"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 Pharos.

Key indicators

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

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 Pharos.

Dataset

House Prices
Pharos
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kPharos 1995-12-01: 36000Pharos 1996-03-01: 36000Pharos 1996-06-01: 35000Pharos 1996-09-01: 34950Pharos 1996-12-01: 34000Pharos 1997-03-01: 34000Pharos 1997-06-01: 35000Pharos 1997-09-01: 34500Pharos 1997-12-01: 35000Pharos 1998-03-01: 34125Pharos 1998-06-01: 33000Pharos 1998-09-01: 34250Pharos 1998-12-01: 34000Pharos 1999-03-01: 36125Pharos 1999-06-01: 36950Pharos 1999-09-01: 36000Pharos 1999-12-01: 37500Pharos 2000-03-01: 37500Pharos 2000-06-01: 37500Pharos 2000-09-01: 37500Pharos 2000-12-01: 37750Pharos 2001-03-01: 36375Pharos 2001-06-01: 36800Pharos 2001-09-01: 38000Pharos 2001-12-01: 37975Pharos 2002-03-01: 39000Pharos 2002-06-01: 41500Pharos 2002-09-01: 42500Pharos 2002-12-01: 44950Pharos 2003-03-01: 46625Pharos 2003-06-01: 49950Pharos 2003-09-01: 53000Pharos 2003-12-01: 56950Pharos 2004-03-01: 59500Pharos 2004-06-01: 68000Pharos 2004-09-01: 73000Pharos 2004-12-01: 79000Pharos 2005-03-01: 82750Pharos 2005-06-01: 84000Pharos 2005-09-01: 84000Pharos 2005-12-01: 84975Pharos 2006-03-01: 87050Pharos 2006-06-01: 91500Pharos 2006-09-01: 95000Pharos 2006-12-01: 98000Pharos 2007-03-01: 99975Pharos 2007-06-01: 101000Pharos 2007-09-01: 102000Pharos 2007-12-01: 108500Pharos 2008-03-01: 105000Pharos 2008-06-01: 102500Pharos 2008-09-01: 97750Pharos 2008-12-01: 95000Pharos 2009-03-01: 95000Pharos 2009-06-01: 86000Pharos 2009-09-01: 74000Pharos 2009-12-01: 76000Pharos 2010-03-01: 80000Pharos 2010-06-01: 80000Pharos 2010-09-01: 81000Pharos 2010-12-01: 80000Pharos 2011-03-01: 73500Pharos 2011-06-01: 73750Pharos 2011-09-01: 73250Pharos 2011-12-01: 75000Pharos 2012-03-01: 74750Pharos 2012-06-01: 75000Pharos 2012-09-01: 75000Pharos 2012-12-01: 79000Pharos 2013-03-01: 88500Pharos 2013-06-01: 79000Pharos 2013-09-01: 79000Pharos 2013-12-01: 70000Pharos 2014-03-01: 77000Pharos 2014-06-01: 79000Pharos 2014-09-01: 85000Pharos 2014-12-01: 88000Pharos 2015-03-01: 81750Pharos 2015-06-01: 79750Pharos 2015-09-01: 76500Pharos 2015-12-01: 78000Pharos 2016-03-01: 79750Pharos 2016-06-01: 79000Pharos 2016-09-01: 80000Pharos 2016-12-01: 76000Pharos 2017-03-01: 78750Pharos 2017-06-01: 85000Pharos 2017-09-01: 89000Pharos 2017-12-01: 89000Pharos 2018-03-01: 89750Pharos 2018-06-01: 88500Pharos 2018-09-01: 85000Pharos 2018-12-01: 88000Pharos 2019-03-01: 85000Pharos 2019-06-01: 85000Pharos 2019-09-01: 84000Pharos 2019-12-01: 81500Pharos 2020-03-01: 84500Pharos 2020-06-01: 84250Pharos 2020-09-01: 84250Pharos 2020-12-01: 91250Pharos 2021-03-01: 89500Pharos 2021-06-01: 92750Pharos 2021-09-01: 93750Pharos 2021-12-01: 95475Pharos 2022-03-01: 99500Pharos 2022-06-01: 105000Pharos 2022-09-01: 105000Pharos 2022-12-01: 105250Pharos 2023-03-01: 100500

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 Pharos.

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 Pharos, 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 Pharos. 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 Pharos. 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 Pharos. 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 Pharos.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.