"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 Weardale.

Key indicators

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

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 Weardale.

Dataset

House Prices
Weardale
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWeardale 1995-12-01: 43500Weardale 1996-03-01: 42250Weardale 1996-06-01: 41250Weardale 1996-09-01: 38500Weardale 1996-12-01: 39250Weardale 1997-03-01: 40000Weardale 1997-06-01: 40125Weardale 1997-09-01: 45000Weardale 1997-12-01: 47000Weardale 1998-03-01: 46000Weardale 1998-06-01: 47000Weardale 1998-09-01: 47000Weardale 1998-12-01: 47000Weardale 1999-03-01: 49475Weardale 1999-06-01: 49725Weardale 1999-09-01: 47000Weardale 1999-12-01: 49000Weardale 2000-03-01: 47000Weardale 2000-06-01: 49000Weardale 2000-09-01: 55500Weardale 2000-12-01: 56000Weardale 2001-03-01: 58000Weardale 2001-06-01: 57000Weardale 2001-09-01: 58500Weardale 2001-12-01: 58000Weardale 2002-03-01: 59997.5Weardale 2002-06-01: 66500Weardale 2002-09-01: 68500Weardale 2002-12-01: 72500Weardale 2003-03-01: 77750Weardale 2003-06-01: 78275Weardale 2003-09-01: 87500Weardale 2003-12-01: 105000Weardale 2004-03-01: 119475Weardale 2004-06-01: 130000Weardale 2004-09-01: 122750Weardale 2004-12-01: 130000Weardale 2005-03-01: 126000Weardale 2005-06-01: 121250Weardale 2005-09-01: 139950Weardale 2005-12-01: 149950Weardale 2006-03-01: 158375Weardale 2006-06-01: 150000Weardale 2006-09-01: 149950Weardale 2006-12-01: 142250Weardale 2007-03-01: 142125Weardale 2007-06-01: 142500Weardale 2007-09-01: 137500Weardale 2007-12-01: 140000Weardale 2008-03-01: 149000Weardale 2008-06-01: 150000Weardale 2008-09-01: 168000Weardale 2008-12-01: 170000Weardale 2009-03-01: 155275Weardale 2009-06-01: 160000Weardale 2009-09-01: 150000Weardale 2009-12-01: 150000Weardale 2010-03-01: 158000Weardale 2010-06-01: 159950Weardale 2010-09-01: 165000Weardale 2010-12-01: 165000Weardale 2011-03-01: 162500Weardale 2011-06-01: 152500Weardale 2011-09-01: 145750Weardale 2011-12-01: 150000Weardale 2012-03-01: 138000Weardale 2012-06-01: 125000Weardale 2012-09-01: 118500Weardale 2012-12-01: 117500Weardale 2013-03-01: 110000Weardale 2013-06-01: 120000Weardale 2013-09-01: 110000Weardale 2013-12-01: 111250Weardale 2014-03-01: 125000Weardale 2014-06-01: 125000Weardale 2014-09-01: 132497.5Weardale 2014-12-01: 124950Weardale 2015-03-01: 122500Weardale 2015-06-01: 115000Weardale 2015-09-01: 115000Weardale 2015-12-01: 138950Weardale 2016-03-01: 144000Weardale 2016-06-01: 150000Weardale 2016-09-01: 159000Weardale 2016-12-01: 153750Weardale 2017-03-01: 145000Weardale 2017-06-01: 138600Weardale 2017-09-01: 138550Weardale 2017-12-01: 159975Weardale 2018-03-01: 164000Weardale 2018-06-01: 162500Weardale 2018-09-01: 159125Weardale 2018-12-01: 155000Weardale 2019-03-01: 141000Weardale 2019-06-01: 150000Weardale 2019-09-01: 155000Weardale 2019-12-01: 159000Weardale 2020-03-01: 169000Weardale 2020-06-01: 165500Weardale 2020-09-01: 150000Weardale 2020-12-01: 175000Weardale 2021-03-01: 170000Weardale 2021-06-01: 185000Weardale 2021-09-01: 180000Weardale 2021-12-01: 175000Weardale 2022-03-01: 195000Weardale 2022-06-01: 187475Weardale 2022-09-01: 190000Weardale 2022-12-01: 202500Weardale 2023-03-01: 187725

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 Weardale.

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 Weardale, 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 Weardale. 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 Weardale. 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 Weardale. 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 Weardale.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.