"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 Bulk.

Key indicators

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

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 Bulk.

Dataset

House Prices
Bulk
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBulk 1995-12-01: 37375Bulk 1996-03-01: 37375Bulk 1996-06-01: 37000Bulk 1996-09-01: 35500Bulk 1996-12-01: 36242.5Bulk 1997-03-01: 37000Bulk 1997-06-01: 36000Bulk 1997-09-01: 35975Bulk 1997-12-01: 37000Bulk 1998-03-01: 36500Bulk 1998-06-01: 37500Bulk 1998-09-01: 37000Bulk 1998-12-01: 36000Bulk 1999-03-01: 35000Bulk 1999-06-01: 35750Bulk 1999-09-01: 37000Bulk 1999-12-01: 38000Bulk 2000-03-01: 39725Bulk 2000-06-01: 40000Bulk 2000-09-01: 40000Bulk 2000-12-01: 40000Bulk 2001-03-01: 39500Bulk 2001-06-01: 42000Bulk 2001-09-01: 43500Bulk 2001-12-01: 45000Bulk 2002-03-01: 47000Bulk 2002-06-01: 54000Bulk 2002-09-01: 59975Bulk 2002-12-01: 66000Bulk 2003-03-01: 68997.5Bulk 2003-06-01: 69975Bulk 2003-09-01: 73750Bulk 2003-12-01: 75000Bulk 2004-03-01: 78250Bulk 2004-06-01: 84500Bulk 2004-09-01: 89950Bulk 2004-12-01: 95500Bulk 2005-03-01: 96000Bulk 2005-06-01: 101000Bulk 2005-09-01: 109500Bulk 2005-12-01: 115500Bulk 2006-03-01: 114000Bulk 2006-06-01: 114000Bulk 2006-09-01: 115250Bulk 2006-12-01: 117000Bulk 2007-03-01: 119000Bulk 2007-06-01: 119000Bulk 2007-09-01: 118000Bulk 2007-12-01: 118000Bulk 2008-03-01: 118000Bulk 2008-06-01: 118000Bulk 2008-09-01: 120500Bulk 2008-12-01: 116250Bulk 2009-03-01: 119000Bulk 2009-06-01: 118000Bulk 2009-09-01: 115000Bulk 2009-12-01: 116000Bulk 2010-03-01: 116000Bulk 2010-06-01: 117500Bulk 2010-09-01: 119000Bulk 2010-12-01: 118000Bulk 2011-03-01: 117000Bulk 2011-06-01: 115500Bulk 2011-09-01: 115000Bulk 2011-12-01: 114500Bulk 2012-03-01: 110000Bulk 2012-06-01: 110000Bulk 2012-09-01: 110000Bulk 2012-12-01: 112750Bulk 2013-03-01: 112750Bulk 2013-06-01: 113000Bulk 2013-09-01: 113000Bulk 2013-12-01: 112500Bulk 2014-03-01: 115000Bulk 2014-06-01: 125000Bulk 2014-09-01: 128500Bulk 2014-12-01: 141250Bulk 2015-03-01: 145000Bulk 2015-06-01: 159950Bulk 2015-09-01: 164950Bulk 2015-12-01: 169950Bulk 2016-03-01: 184950Bulk 2016-06-01: 189950Bulk 2016-09-01: 189950Bulk 2016-12-01: 195950Bulk 2017-03-01: 185000Bulk 2017-06-01: 184950Bulk 2017-09-01: 184950Bulk 2017-12-01: 169950Bulk 2018-03-01: 170000Bulk 2018-06-01: 170000Bulk 2018-09-01: 169950Bulk 2018-12-01: 170000Bulk 2019-03-01: 173500Bulk 2019-06-01: 175000Bulk 2019-09-01: 184950Bulk 2019-12-01: 184950Bulk 2020-03-01: 180000Bulk 2020-06-01: 140000Bulk 2020-09-01: 132000Bulk 2020-12-01: 138250Bulk 2021-03-01: 149950Bulk 2021-06-01: 155000Bulk 2021-09-01: 155000Bulk 2021-12-01: 155000Bulk 2022-03-01: 150000Bulk 2022-06-01: 154000Bulk 2022-09-01: 158000Bulk 2022-12-01: 166000Bulk 2023-03-01: 166000

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 Bulk.

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 Bulk, 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 Bulk. 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 Bulk. 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 Bulk. 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 Bulk.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.