"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 Richmond.

Key indicators

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

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 Richmond.

Dataset

House Prices
Richmond
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kRichmond 1995-12-01: 40950Richmond 1996-03-01: 40000Richmond 1996-06-01: 40000Richmond 1996-09-01: 39725Richmond 1996-12-01: 39950Richmond 1997-03-01: 40500Richmond 1997-06-01: 40000Richmond 1997-09-01: 40250Richmond 1997-12-01: 40000Richmond 1998-03-01: 40000Richmond 1998-06-01: 40850Richmond 1998-09-01: 40000Richmond 1998-12-01: 40000Richmond 1999-03-01: 40375Richmond 1999-06-01: 40725Richmond 1999-09-01: 42000Richmond 1999-12-01: 42702Richmond 2000-03-01: 42500Richmond 2000-06-01: 42500Richmond 2000-09-01: 42500Richmond 2000-12-01: 42500Richmond 2001-03-01: 42500Richmond 2001-06-01: 43500Richmond 2001-09-01: 47000Richmond 2001-12-01: 48975Richmond 2002-03-01: 49950Richmond 2002-06-01: 52000Richmond 2002-09-01: 53000Richmond 2002-12-01: 57000Richmond 2003-03-01: 60000Richmond 2003-06-01: 63000Richmond 2003-09-01: 69975Richmond 2003-12-01: 75000Richmond 2004-03-01: 77000Richmond 2004-06-01: 82000Richmond 2004-09-01: 89000Richmond 2004-12-01: 92000Richmond 2005-03-01: 95000Richmond 2005-06-01: 96125Richmond 2005-09-01: 99000Richmond 2005-12-01: 100750Richmond 2006-03-01: 101000Richmond 2006-06-01: 105000Richmond 2006-09-01: 104475Richmond 2006-12-01: 106000Richmond 2007-03-01: 110250Richmond 2007-06-01: 113250Richmond 2007-09-01: 115000Richmond 2007-12-01: 115500Richmond 2008-03-01: 112975Richmond 2008-06-01: 109950Richmond 2008-09-01: 109950Richmond 2008-12-01: 104000Richmond 2009-03-01: 104000Richmond 2009-06-01: 100500Richmond 2009-09-01: 95250Richmond 2009-12-01: 96000Richmond 2010-03-01: 98000Richmond 2010-06-01: 98000Richmond 2010-09-01: 98750Richmond 2010-12-01: 97875Richmond 2011-03-01: 90000Richmond 2011-06-01: 95500Richmond 2011-09-01: 94950Richmond 2011-12-01: 92000Richmond 2012-03-01: 95250Richmond 2012-06-01: 93500Richmond 2012-09-01: 95250Richmond 2012-12-01: 99500Richmond 2013-03-01: 100000Richmond 2013-06-01: 100000Richmond 2013-09-01: 100000Richmond 2013-12-01: 104750Richmond 2014-03-01: 104000Richmond 2014-06-01: 105000Richmond 2014-09-01: 108000Richmond 2014-12-01: 104000Richmond 2015-03-01: 102250Richmond 2015-06-01: 105000Richmond 2015-09-01: 106500Richmond 2015-12-01: 107000Richmond 2016-03-01: 110000Richmond 2016-06-01: 112000Richmond 2016-09-01: 115000Richmond 2016-12-01: 115000Richmond 2017-03-01: 116000Richmond 2017-06-01: 116000Richmond 2017-09-01: 116000Richmond 2017-12-01: 120000Richmond 2018-03-01: 120000Richmond 2018-06-01: 122500Richmond 2018-09-01: 123500Richmond 2018-12-01: 122000Richmond 2019-03-01: 124975Richmond 2019-06-01: 125000Richmond 2019-09-01: 125000Richmond 2019-12-01: 130000Richmond 2020-03-01: 132000Richmond 2020-06-01: 134000Richmond 2020-09-01: 135000Richmond 2020-12-01: 135000Richmond 2021-03-01: 137000Richmond 2021-06-01: 140000Richmond 2021-09-01: 145000Richmond 2021-12-01: 150000Richmond 2022-03-01: 150000Richmond 2022-06-01: 155000Richmond 2022-09-01: 160000Richmond 2022-12-01: 164500Richmond 2023-03-01: 167000

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 Richmond.

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 Richmond, 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 Richmond. 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 Richmond. 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 Richmond. 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 Richmond.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.