"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 Hexham West.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Hexham West.

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 Hexham West.

Dataset

House Prices
Hexham West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHexham West 1995-12-01: 95000Hexham West 1996-03-01: 98250Hexham West 1996-06-01: 94500Hexham West 1996-09-01: 85000Hexham West 1996-12-01: 85000Hexham West 1997-03-01: 85000Hexham West 1997-06-01: 81000Hexham West 1997-09-01: 80000Hexham West 1997-12-01: 82000Hexham West 1998-03-01: 83000Hexham West 1998-06-01: 87000Hexham West 1998-09-01: 106000Hexham West 1998-12-01: 107500Hexham West 1999-03-01: 114777.5Hexham West 1999-06-01: 112277.5Hexham West 1999-09-01: 105000Hexham West 1999-12-01: 100000Hexham West 2000-03-01: 99500Hexham West 2000-06-01: 100500Hexham West 2000-09-01: 109225Hexham West 2000-12-01: 116250Hexham West 2001-03-01: 110000Hexham West 2001-06-01: 122250Hexham West 2001-09-01: 123625Hexham West 2001-12-01: 135000Hexham West 2002-03-01: 140000Hexham West 2002-06-01: 145000Hexham West 2002-09-01: 146000Hexham West 2002-12-01: 150000Hexham West 2003-03-01: 150000Hexham West 2003-06-01: 156000Hexham West 2003-09-01: 167000Hexham West 2003-12-01: 175000Hexham West 2004-03-01: 196500Hexham West 2004-06-01: 190000Hexham West 2004-09-01: 201275Hexham West 2004-12-01: 213500Hexham West 2005-03-01: 203750Hexham West 2005-06-01: 245000Hexham West 2005-09-01: 240000Hexham West 2005-12-01: 220600Hexham West 2006-03-01: 216000Hexham West 2006-06-01: 229000Hexham West 2006-09-01: 229225Hexham West 2006-12-01: 243600Hexham West 2007-03-01: 246000Hexham West 2007-06-01: 248499.5Hexham West 2007-09-01: 275000Hexham West 2007-12-01: 276500Hexham West 2008-03-01: 275000Hexham West 2008-06-01: 272500Hexham West 2008-09-01: 265000Hexham West 2008-12-01: 260500Hexham West 2009-03-01: 275000Hexham West 2009-06-01: 254750Hexham West 2009-09-01: 242500Hexham West 2009-12-01: 250000Hexham West 2010-03-01: 261000Hexham West 2010-06-01: 250000Hexham West 2010-09-01: 263000Hexham West 2010-12-01: 250000Hexham West 2011-03-01: 249950Hexham West 2011-06-01: 248575Hexham West 2011-09-01: 240000Hexham West 2011-12-01: 235000Hexham West 2012-03-01: 229000Hexham West 2012-06-01: 229000Hexham West 2012-09-01: 222000Hexham West 2012-12-01: 222000Hexham West 2013-03-01: 225500Hexham West 2013-06-01: 250000Hexham West 2013-09-01: 280000Hexham West 2013-12-01: 240000Hexham West 2014-03-01: 240766Hexham West 2014-06-01: 239250Hexham West 2014-09-01: 237750Hexham West 2014-12-01: 249975Hexham West 2015-03-01: 249950Hexham West 2015-06-01: 256000Hexham West 2015-09-01: 260000Hexham West 2015-12-01: 275000Hexham West 2016-03-01: 270000Hexham West 2016-06-01: 275000Hexham West 2016-09-01: 282000Hexham West 2016-12-01: 263750Hexham West 2017-03-01: 282250Hexham West 2017-06-01: 278500Hexham West 2017-09-01: 263750Hexham West 2017-12-01: 277500Hexham West 2018-03-01: 275000Hexham West 2018-06-01: 275000Hexham West 2018-09-01: 265000Hexham West 2018-12-01: 265000Hexham West 2019-03-01: 266750Hexham West 2019-06-01: 266750Hexham West 2019-09-01: 290000Hexham West 2019-12-01: 300000Hexham West 2020-03-01: 295000Hexham West 2020-06-01: 300000Hexham West 2020-09-01: 300000Hexham West 2020-12-01: 337500Hexham West 2021-03-01: 320000Hexham West 2021-06-01: 322500Hexham West 2021-09-01: 335000Hexham West 2021-12-01: 310000Hexham West 2022-03-01: 355000Hexham West 2022-06-01: 315000Hexham West 2022-09-01: 333000Hexham West 2022-12-01: 347000Hexham West 2023-03-01: 357500

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 Hexham West.

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 Hexham West, 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 Hexham West. 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 Hexham West. 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 Hexham West. 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 Hexham West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.