton. 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 Leighton. 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 Leighton. 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 Leighton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.