"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 Bessacarr.

Key indicators

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

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 Bessacarr.

Dataset

House Prices
Bessacarr
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBessacarr 1995-12-01: 51000Bessacarr 1996-03-01: 47000Bessacarr 1996-06-01: 47750Bessacarr 1996-09-01: 49500Bessacarr 1996-12-01: 51500Bessacarr 1997-03-01: 52750Bessacarr 1997-06-01: 52000Bessacarr 1997-09-01: 52747.5Bessacarr 1997-12-01: 53250Bessacarr 1998-03-01: 53000Bessacarr 1998-06-01: 53250Bessacarr 1998-09-01: 56500Bessacarr 1998-12-01: 58000Bessacarr 1999-03-01: 59250Bessacarr 1999-06-01: 60000Bessacarr 1999-09-01: 60000Bessacarr 1999-12-01: 62995Bessacarr 2000-03-01: 61495Bessacarr 2000-06-01: 60995Bessacarr 2000-09-01: 61745Bessacarr 2000-12-01: 61000Bessacarr 2001-03-01: 61995Bessacarr 2001-06-01: 65000Bessacarr 2001-09-01: 66000Bessacarr 2001-12-01: 72500Bessacarr 2002-03-01: 73750Bessacarr 2002-06-01: 77250Bessacarr 2002-09-01: 80000Bessacarr 2002-12-01: 86750Bessacarr 2003-03-01: 90000Bessacarr 2003-06-01: 118500Bessacarr 2003-09-01: 119997.5Bessacarr 2003-12-01: 120000Bessacarr 2004-03-01: 122997.5Bessacarr 2004-06-01: 132725Bessacarr 2004-09-01: 144225Bessacarr 2004-12-01: 152000Bessacarr 2005-03-01: 163250Bessacarr 2005-06-01: 156500Bessacarr 2005-09-01: 152000Bessacarr 2005-12-01: 150000Bessacarr 2006-03-01: 140000Bessacarr 2006-06-01: 141500Bessacarr 2006-09-01: 144000Bessacarr 2006-12-01: 145500Bessacarr 2007-03-01: 145500Bessacarr 2007-06-01: 148500Bessacarr 2007-09-01: 149000Bessacarr 2007-12-01: 150000Bessacarr 2008-03-01: 159997.5Bessacarr 2008-06-01: 149994Bessacarr 2008-09-01: 149997.5Bessacarr 2008-12-01: 149725Bessacarr 2009-03-01: 150000Bessacarr 2009-06-01: 160000Bessacarr 2009-09-01: 160000Bessacarr 2009-12-01: 150000Bessacarr 2010-03-01: 147500Bessacarr 2010-06-01: 150000Bessacarr 2010-09-01: 142000Bessacarr 2010-12-01: 145000Bessacarr 2011-03-01: 135000Bessacarr 2011-06-01: 125000Bessacarr 2011-09-01: 132000Bessacarr 2011-12-01: 138000Bessacarr 2012-03-01: 142000Bessacarr 2012-06-01: 149250Bessacarr 2012-09-01: 145000Bessacarr 2012-12-01: 140000Bessacarr 2013-03-01: 141500Bessacarr 2013-06-01: 138000Bessacarr 2013-09-01: 144995Bessacarr 2013-12-01: 146747.5Bessacarr 2014-03-01: 145500Bessacarr 2014-06-01: 155000Bessacarr 2014-09-01: 150000Bessacarr 2014-12-01: 148000Bessacarr 2015-03-01: 154500Bessacarr 2015-06-01: 150000Bessacarr 2015-09-01: 156000Bessacarr 2015-12-01: 165000Bessacarr 2016-03-01: 164000Bessacarr 2016-06-01: 162250Bessacarr 2016-09-01: 158500Bessacarr 2016-12-01: 160000Bessacarr 2017-03-01: 165000Bessacarr 2017-06-01: 173250Bessacarr 2017-09-01: 171500Bessacarr 2017-12-01: 170000Bessacarr 2018-03-01: 164997.5Bessacarr 2018-06-01: 164995Bessacarr 2018-09-01: 170498Bessacarr 2018-12-01: 175000Bessacarr 2019-03-01: 175000Bessacarr 2019-06-01: 165000Bessacarr 2019-09-01: 175000Bessacarr 2019-12-01: 175000Bessacarr 2020-03-01: 175000Bessacarr 2020-06-01: 180000Bessacarr 2020-09-01: 185000Bessacarr 2020-12-01: 190000Bessacarr 2021-03-01: 203750Bessacarr 2021-06-01: 207495Bessacarr 2021-09-01: 202500Bessacarr 2021-12-01: 200000Bessacarr 2022-03-01: 200000Bessacarr 2022-06-01: 185000Bessacarr 2022-09-01: 180000Bessacarr 2022-12-01: 183500Bessacarr 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Bessacarr.

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 Bessacarr, 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 Bessacarr. 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 Bessacarr. 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 Bessacarr. 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 Bessacarr.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.