"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 Westfield.

Key indicators

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

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 Westfield.

Dataset

House Prices
Westfield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWestfield 1995-12-01: 43000Westfield 1996-03-01: 44575Westfield 1996-06-01: 44500Westfield 1996-09-01: 45000Westfield 1996-12-01: 44000Westfield 1997-03-01: 44950Westfield 1997-06-01: 45000Westfield 1997-09-01: 45000Westfield 1997-12-01: 46125Westfield 1998-03-01: 46000Westfield 1998-06-01: 46000Westfield 1998-09-01: 47000Westfield 1998-12-01: 48250Westfield 1999-03-01: 48500Westfield 1999-06-01: 47000Westfield 1999-09-01: 45000Westfield 1999-12-01: 45000Westfield 2000-03-01: 46500Westfield 2000-06-01: 49500Westfield 2000-09-01: 52510Westfield 2000-12-01: 53500Westfield 2001-03-01: 54000Westfield 2001-06-01: 57750Westfield 2001-09-01: 59000Westfield 2001-12-01: 62000Westfield 2002-03-01: 67625Westfield 2002-06-01: 71500Westfield 2002-09-01: 78250Westfield 2002-12-01: 81000Westfield 2003-03-01: 83500Westfield 2003-06-01: 87000Westfield 2003-09-01: 92500Westfield 2003-12-01: 99995Westfield 2004-03-01: 102495Westfield 2004-06-01: 107000Westfield 2004-09-01: 109950Westfield 2004-12-01: 115000Westfield 2005-03-01: 117500Westfield 2005-06-01: 124000Westfield 2005-09-01: 127500Westfield 2005-12-01: 125500Westfield 2006-03-01: 129995Westfield 2006-06-01: 128000Westfield 2006-09-01: 128000Westfield 2006-12-01: 130500Westfield 2007-03-01: 133975Westfield 2007-06-01: 137000Westfield 2007-09-01: 138375Westfield 2007-12-01: 140000Westfield 2008-03-01: 139950Westfield 2008-06-01: 140000Westfield 2008-09-01: 140000Westfield 2008-12-01: 135500Westfield 2009-03-01: 135000Westfield 2009-06-01: 133000Westfield 2009-09-01: 134000Westfield 2009-12-01: 134500Westfield 2010-03-01: 132750Westfield 2010-06-01: 133000Westfield 2010-09-01: 129000Westfield 2010-12-01: 127500Westfield 2011-03-01: 128125Westfield 2011-06-01: 129950Westfield 2011-09-01: 135000Westfield 2011-12-01: 138750Westfield 2012-03-01: 137750Westfield 2012-06-01: 139000Westfield 2012-09-01: 135250Westfield 2012-12-01: 138000Westfield 2013-03-01: 137250Westfield 2013-06-01: 135000Westfield 2013-09-01: 134475Westfield 2013-12-01: 135000Westfield 2014-03-01: 136000Westfield 2014-06-01: 140750Westfield 2014-09-01: 145000Westfield 2014-12-01: 148000Westfield 2015-03-01: 153000Westfield 2015-06-01: 155000Westfield 2015-09-01: 155000Westfield 2015-12-01: 160000Westfield 2016-03-01: 162000Westfield 2016-06-01: 160000Westfield 2016-09-01: 167000Westfield 2016-12-01: 172750Westfield 2017-03-01: 174750Westfield 2017-06-01: 175000Westfield 2017-09-01: 175000Westfield 2017-12-01: 176500Westfield 2018-03-01: 179000Westfield 2018-06-01: 180000Westfield 2018-09-01: 187000Westfield 2018-12-01: 183000Westfield 2019-03-01: 185000Westfield 2019-06-01: 187500Westfield 2019-09-01: 190000Westfield 2019-12-01: 191000Westfield 2020-03-01: 195000Westfield 2020-06-01: 190000Westfield 2020-09-01: 193000Westfield 2020-12-01: 205000Westfield 2021-03-01: 205000Westfield 2021-06-01: 212050Westfield 2021-09-01: 217500Westfield 2021-12-01: 217750Westfield 2022-03-01: 222000Westfield 2022-06-01: 224500Westfield 2022-09-01: 225000Westfield 2022-12-01: 235000Westfield 2023-03-01: 230500

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 Westfield.

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 Westfield, 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 Westfield. 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 Westfield. 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 Westfield. 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 Westfield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.