"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 Prescot South.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Prescot South.

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 Prescot South.

Dataset

House Prices
Prescot South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kPrescot South 1995-12-01: 45000Prescot South 1996-03-01: 43500Prescot South 1996-06-01: 42255Prescot South 1996-09-01: 42000Prescot South 1996-12-01: 42500Prescot South 1997-03-01: 42500Prescot South 1997-06-01: 47850Prescot South 1997-09-01: 54950Prescot South 1997-12-01: 59975Prescot South 1998-03-01: 60429.5Prescot South 1998-06-01: 69000Prescot South 1998-09-01: 68000Prescot South 1998-12-01: 58500Prescot South 1999-03-01: 63475Prescot South 1999-06-01: 57000Prescot South 1999-09-01: 54875Prescot South 1999-12-01: 53950Prescot South 2000-03-01: 53950Prescot South 2000-06-01: 51250Prescot South 2000-09-01: 52225Prescot South 2000-12-01: 48000Prescot South 2001-03-01: 44000Prescot South 2001-06-01: 46375Prescot South 2001-09-01: 48000Prescot South 2001-12-01: 49500Prescot South 2002-03-01: 52000Prescot South 2002-06-01: 64000Prescot South 2002-09-01: 63600Prescot South 2002-12-01: 64950Prescot South 2003-03-01: 64975Prescot South 2003-06-01: 65000Prescot South 2003-09-01: 66000Prescot South 2003-12-01: 71475Prescot South 2004-03-01: 80000Prescot South 2004-06-01: 90000Prescot South 2004-09-01: 97725Prescot South 2004-12-01: 104975Prescot South 2005-03-01: 105000Prescot South 2005-06-01: 105000Prescot South 2005-09-01: 105950Prescot South 2005-12-01: 110000Prescot South 2006-03-01: 108000Prescot South 2006-06-01: 110000Prescot South 2006-09-01: 112250Prescot South 2006-12-01: 110000Prescot South 2007-03-01: 115000Prescot South 2007-06-01: 117500Prescot South 2007-09-01: 121500Prescot South 2007-12-01: 124000Prescot South 2008-03-01: 124475Prescot South 2008-06-01: 130000Prescot South 2008-09-01: 130000Prescot South 2008-12-01: 130000Prescot South 2009-03-01: 130000Prescot South 2009-06-01: 130000Prescot South 2009-09-01: 125500Prescot South 2009-12-01: 121000Prescot South 2010-03-01: 110000Prescot South 2010-06-01: 92500Prescot South 2010-09-01: 104750Prescot South 2010-12-01: 101250Prescot South 2011-03-01: 118400Prescot South 2011-06-01: 117300Prescot South 2011-09-01: 115000Prescot South 2011-12-01: 120000Prescot South 2012-03-01: 119500Prescot South 2012-06-01: 122000Prescot South 2012-09-01: 110000Prescot South 2012-12-01: 100000Prescot South 2013-03-01: 100000Prescot South 2013-06-01: 104975Prescot South 2013-09-01: 125000Prescot South 2013-12-01: 128000Prescot South 2014-03-01: 125000Prescot South 2014-06-01: 118500Prescot South 2014-09-01: 113500Prescot South 2014-12-01: 112000Prescot South 2015-03-01: 113750Prescot South 2015-06-01: 112000Prescot South 2015-09-01: 110000Prescot South 2015-12-01: 110000Prescot South 2016-03-01: 111000Prescot South 2016-06-01: 109250Prescot South 2016-09-01: 110000Prescot South 2016-12-01: 105000Prescot South 2017-03-01: 109000Prescot South 2017-06-01: 112250Prescot South 2017-09-01: 112500Prescot South 2017-12-01: 113750Prescot South 2018-03-01: 115000Prescot South 2018-06-01: 123250Prescot South 2018-09-01: 136500Prescot South 2018-12-01: 156500Prescot South 2019-03-01: 160500Prescot South 2019-06-01: 169950Prescot South 2019-09-01: 181000Prescot South 2019-12-01: 179995Prescot South 2020-03-01: 185000Prescot South 2020-06-01: 181497.5Prescot South 2020-09-01: 177497.5Prescot South 2020-12-01: 165500Prescot South 2021-03-01: 160000Prescot South 2021-06-01: 163775Prescot South 2021-09-01: 165000Prescot South 2021-12-01: 165660Prescot South 2022-03-01: 165000Prescot South 2022-06-01: 160000Prescot South 2022-09-01: 160000Prescot South 2022-12-01: 158000Prescot South 2023-03-01: 156500

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 Prescot South.

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 Prescot South, 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 Prescot South. 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 Prescot South. 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 Prescot South. 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 Prescot South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.