"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 Wistaston.

Key indicators

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

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 Wistaston.

Dataset

House Prices
Wistaston
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWistaston 1995-12-01: 59725Wistaston 1996-03-01: 59487.5Wistaston 1996-06-01: 56500Wistaston 1996-09-01: 57850Wistaston 1996-12-01: 57000Wistaston 1997-03-01: 59375Wistaston 1997-06-01: 59995Wistaston 1997-09-01: 59950Wistaston 1997-12-01: 59995Wistaston 1998-03-01: 59995Wistaston 1998-06-01: 59950Wistaston 1998-09-01: 62750Wistaston 1998-12-01: 66000Wistaston 1999-03-01: 64950Wistaston 1999-06-01: 65000Wistaston 1999-09-01: 66500Wistaston 1999-12-01: 69000Wistaston 2000-03-01: 71875Wistaston 2000-06-01: 74950Wistaston 2000-09-01: 78000Wistaston 2000-12-01: 77475Wistaston 2001-03-01: 77475Wistaston 2001-06-01: 79725Wistaston 2001-09-01: 79500Wistaston 2001-12-01: 79500Wistaston 2002-03-01: 79950Wistaston 2002-06-01: 84000Wistaston 2002-09-01: 88750Wistaston 2002-12-01: 99950Wistaston 2003-03-01: 108500Wistaston 2003-06-01: 111500Wistaston 2003-09-01: 121950Wistaston 2003-12-01: 135000Wistaston 2004-03-01: 130475Wistaston 2004-06-01: 139950Wistaston 2004-09-01: 146500Wistaston 2004-12-01: 149975Wistaston 2005-03-01: 151750Wistaston 2005-06-01: 155750Wistaston 2005-09-01: 158725Wistaston 2005-12-01: 160000Wistaston 2006-03-01: 160000Wistaston 2006-06-01: 161000Wistaston 2006-09-01: 162000Wistaston 2006-12-01: 164500Wistaston 2007-03-01: 164000Wistaston 2007-06-01: 165000Wistaston 2007-09-01: 165000Wistaston 2007-12-01: 166000Wistaston 2008-03-01: 167997.5Wistaston 2008-06-01: 163000Wistaston 2008-09-01: 155000Wistaston 2008-12-01: 146000Wistaston 2009-03-01: 147000Wistaston 2009-06-01: 145800Wistaston 2009-09-01: 160000Wistaston 2009-12-01: 162000Wistaston 2010-03-01: 166250Wistaston 2010-06-01: 165000Wistaston 2010-09-01: 172500Wistaston 2010-12-01: 165000Wistaston 2011-03-01: 164750Wistaston 2011-06-01: 175000Wistaston 2011-09-01: 171000Wistaston 2011-12-01: 171000Wistaston 2012-03-01: 160000Wistaston 2012-06-01: 159950Wistaston 2012-09-01: 159975Wistaston 2012-12-01: 160000Wistaston 2013-03-01: 160000Wistaston 2013-06-01: 157000Wistaston 2013-09-01: 157000Wistaston 2013-12-01: 161500Wistaston 2014-03-01: 158000Wistaston 2014-06-01: 164000Wistaston 2014-09-01: 164500Wistaston 2014-12-01: 167000Wistaston 2015-03-01: 175000Wistaston 2015-06-01: 172000Wistaston 2015-09-01: 180000Wistaston 2015-12-01: 171750Wistaston 2016-03-01: 172750Wistaston 2016-06-01: 180000Wistaston 2016-09-01: 176500Wistaston 2016-12-01: 172500Wistaston 2017-03-01: 175000Wistaston 2017-06-01: 173000Wistaston 2017-09-01: 175000Wistaston 2017-12-01: 177000Wistaston 2018-03-01: 184500Wistaston 2018-06-01: 185500Wistaston 2018-09-01: 195275Wistaston 2018-12-01: 199975Wistaston 2019-03-01: 210497.5Wistaston 2019-06-01: 212750Wistaston 2019-09-01: 206497.5Wistaston 2019-12-01: 216995Wistaston 2020-03-01: 212500Wistaston 2020-06-01: 210000Wistaston 2020-09-01: 215000Wistaston 2020-12-01: 218500Wistaston 2021-03-01: 229995Wistaston 2021-06-01: 231995Wistaston 2021-09-01: 243000Wistaston 2021-12-01: 248497.5Wistaston 2022-03-01: 242250Wistaston 2022-06-01: 240000Wistaston 2022-09-01: 244250Wistaston 2022-12-01: 249000Wistaston 2023-03-01: 251000

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 Wistaston.

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 Wistaston, 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 Wistaston. 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 Wistaston. 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 Wistaston. 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 Wistaston.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.