"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 Westgate.

Key indicators

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

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 Westgate.

Dataset

House Prices
Westgate
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWestgate 1995-12-01: 40000Westgate 1996-03-01: 39950Westgate 1996-06-01: 39950Westgate 1996-09-01: 39950Westgate 1996-12-01: 39950Westgate 1997-03-01: 39950Westgate 1997-06-01: 39950Westgate 1997-09-01: 39500Westgate 1997-12-01: 39995Westgate 1998-03-01: 40500Westgate 1998-06-01: 41000Westgate 1998-09-01: 41000Westgate 1998-12-01: 41995Westgate 1999-03-01: 41000Westgate 1999-06-01: 39950Westgate 1999-09-01: 39000Westgate 1999-12-01: 37625Westgate 2000-03-01: 38500Westgate 2000-06-01: 40000Westgate 2000-09-01: 44975Westgate 2000-12-01: 45000Westgate 2001-03-01: 45000Westgate 2001-06-01: 45000Westgate 2001-09-01: 45000Westgate 2001-12-01: 46950Westgate 2002-03-01: 45500Westgate 2002-06-01: 47250Westgate 2002-09-01: 51000Westgate 2002-12-01: 52000Westgate 2003-03-01: 57000Westgate 2003-06-01: 59950Westgate 2003-09-01: 65500Westgate 2003-12-01: 70000Westgate 2004-03-01: 73500Westgate 2004-06-01: 79500Westgate 2004-09-01: 85000Westgate 2004-12-01: 89950Westgate 2005-03-01: 90250Westgate 2005-06-01: 97900Westgate 2005-09-01: 98250Westgate 2005-12-01: 98250Westgate 2006-03-01: 99975Westgate 2006-06-01: 105000Westgate 2006-09-01: 107000Westgate 2006-12-01: 112000Westgate 2007-03-01: 113725Westgate 2007-06-01: 114475Westgate 2007-09-01: 118000Westgate 2007-12-01: 118000Westgate 2008-03-01: 117500Westgate 2008-06-01: 116000Westgate 2008-09-01: 115200Westgate 2008-12-01: 115000Westgate 2009-03-01: 105000Westgate 2009-06-01: 105000Westgate 2009-09-01: 105000Westgate 2009-12-01: 105000Westgate 2010-03-01: 105000Westgate 2010-06-01: 104000Westgate 2010-09-01: 106000Westgate 2010-12-01: 108000Westgate 2011-03-01: 106500Westgate 2011-06-01: 105000Westgate 2011-09-01: 100000Westgate 2011-12-01: 100000Westgate 2012-03-01: 104950Westgate 2012-06-01: 108250Westgate 2012-09-01: 113750Westgate 2012-12-01: 115000Westgate 2013-03-01: 113000Westgate 2013-06-01: 114000Westgate 2013-09-01: 112000Westgate 2013-12-01: 110000Westgate 2014-03-01: 110000Westgate 2014-06-01: 110000Westgate 2014-09-01: 110000Westgate 2014-12-01: 112000Westgate 2015-03-01: 115000Westgate 2015-06-01: 110000Westgate 2015-09-01: 115000Westgate 2015-12-01: 117250Westgate 2016-03-01: 116500Westgate 2016-06-01: 119000Westgate 2016-09-01: 111750Westgate 2016-12-01: 114000Westgate 2017-03-01: 115000Westgate 2017-06-01: 116000Westgate 2017-09-01: 118500Westgate 2017-12-01: 117000Westgate 2018-03-01: 117500Westgate 2018-06-01: 122500Westgate 2018-09-01: 125000Westgate 2018-12-01: 124475Westgate 2019-03-01: 125000Westgate 2019-06-01: 124975Westgate 2019-09-01: 123000Westgate 2019-12-01: 125000Westgate 2020-03-01: 129950Westgate 2020-06-01: 130000Westgate 2020-09-01: 131500Westgate 2020-12-01: 131750Westgate 2021-03-01: 133250Westgate 2021-06-01: 139000Westgate 2021-09-01: 140000Westgate 2021-12-01: 142000Westgate 2022-03-01: 145000Westgate 2022-06-01: 148000Westgate 2022-09-01: 156000Westgate 2022-12-01: 165000Westgate 2023-03-01: 170000

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 Westgate.

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 Westgate, 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 Westgate. 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 Westgate. 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 Westgate. 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 Westgate.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.