"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 Central.

Key indicators

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

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 Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCentral 1995-12-01: 25000Central 1996-03-01: 25000Central 1996-06-01: 25000Central 1996-09-01: 25000Central 1996-12-01: 24000Central 1997-03-01: 23750Central 1997-06-01: 24000Central 1997-09-01: 22000Central 1997-12-01: 21000Central 1998-03-01: 21000Central 1998-06-01: 20500Central 1998-09-01: 22250Central 1998-12-01: 22000Central 1999-03-01: 23500Central 1999-06-01: 23000Central 1999-09-01: 22000Central 1999-12-01: 23000Central 2000-03-01: 21000Central 2000-06-01: 22000Central 2000-09-01: 22000Central 2000-12-01: 20800Central 2001-03-01: 20500Central 2001-06-01: 20000Central 2001-09-01: 20000Central 2001-12-01: 20000Central 2002-03-01: 20000Central 2002-06-01: 22000Central 2002-09-01: 22500Central 2002-12-01: 22500Central 2003-03-01: 23500Central 2003-06-01: 24000Central 2003-09-01: 25000Central 2003-12-01: 25000Central 2004-03-01: 26500Central 2004-06-01: 32500Central 2004-09-01: 43000Central 2004-12-01: 50250Central 2005-03-01: 53125Central 2005-06-01: 53500Central 2005-09-01: 55000Central 2005-12-01: 56475Central 2006-03-01: 58500Central 2006-06-01: 59972.5Central 2006-09-01: 61000Central 2006-12-01: 66250Central 2007-03-01: 70000Central 2007-06-01: 74100Central 2007-09-01: 78500Central 2007-12-01: 82000Central 2008-03-01: 80000Central 2008-06-01: 83333Central 2008-09-01: 84995Central 2008-12-01: 96146Central 2009-03-01: 98596Central 2009-06-01: 100000Central 2009-09-01: 91500Central 2009-12-01: 69750Central 2010-03-01: 64750Central 2010-06-01: 65000Central 2010-09-01: 65000Central 2010-12-01: 65500Central 2011-03-01: 71000Central 2011-06-01: 78000Central 2011-09-01: 85000Central 2011-12-01: 94975Central 2012-03-01: 90000Central 2012-06-01: 94950Central 2012-09-01: 85000Central 2012-12-01: 88000Central 2013-03-01: 88000Central 2013-06-01: 88000Central 2013-09-01: 85000Central 2013-12-01: 77350Central 2014-03-01: 90600Central 2014-06-01: 81000Central 2014-09-01: 81000Central 2014-12-01: 81000Central 2015-03-01: 65600Central 2015-06-01: 65000Central 2015-09-01: 60000Central 2015-12-01: 60000Central 2016-03-01: 62000Central 2016-06-01: 61500Central 2016-09-01: 63750Central 2016-12-01: 63500Central 2017-03-01: 64250Central 2017-06-01: 63500Central 2017-09-01: 60000Central 2017-12-01: 59000Central 2018-03-01: 59500Central 2018-06-01: 57500Central 2018-09-01: 56000Central 2018-12-01: 59725Central 2019-03-01: 60000Central 2019-06-01: 61750Central 2019-09-01: 63000Central 2019-12-01: 62750Central 2020-03-01: 63500Central 2020-06-01: 65000Central 2020-09-01: 64250Central 2020-12-01: 69000Central 2021-03-01: 62000Central 2021-06-01: 69750Central 2021-09-01: 68250Central 2021-12-01: 65250Central 2022-03-01: 68500Central 2022-06-01: 68000Central 2022-09-01: 70000Central 2022-12-01: 72000Central 2023-03-01: 72000

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 Central.

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 Central, 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.