"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 Hatfield.

Key indicators

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

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 Hatfield.

Dataset

House Prices
Hatfield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHatfield 1995-12-01: 39250Hatfield 1996-03-01: 39000Hatfield 1996-06-01: 39000Hatfield 1996-09-01: 40000Hatfield 1996-12-01: 41250Hatfield 1997-03-01: 41750Hatfield 1997-06-01: 43000Hatfield 1997-09-01: 43995Hatfield 1997-12-01: 44950Hatfield 1998-03-01: 44250Hatfield 1998-06-01: 45000Hatfield 1998-09-01: 45000Hatfield 1998-12-01: 43100Hatfield 1999-03-01: 43750Hatfield 1999-06-01: 44000Hatfield 1999-09-01: 45000Hatfield 1999-12-01: 45000Hatfield 2000-03-01: 46500Hatfield 2000-06-01: 45250Hatfield 2000-09-01: 45950Hatfield 2000-12-01: 46500Hatfield 2001-03-01: 46500Hatfield 2001-06-01: 47375Hatfield 2001-09-01: 49500Hatfield 2001-12-01: 52000Hatfield 2002-03-01: 52850Hatfield 2002-06-01: 54000Hatfield 2002-09-01: 56000Hatfield 2002-12-01: 61000Hatfield 2003-03-01: 65000Hatfield 2003-06-01: 74950Hatfield 2003-09-01: 76475Hatfield 2003-12-01: 78975Hatfield 2004-03-01: 84000Hatfield 2004-06-01: 95475Hatfield 2004-09-01: 107000Hatfield 2004-12-01: 110000Hatfield 2005-03-01: 110250Hatfield 2005-06-01: 111000Hatfield 2005-09-01: 110000Hatfield 2005-12-01: 112000Hatfield 2006-03-01: 112000Hatfield 2006-06-01: 112000Hatfield 2006-09-01: 116500Hatfield 2006-12-01: 119500Hatfield 2007-03-01: 120000Hatfield 2007-06-01: 120500Hatfield 2007-09-01: 121500Hatfield 2007-12-01: 120000Hatfield 2008-03-01: 120000Hatfield 2008-06-01: 120000Hatfield 2008-09-01: 120000Hatfield 2008-12-01: 124000Hatfield 2009-03-01: 125000Hatfield 2009-06-01: 115000Hatfield 2009-09-01: 110000Hatfield 2009-12-01: 113750Hatfield 2010-03-01: 115000Hatfield 2010-06-01: 121500Hatfield 2010-09-01: 124750Hatfield 2010-12-01: 123750Hatfield 2011-03-01: 126500Hatfield 2011-06-01: 124950Hatfield 2011-09-01: 122000Hatfield 2011-12-01: 121000Hatfield 2012-03-01: 115000Hatfield 2012-06-01: 108000Hatfield 2012-09-01: 115000Hatfield 2012-12-01: 114500Hatfield 2013-03-01: 115000Hatfield 2013-06-01: 115000Hatfield 2013-09-01: 110000Hatfield 2013-12-01: 110000Hatfield 2014-03-01: 109000Hatfield 2014-06-01: 105000Hatfield 2014-09-01: 107500Hatfield 2014-12-01: 110000Hatfield 2015-03-01: 115000Hatfield 2015-06-01: 120000Hatfield 2015-09-01: 123000Hatfield 2015-12-01: 126500Hatfield 2016-03-01: 125000Hatfield 2016-06-01: 125000Hatfield 2016-09-01: 125500Hatfield 2016-12-01: 129000Hatfield 2017-03-01: 133000Hatfield 2017-06-01: 131000Hatfield 2017-09-01: 131000Hatfield 2017-12-01: 130000Hatfield 2018-03-01: 130000Hatfield 2018-06-01: 128500Hatfield 2018-09-01: 130000Hatfield 2018-12-01: 125000Hatfield 2019-03-01: 125000Hatfield 2019-06-01: 130000Hatfield 2019-09-01: 129500Hatfield 2019-12-01: 135000Hatfield 2020-03-01: 137000Hatfield 2020-06-01: 135000Hatfield 2020-09-01: 142950Hatfield 2020-12-01: 155000Hatfield 2021-03-01: 164999.5Hatfield 2021-06-01: 165000Hatfield 2021-09-01: 173000Hatfield 2021-12-01: 171500Hatfield 2022-03-01: 171250Hatfield 2022-06-01: 182000Hatfield 2022-09-01: 180000Hatfield 2022-12-01: 180000Hatfield 2023-03-01: 178997.5

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 Hatfield.

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 Hatfield, 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 Hatfield. 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 Hatfield. 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 Hatfield. 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 Hatfield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.