"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 Town.

Key indicators

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

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 Town.

Dataset

House Prices
Town
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kTown 1995-12-01: 28500Town 1996-03-01: 28250Town 1996-06-01: 27725Town 1996-09-01: 28000Town 1996-12-01: 27500Town 1997-03-01: 27950Town 1997-06-01: 30000Town 1997-09-01: 30000Town 1997-12-01: 32000Town 1998-03-01: 32000Town 1998-06-01: 31500Town 1998-09-01: 32000Town 1998-12-01: 33000Town 1999-03-01: 33000Town 1999-06-01: 32750Town 1999-09-01: 31500Town 1999-12-01: 32000Town 2000-03-01: 32000Town 2000-06-01: 31675Town 2000-09-01: 32000Town 2000-12-01: 30000Town 2001-03-01: 30500Town 2001-06-01: 32500Town 2001-09-01: 33000Town 2001-12-01: 34500Town 2002-03-01: 35950Town 2002-06-01: 36950Town 2002-09-01: 38250Town 2002-12-01: 39500Town 2003-03-01: 40000Town 2003-06-01: 42500Town 2003-09-01: 47000Town 2003-12-01: 52500Town 2004-03-01: 55000Town 2004-06-01: 60000Town 2004-09-01: 65500Town 2004-12-01: 71125Town 2005-03-01: 75200Town 2005-06-01: 79975Town 2005-09-01: 80000Town 2005-12-01: 82000Town 2006-03-01: 84900Town 2006-06-01: 85000Town 2006-09-01: 92500Town 2006-12-01: 95500Town 2007-03-01: 96505Town 2007-06-01: 97500Town 2007-09-01: 97000Town 2007-12-01: 99000Town 2008-03-01: 104000Town 2008-06-01: 105000Town 2008-09-01: 102000Town 2008-12-01: 99995Town 2009-03-01: 94475Town 2009-06-01: 93000Town 2009-09-01: 90000Town 2009-12-01: 90000Town 2010-03-01: 90000Town 2010-06-01: 89750Town 2010-09-01: 93625Town 2010-12-01: 90000Town 2011-03-01: 90000Town 2011-06-01: 93000Town 2011-09-01: 90000Town 2011-12-01: 90000Town 2012-03-01: 85000Town 2012-06-01: 82500Town 2012-09-01: 75000Town 2012-12-01: 75000Town 2013-03-01: 78000Town 2013-06-01: 83250Town 2013-09-01: 85000Town 2013-12-01: 87750Town 2014-03-01: 92700Town 2014-06-01: 97000Town 2014-09-01: 99950Town 2014-12-01: 99997.5Town 2015-03-01: 99950Town 2015-06-01: 96981Town 2015-09-01: 100000Town 2015-12-01: 102500Town 2016-03-01: 103497.5Town 2016-06-01: 100000Town 2016-09-01: 102500Town 2016-12-01: 104997.5Town 2017-03-01: 109000Town 2017-06-01: 115000Town 2017-09-01: 118000Town 2017-12-01: 121000Town 2018-03-01: 121000Town 2018-06-01: 125000Town 2018-09-01: 120000Town 2018-12-01: 112250Town 2019-03-01: 110000Town 2019-06-01: 106000Town 2019-09-01: 107000Town 2019-12-01: 110000Town 2020-03-01: 110000Town 2020-06-01: 110000Town 2020-09-01: 119125Town 2020-12-01: 124000Town 2021-03-01: 123500Town 2021-06-01: 131000Town 2021-09-01: 134000Town 2021-12-01: 133000Town 2022-03-01: 135000Town 2022-06-01: 135000Town 2022-09-01: 135000Town 2022-12-01: 142250Town 2023-03-01: 143000

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 Town.

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 Town, 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town. 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 Town.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.