"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 Skerton West.

Key indicators

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

Dataset

House Prices
Skerton West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSkerton West 1995-12-01: 47000Skerton West 1996-03-01: 47000Skerton West 1996-06-01: 43000Skerton West 1996-09-01: 46000Skerton West 1996-12-01: 47000Skerton West 1997-03-01: 45975Skerton West 1997-06-01: 46500Skerton West 1997-09-01: 47000Skerton West 1997-12-01: 46500Skerton West 1998-03-01: 46225Skerton West 1998-06-01: 46750Skerton West 1998-09-01: 47000Skerton West 1998-12-01: 49000Skerton West 1999-03-01: 49000Skerton West 1999-06-01: 49000Skerton West 1999-09-01: 47000Skerton West 1999-12-01: 46500Skerton West 2000-03-01: 47184Skerton West 2000-06-01: 47000Skerton West 2000-09-01: 48500Skerton West 2000-12-01: 49725Skerton West 2001-03-01: 49500Skerton West 2001-06-01: 51500Skerton West 2001-09-01: 54000Skerton West 2001-12-01: 54000Skerton West 2002-03-01: 54000Skerton West 2002-06-01: 54000Skerton West 2002-09-01: 56000Skerton West 2002-12-01: 56950Skerton West 2003-03-01: 59125Skerton West 2003-06-01: 67000Skerton West 2003-09-01: 69950Skerton West 2003-12-01: 75125Skerton West 2004-03-01: 80500Skerton West 2004-06-01: 83000Skerton West 2004-09-01: 86750Skerton West 2004-12-01: 95000Skerton West 2005-03-01: 100000Skerton West 2005-06-01: 102000Skerton West 2005-09-01: 112000Skerton West 2005-12-01: 116000Skerton West 2006-03-01: 115000Skerton West 2006-06-01: 119950Skerton West 2006-09-01: 120000Skerton West 2006-12-01: 120000Skerton West 2007-03-01: 125500Skerton West 2007-06-01: 125000Skerton West 2007-09-01: 127500Skerton West 2007-12-01: 128500Skerton West 2008-03-01: 128000Skerton West 2008-06-01: 128000Skerton West 2008-09-01: 128443Skerton West 2008-12-01: 126500Skerton West 2009-03-01: 118500Skerton West 2009-06-01: 118000Skerton West 2009-09-01: 111750Skerton West 2009-12-01: 121000Skerton West 2010-03-01: 121000Skerton West 2010-06-01: 121000Skerton West 2010-09-01: 118750Skerton West 2010-12-01: 118000Skerton West 2011-03-01: 120000Skerton West 2011-06-01: 117000Skerton West 2011-09-01: 123150Skerton West 2011-12-01: 123150Skerton West 2012-03-01: 118500Skerton West 2012-06-01: 120000Skerton West 2012-09-01: 115000Skerton West 2012-12-01: 108000Skerton West 2013-03-01: 112000Skerton West 2013-06-01: 115000Skerton West 2013-09-01: 115000Skerton West 2013-12-01: 116000Skerton West 2014-03-01: 118000Skerton West 2014-06-01: 124499.5Skerton West 2014-09-01: 125000Skerton West 2014-12-01: 135000Skerton West 2015-03-01: 135000Skerton West 2015-06-01: 132000Skerton West 2015-09-01: 128000Skerton West 2015-12-01: 130000Skerton West 2016-03-01: 130000Skerton West 2016-06-01: 128000Skerton West 2016-09-01: 131500Skerton West 2016-12-01: 127500Skerton West 2017-03-01: 128000Skerton West 2017-06-01: 132000Skerton West 2017-09-01: 135000Skerton West 2017-12-01: 136000Skerton West 2018-03-01: 138000Skerton West 2018-06-01: 134500Skerton West 2018-09-01: 131250Skerton West 2018-12-01: 138000Skerton West 2019-03-01: 136000Skerton West 2019-06-01: 150000Skerton West 2019-09-01: 150750Skerton West 2019-12-01: 148225Skerton West 2020-03-01: 152500Skerton West 2020-06-01: 149000Skerton West 2020-09-01: 153500Skerton West 2020-12-01: 153500Skerton West 2021-03-01: 154500Skerton West 2021-06-01: 162500Skerton West 2021-09-01: 155000Skerton West 2021-12-01: 157000Skerton West 2022-03-01: 156000Skerton West 2022-06-01: 163000Skerton West 2022-09-01: 170000Skerton West 2022-12-01: 170000Skerton West 2023-03-01: 187450

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 Skerton 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 Skerton 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 Skerton 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 Skerton 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 Skerton 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 Skerton West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.