"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 Cowpen.

Key indicators

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

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 Cowpen.

Dataset

House Prices
Cowpen
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCowpen 1995-12-01: 29250Cowpen 1996-03-01: 28000Cowpen 1996-06-01: 28000Cowpen 1996-09-01: 33250Cowpen 1996-12-01: 29000Cowpen 1997-03-01: 29000Cowpen 1997-06-01: 30000Cowpen 1997-09-01: 29000Cowpen 1997-12-01: 29650Cowpen 1998-03-01: 29250Cowpen 1998-06-01: 23412.5Cowpen 1998-09-01: 26800Cowpen 1998-12-01: 28500Cowpen 1999-03-01: 27000Cowpen 1999-06-01: 32750Cowpen 1999-09-01: 30000Cowpen 1999-12-01: 30000Cowpen 2000-03-01: 30000Cowpen 2000-06-01: 30000Cowpen 2000-09-01: 30000Cowpen 2000-12-01: 30975Cowpen 2001-03-01: 30975Cowpen 2001-06-01: 33500Cowpen 2001-09-01: 33000Cowpen 2001-12-01: 33000Cowpen 2002-03-01: 33000Cowpen 2002-06-01: 33000Cowpen 2002-09-01: 33500Cowpen 2002-12-01: 42000Cowpen 2003-03-01: 44000Cowpen 2003-06-01: 51950Cowpen 2003-09-01: 53000Cowpen 2003-12-01: 57000Cowpen 2004-03-01: 57500Cowpen 2004-06-01: 59000Cowpen 2004-09-01: 67000Cowpen 2004-12-01: 75000Cowpen 2005-03-01: 77500Cowpen 2005-06-01: 84950Cowpen 2005-09-01: 86500Cowpen 2005-12-01: 84500Cowpen 2006-03-01: 83250Cowpen 2006-06-01: 82500Cowpen 2006-09-01: 82000Cowpen 2006-12-01: 81500Cowpen 2007-03-01: 89950Cowpen 2007-06-01: 92000Cowpen 2007-09-01: 92500Cowpen 2007-12-01: 94950Cowpen 2008-03-01: 95000Cowpen 2008-06-01: 94750Cowpen 2008-09-01: 95500Cowpen 2008-12-01: 94750Cowpen 2009-03-01: 93000Cowpen 2009-06-01: 89000Cowpen 2009-09-01: 85000Cowpen 2009-12-01: 83000Cowpen 2010-03-01: 81000Cowpen 2010-06-01: 80000Cowpen 2010-09-01: 79950Cowpen 2010-12-01: 79950Cowpen 2011-03-01: 79950Cowpen 2011-06-01: 79950Cowpen 2011-09-01: 79950Cowpen 2011-12-01: 76000Cowpen 2012-03-01: 75750Cowpen 2012-06-01: 75500Cowpen 2012-09-01: 72500Cowpen 2012-12-01: 77250Cowpen 2013-03-01: 82500Cowpen 2013-06-01: 75125Cowpen 2013-09-01: 75000Cowpen 2013-12-01: 71525Cowpen 2014-03-01: 70500Cowpen 2014-06-01: 72000Cowpen 2014-09-01: 73500Cowpen 2014-12-01: 75000Cowpen 2015-03-01: 77000Cowpen 2015-06-01: 82500Cowpen 2015-09-01: 82500Cowpen 2015-12-01: 85500Cowpen 2016-03-01: 84000Cowpen 2016-06-01: 83250Cowpen 2016-09-01: 87000Cowpen 2016-12-01: 87000Cowpen 2017-03-01: 87000Cowpen 2017-06-01: 92000Cowpen 2017-09-01: 92250Cowpen 2017-12-01: 89950Cowpen 2018-03-01: 97250Cowpen 2018-06-01: 103995Cowpen 2018-09-01: 103995Cowpen 2018-12-01: 112795Cowpen 2019-03-01: 113495Cowpen 2019-06-01: 117495Cowpen 2019-09-01: 117995Cowpen 2019-12-01: 111995Cowpen 2020-03-01: 110000Cowpen 2020-06-01: 99995Cowpen 2020-09-01: 110247.5Cowpen 2020-12-01: 111495Cowpen 2021-03-01: 113000Cowpen 2021-06-01: 114995Cowpen 2021-09-01: 125000Cowpen 2021-12-01: 125997.5Cowpen 2022-03-01: 125997.5Cowpen 2022-06-01: 121995Cowpen 2022-09-01: 115000Cowpen 2022-12-01: 105000Cowpen 2023-03-01: 110000

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 Cowpen.

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 Cowpen, 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 Cowpen. 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 Cowpen. 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 Cowpen. 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 Cowpen.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.