"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 Bellingham.

Key indicators

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

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 Bellingham.

Dataset

House Prices
Bellingham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBellingham 1995-12-01: 44750Bellingham 1996-03-01: 40000Bellingham 1996-06-01: 41750Bellingham 1996-09-01: 41000Bellingham 1996-12-01: 50000Bellingham 1997-03-01: 43500Bellingham 1997-06-01: 44750Bellingham 1997-09-01: 46500Bellingham 1997-12-01: 44000Bellingham 1998-03-01: 44250Bellingham 1998-06-01: 42000Bellingham 1998-09-01: 44250Bellingham 1998-12-01: 42000Bellingham 1999-03-01: 50000Bellingham 1999-06-01: 57000Bellingham 1999-09-01: 54375Bellingham 1999-12-01: 62500Bellingham 2000-03-01: 65500Bellingham 2000-06-01: 59000Bellingham 2000-09-01: 56500Bellingham 2000-12-01: 59000Bellingham 2001-03-01: 55000Bellingham 2001-06-01: 64000Bellingham 2001-09-01: 65250Bellingham 2001-12-01: 59975Bellingham 2002-03-01: 62500Bellingham 2002-06-01: 60000Bellingham 2002-09-01: 59950Bellingham 2002-12-01: 87500Bellingham 2003-03-01: 85250Bellingham 2003-06-01: 87810Bellingham 2003-09-01: 91055.5Bellingham 2003-12-01: 95000Bellingham 2004-03-01: 105000Bellingham 2004-06-01: 130000Bellingham 2004-09-01: 150000Bellingham 2004-12-01: 138725Bellingham 2005-03-01: 150000Bellingham 2005-06-01: 137475Bellingham 2005-09-01: 136475Bellingham 2005-12-01: 135000Bellingham 2006-03-01: 135000Bellingham 2006-06-01: 158000Bellingham 2006-09-01: 164500Bellingham 2006-12-01: 150000Bellingham 2007-03-01: 165000Bellingham 2007-06-01: 161000Bellingham 2007-09-01: 149000Bellingham 2007-12-01: 200000Bellingham 2008-03-01: 174000Bellingham 2008-06-01: 174750Bellingham 2008-09-01: 174750Bellingham 2008-12-01: 155000Bellingham 2009-03-01: 138000Bellingham 2009-06-01: 121500Bellingham 2009-09-01: 127000Bellingham 2009-12-01: 125000Bellingham 2010-03-01: 124500Bellingham 2010-06-01: 138000Bellingham 2010-09-01: 170000Bellingham 2010-12-01: 170000Bellingham 2011-03-01: 157500Bellingham 2011-06-01: 168000Bellingham 2011-09-01: 147500Bellingham 2011-12-01: 147500Bellingham 2012-03-01: 147500Bellingham 2012-06-01: 175000Bellingham 2012-09-01: 172500Bellingham 2012-12-01: 175000Bellingham 2013-03-01: 177500Bellingham 2013-06-01: 135000Bellingham 2013-09-01: 137500Bellingham 2013-12-01: 125000Bellingham 2014-03-01: 122500Bellingham 2014-06-01: 120000Bellingham 2014-09-01: 120000Bellingham 2014-12-01: 125000Bellingham 2015-03-01: 138500Bellingham 2015-06-01: 143000Bellingham 2015-09-01: 154250Bellingham 2015-12-01: 162750Bellingham 2016-03-01: 164750Bellingham 2016-06-01: 155000Bellingham 2016-09-01: 145125Bellingham 2016-12-01: 137000Bellingham 2017-03-01: 140375Bellingham 2017-06-01: 148500Bellingham 2017-09-01: 158000Bellingham 2017-12-01: 175000Bellingham 2018-03-01: 172475Bellingham 2018-06-01: 175000Bellingham 2018-09-01: 187500Bellingham 2018-12-01: 188625Bellingham 2019-03-01: 192500Bellingham 2019-06-01: 185000Bellingham 2019-09-01: 167500Bellingham 2019-12-01: 160000Bellingham 2020-03-01: 164000Bellingham 2020-06-01: 176500Bellingham 2020-09-01: 162000Bellingham 2020-12-01: 185000Bellingham 2021-03-01: 187625Bellingham 2021-06-01: 207500Bellingham 2021-09-01: 227999.5Bellingham 2021-12-01: 222600Bellingham 2022-03-01: 215000Bellingham 2022-06-01: 182500Bellingham 2022-09-01: 185000Bellingham 2022-12-01: 205000Bellingham 2023-03-01: 220000

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 Bellingham.

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 Bellingham, 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 Bellingham. 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 Bellingham. 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 Bellingham. 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 Bellingham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.