"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 College.

Key indicators

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

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 College.

Dataset

House Prices
College
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCollege 1995-12-01: 75500College 1996-03-01: 73500College 1996-06-01: 68950College 1996-09-01: 69475College 1996-12-01: 70000College 1997-03-01: 70000College 1997-06-01: 72025College 1997-09-01: 75000College 1997-12-01: 74975College 1998-03-01: 75806College 1998-06-01: 79000College 1998-09-01: 82500College 1998-12-01: 84500College 1999-03-01: 84000College 1999-06-01: 84500College 1999-09-01: 85000College 1999-12-01: 87000College 2000-03-01: 86250College 2000-06-01: 87500College 2000-09-01: 88000College 2000-12-01: 95000College 2001-03-01: 95000College 2001-06-01: 97250College 2001-09-01: 106950College 2001-12-01: 107626.5College 2002-03-01: 111522College 2002-06-01: 114975College 2002-09-01: 121500College 2002-12-01: 127000College 2003-03-01: 130000College 2003-06-01: 142500College 2003-09-01: 145000College 2003-12-01: 149500College 2004-03-01: 149975College 2004-06-01: 162000College 2004-09-01: 167500College 2004-12-01: 167500College 2005-03-01: 172500College 2005-06-01: 175500College 2005-09-01: 180000College 2005-12-01: 198000College 2006-03-01: 200000College 2006-06-01: 198975College 2006-09-01: 198000College 2006-12-01: 200000College 2007-03-01: 201250College 2007-06-01: 208000College 2007-09-01: 208000College 2007-12-01: 220000College 2008-03-01: 208750College 2008-06-01: 210000College 2008-09-01: 220000College 2008-12-01: 195500College 2009-03-01: 196000College 2009-06-01: 187000College 2009-09-01: 177500College 2009-12-01: 205000College 2010-03-01: 205000College 2010-06-01: 209000College 2010-09-01: 206000College 2010-12-01: 175000College 2011-03-01: 175000College 2011-06-01: 170000College 2011-09-01: 175000College 2011-12-01: 185000College 2012-03-01: 185000College 2012-06-01: 197500College 2012-09-01: 200000College 2012-12-01: 219975College 2013-03-01: 230500College 2013-06-01: 222000College 2013-09-01: 220000College 2013-12-01: 224975College 2014-03-01: 205000College 2014-06-01: 217000College 2014-09-01: 224975College 2014-12-01: 216000College 2015-03-01: 220320College 2015-06-01: 219160College 2015-09-01: 218000College 2015-12-01: 209950College 2016-03-01: 208750College 2016-06-01: 210000College 2016-09-01: 220000College 2016-12-01: 234125College 2017-03-01: 258000College 2017-06-01: 232500College 2017-09-01: 240000College 2017-12-01: 240000College 2018-03-01: 236749College 2018-06-01: 243499College 2018-09-01: 221499College 2018-12-01: 217500College 2019-03-01: 210000College 2019-06-01: 210000College 2019-09-01: 228250College 2019-12-01: 228000College 2020-03-01: 230000College 2020-06-01: 228000College 2020-09-01: 230000College 2020-12-01: 235500College 2021-03-01: 223000College 2021-06-01: 243500College 2021-09-01: 230000College 2021-12-01: 226750College 2022-03-01: 236500College 2022-06-01: 230000College 2022-09-01: 242500College 2022-12-01: 267500College 2023-03-01: 257500

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 College.

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 College, 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 College. 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 College. 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 College. 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 College.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.