"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 College.

Key indicators

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

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 College.

Dataset

House Prices
College
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCollege 1995-12-01: 26750College 1996-03-01: 21000College 1996-06-01: 26000College 1996-09-01: 26000College 1996-12-01: 26475College 1997-03-01: 27250College 1997-06-01: 27250College 1997-09-01: 27000College 1997-12-01: 26250College 1998-03-01: 25250College 1998-06-01: 24475College 1998-09-01: 24950College 1998-12-01: 26250College 1999-03-01: 28000College 1999-06-01: 30000College 1999-09-01: 33500College 1999-12-01: 36950College 2000-03-01: 36950College 2000-06-01: 33000College 2000-09-01: 36500College 2000-12-01: 27000College 2001-03-01: 26000College 2001-06-01: 26000College 2001-09-01: 27375College 2001-12-01: 27000College 2002-03-01: 27975College 2002-06-01: 27900College 2002-09-01: 27975College 2002-12-01: 30000College 2003-03-01: 34000College 2003-06-01: 41500College 2003-09-01: 50500College 2003-12-01: 70500College 2004-03-01: 70500College 2004-06-01: 85950College 2004-09-01: 78750College 2004-12-01: 71000College 2005-03-01: 78000College 2005-06-01: 73750College 2005-09-01: 75000College 2005-12-01: 76750College 2006-03-01: 77500College 2006-06-01: 75000College 2006-09-01: 80000College 2006-12-01: 85000College 2007-03-01: 89950College 2007-06-01: 90000College 2007-09-01: 92000College 2007-12-01: 89500College 2008-03-01: 87500College 2008-06-01: 82250College 2008-09-01: 78000College 2008-12-01: 75000College 2009-03-01: 73000College 2009-06-01: 70000College 2009-09-01: 77000College 2009-12-01: 80000College 2010-03-01: 80000College 2010-06-01: 83000College 2010-09-01: 85750College 2010-12-01: 83500College 2011-03-01: 88725College 2011-06-01: 78997.5College 2011-09-01: 70002College 2011-12-01: 79997.5College 2012-03-01: 78396College 2012-06-01: 75000College 2012-09-01: 70000College 2012-12-01: 65000College 2013-03-01: 69995College 2013-06-01: 76500College 2013-09-01: 89622.5College 2013-12-01: 85500College 2014-03-01: 75000College 2014-06-01: 63000College 2014-09-01: 75000College 2014-12-01: 91500College 2015-03-01: 76000College 2015-06-01: 74000College 2015-09-01: 60000College 2015-12-01: 58500College 2016-03-01: 62500College 2016-06-01: 65000College 2016-09-01: 65000College 2016-12-01: 68000College 2017-03-01: 75000College 2017-06-01: 79950College 2017-09-01: 89500College 2017-12-01: 78000College 2018-03-01: 78000College 2018-06-01: 71500College 2018-09-01: 64200College 2018-12-01: 75750College 2019-03-01: 78000College 2019-06-01: 91500College 2019-09-01: 93000College 2019-12-01: 112995College 2020-03-01: 112995College 2020-06-01: 112995College 2020-09-01: 112995College 2020-12-01: 113995College 2021-03-01: 82000College 2021-06-01: 82500College 2021-09-01: 90000College 2021-12-01: 95875College 2022-03-01: 104500College 2022-06-01: 107875College 2022-09-01: 120000College 2022-12-01: 125000College 2023-03-01: 131000

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 College.

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 College, 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 College. 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 College. 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 College. 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 College.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.