"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 Birchwood.

Key indicators

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

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 Birchwood.

Dataset

House Prices
Birchwood
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBirchwood 1995-12-01: 45000Birchwood 1996-03-01: 45000Birchwood 1996-06-01: 44000Birchwood 1996-09-01: 42500Birchwood 1996-12-01: 43000Birchwood 1997-03-01: 44125Birchwood 1997-06-01: 44250Birchwood 1997-09-01: 45250Birchwood 1997-12-01: 45000Birchwood 1998-03-01: 45375Birchwood 1998-06-01: 46625Birchwood 1998-09-01: 46950Birchwood 1998-12-01: 47950Birchwood 1999-03-01: 47975Birchwood 1999-06-01: 47625Birchwood 1999-09-01: 48125Birchwood 1999-12-01: 49000Birchwood 2000-03-01: 49000Birchwood 2000-06-01: 51500Birchwood 2000-09-01: 53975Birchwood 2000-12-01: 52500Birchwood 2001-03-01: 54000Birchwood 2001-06-01: 56000Birchwood 2001-09-01: 59000Birchwood 2001-12-01: 64000Birchwood 2002-03-01: 64000Birchwood 2002-06-01: 65000Birchwood 2002-09-01: 65950Birchwood 2002-12-01: 65500Birchwood 2003-03-01: 70000Birchwood 2003-06-01: 72500Birchwood 2003-09-01: 80250Birchwood 2003-12-01: 88000Birchwood 2004-03-01: 87000Birchwood 2004-06-01: 90000Birchwood 2004-09-01: 92500Birchwood 2004-12-01: 97000Birchwood 2005-03-01: 100000Birchwood 2005-06-01: 102000Birchwood 2005-09-01: 109000Birchwood 2005-12-01: 109000Birchwood 2006-03-01: 109000Birchwood 2006-06-01: 117500Birchwood 2006-09-01: 117500Birchwood 2006-12-01: 118500Birchwood 2007-03-01: 120000Birchwood 2007-06-01: 118725Birchwood 2007-09-01: 120000Birchwood 2007-12-01: 120000Birchwood 2008-03-01: 121000Birchwood 2008-06-01: 122390Birchwood 2008-09-01: 123000Birchwood 2008-12-01: 122390Birchwood 2009-03-01: 119975Birchwood 2009-06-01: 125000Birchwood 2009-09-01: 113000Birchwood 2009-12-01: 114950Birchwood 2010-03-01: 110000Birchwood 2010-06-01: 112000Birchwood 2010-09-01: 118000Birchwood 2010-12-01: 120500Birchwood 2011-03-01: 128700Birchwood 2011-06-01: 126500Birchwood 2011-09-01: 121750Birchwood 2011-12-01: 122500Birchwood 2012-03-01: 122500Birchwood 2012-06-01: 125000Birchwood 2012-09-01: 127495Birchwood 2012-12-01: 125000Birchwood 2013-03-01: 125000Birchwood 2013-06-01: 123500Birchwood 2013-09-01: 124250Birchwood 2013-12-01: 124250Birchwood 2014-03-01: 123500Birchwood 2014-06-01: 120000Birchwood 2014-09-01: 115000Birchwood 2014-12-01: 119000Birchwood 2015-03-01: 118000Birchwood 2015-06-01: 120000Birchwood 2015-09-01: 124850Birchwood 2015-12-01: 125000Birchwood 2016-03-01: 125000Birchwood 2016-06-01: 125000Birchwood 2016-09-01: 127000Birchwood 2016-12-01: 130000Birchwood 2017-03-01: 140000Birchwood 2017-06-01: 150000Birchwood 2017-09-01: 155000Birchwood 2017-12-01: 155000Birchwood 2018-03-01: 157000Birchwood 2018-06-01: 150000Birchwood 2018-09-01: 142500Birchwood 2018-12-01: 130000Birchwood 2019-03-01: 139950Birchwood 2019-06-01: 140000Birchwood 2019-09-01: 140000Birchwood 2019-12-01: 149000Birchwood 2020-03-01: 156000Birchwood 2020-06-01: 165000Birchwood 2020-09-01: 160000Birchwood 2020-12-01: 172000Birchwood 2021-03-01: 185000Birchwood 2021-06-01: 185000Birchwood 2021-09-01: 180000Birchwood 2021-12-01: 175000Birchwood 2022-03-01: 167500Birchwood 2022-06-01: 164000Birchwood 2022-09-01: 185500Birchwood 2022-12-01: 196500Birchwood 2023-03-01: 215000

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 Birchwood.

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 Birchwood, 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 Birchwood. 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 Birchwood. 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 Birchwood. 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 Birchwood.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.