"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 Seaham.

Key indicators

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

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 Seaham.

Dataset

House Prices
Seaham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSeaham 1995-12-01: 37750Seaham 1996-03-01: 36500Seaham 1996-06-01: 36000Seaham 1996-09-01: 37375Seaham 1996-12-01: 38500Seaham 1997-03-01: 37997.5Seaham 1997-06-01: 39475Seaham 1997-09-01: 41000Seaham 1997-12-01: 42450Seaham 1998-03-01: 43125Seaham 1998-06-01: 44975Seaham 1998-09-01: 45000Seaham 1998-12-01: 47000Seaham 1999-03-01: 48250Seaham 1999-06-01: 46750Seaham 1999-09-01: 47000Seaham 1999-12-01: 43975Seaham 2000-03-01: 42000Seaham 2000-06-01: 43000Seaham 2000-09-01: 43000Seaham 2000-12-01: 43000Seaham 2001-03-01: 45000Seaham 2001-06-01: 45500Seaham 2001-09-01: 46350Seaham 2001-12-01: 47250Seaham 2002-03-01: 48000Seaham 2002-06-01: 48750Seaham 2002-09-01: 49450Seaham 2002-12-01: 52100Seaham 2003-03-01: 58950Seaham 2003-06-01: 58800Seaham 2003-09-01: 70000Seaham 2003-12-01: 88950Seaham 2004-03-01: 103995Seaham 2004-06-01: 107500Seaham 2004-09-01: 116250Seaham 2004-12-01: 129995Seaham 2005-03-01: 138000Seaham 2005-06-01: 144997.5Seaham 2005-09-01: 150000Seaham 2005-12-01: 145000Seaham 2006-03-01: 145000Seaham 2006-06-01: 142995Seaham 2006-09-01: 139950Seaham 2006-12-01: 137000Seaham 2007-03-01: 139995Seaham 2007-06-01: 142250Seaham 2007-09-01: 143995Seaham 2007-12-01: 147500Seaham 2008-03-01: 150475Seaham 2008-06-01: 144995Seaham 2008-09-01: 140000Seaham 2008-12-01: 130775Seaham 2009-03-01: 116250Seaham 2009-06-01: 111000Seaham 2009-09-01: 107500Seaham 2009-12-01: 113250Seaham 2010-03-01: 117000Seaham 2010-06-01: 118000Seaham 2010-09-01: 140000Seaham 2010-12-01: 148250Seaham 2011-03-01: 144250Seaham 2011-06-01: 137000Seaham 2011-09-01: 128000Seaham 2011-12-01: 115475Seaham 2012-03-01: 120000Seaham 2012-06-01: 122250Seaham 2012-09-01: 120000Seaham 2012-12-01: 123750Seaham 2013-03-01: 125000Seaham 2013-06-01: 125000Seaham 2013-09-01: 130000Seaham 2013-12-01: 136810Seaham 2014-03-01: 143000Seaham 2014-06-01: 142000Seaham 2014-09-01: 136310Seaham 2014-12-01: 132750Seaham 2015-03-01: 134250Seaham 2015-06-01: 133500Seaham 2015-09-01: 135000Seaham 2015-12-01: 135000Seaham 2016-03-01: 127000Seaham 2016-06-01: 127500Seaham 2016-09-01: 127500Seaham 2016-12-01: 141250Seaham 2017-03-01: 145000Seaham 2017-06-01: 134500Seaham 2017-09-01: 132500Seaham 2017-12-01: 129950Seaham 2018-03-01: 130000Seaham 2018-06-01: 137725Seaham 2018-09-01: 138975Seaham 2018-12-01: 132000Seaham 2019-03-01: 139950Seaham 2019-06-01: 143250Seaham 2019-09-01: 150000Seaham 2019-12-01: 147250Seaham 2020-03-01: 146250Seaham 2020-06-01: 136000Seaham 2020-09-01: 136000Seaham 2020-12-01: 162000Seaham 2021-03-01: 172500Seaham 2021-06-01: 181000Seaham 2021-09-01: 178500Seaham 2021-12-01: 176000Seaham 2022-03-01: 166000Seaham 2022-06-01: 151500Seaham 2022-09-01: 147000Seaham 2022-12-01: 145750Seaham 2023-03-01: 158975

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 Seaham.

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 Seaham, 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 Seaham. 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 Seaham. 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 Seaham. 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 Seaham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.