"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 Charlestown.

Key indicators

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

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 Charlestown.

Dataset

House Prices
Charlestown
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCharlestown 1995-12-01: 32750Charlestown 1996-03-01: 34000Charlestown 1996-06-01: 33000Charlestown 1996-09-01: 32000Charlestown 1996-12-01: 30000Charlestown 1997-03-01: 30500Charlestown 1997-06-01: 33250Charlestown 1997-09-01: 34000Charlestown 1997-12-01: 37000Charlestown 1998-03-01: 36000Charlestown 1998-06-01: 36000Charlestown 1998-09-01: 36437.5Charlestown 1998-12-01: 38000Charlestown 1999-03-01: 40500Charlestown 1999-06-01: 45750Charlestown 1999-09-01: 46995Charlestown 1999-12-01: 48747.5Charlestown 2000-03-01: 49950Charlestown 2000-06-01: 51247.5Charlestown 2000-09-01: 52497.5Charlestown 2000-12-01: 53000Charlestown 2001-03-01: 52950Charlestown 2001-06-01: 53000Charlestown 2001-09-01: 53950Charlestown 2001-12-01: 52725Charlestown 2002-03-01: 52725Charlestown 2002-06-01: 52500Charlestown 2002-09-01: 55000Charlestown 2002-12-01: 57500Charlestown 2003-03-01: 60500Charlestown 2003-06-01: 62950Charlestown 2003-09-01: 66475Charlestown 2003-12-01: 70500Charlestown 2004-03-01: 71995Charlestown 2004-06-01: 79950Charlestown 2004-09-01: 83000Charlestown 2004-12-01: 82000Charlestown 2005-03-01: 84997.5Charlestown 2005-06-01: 85000Charlestown 2005-09-01: 90497.5Charlestown 2005-12-01: 101250Charlestown 2006-03-01: 104997.5Charlestown 2006-06-01: 109997.5Charlestown 2006-09-01: 114000Charlestown 2006-12-01: 124000Charlestown 2007-03-01: 125000Charlestown 2007-06-01: 124995Charlestown 2007-09-01: 124000Charlestown 2007-12-01: 114997.5Charlestown 2008-03-01: 116000Charlestown 2008-06-01: 111995Charlestown 2008-09-01: 115000Charlestown 2008-12-01: 117185Charlestown 2009-03-01: 111750Charlestown 2009-06-01: 115500Charlestown 2009-09-01: 110000Charlestown 2009-12-01: 110000Charlestown 2010-03-01: 110000Charlestown 2010-06-01: 105000Charlestown 2010-09-01: 107000Charlestown 2010-12-01: 102500Charlestown 2011-03-01: 92250Charlestown 2011-06-01: 92000Charlestown 2011-09-01: 88000Charlestown 2011-12-01: 88000Charlestown 2012-03-01: 95000Charlestown 2012-06-01: 92500Charlestown 2012-09-01: 92000Charlestown 2012-12-01: 92000Charlestown 2013-03-01: 89000Charlestown 2013-06-01: 87000Charlestown 2013-09-01: 87500Charlestown 2013-12-01: 87000Charlestown 2014-03-01: 83500Charlestown 2014-06-01: 89250Charlestown 2014-09-01: 92000Charlestown 2014-12-01: 95475Charlestown 2015-03-01: 104500Charlestown 2015-06-01: 113000Charlestown 2015-09-01: 119000Charlestown 2015-12-01: 122250Charlestown 2016-03-01: 123000Charlestown 2016-06-01: 127250Charlestown 2016-09-01: 124975Charlestown 2016-12-01: 125000Charlestown 2017-03-01: 126000Charlestown 2017-06-01: 126997.5Charlestown 2017-09-01: 131000Charlestown 2017-12-01: 134972.5Charlestown 2018-03-01: 135000Charlestown 2018-06-01: 134950Charlestown 2018-09-01: 137000Charlestown 2018-12-01: 140000Charlestown 2019-03-01: 136527.5Charlestown 2019-06-01: 137000Charlestown 2019-09-01: 136055Charlestown 2019-12-01: 137000Charlestown 2020-03-01: 139750Charlestown 2020-06-01: 140000Charlestown 2020-09-01: 142500Charlestown 2020-12-01: 152750Charlestown 2021-03-01: 161000Charlestown 2021-06-01: 165000Charlestown 2021-09-01: 170000Charlestown 2021-12-01: 175000Charlestown 2022-03-01: 185000Charlestown 2022-06-01: 185000Charlestown 2022-09-01: 185000Charlestown 2022-12-01: 184000Charlestown 2023-03-01: 189500

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 Charlestown.

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 Charlestown, 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 Charlestown. 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 Charlestown. 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 Charlestown. 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 Charlestown.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.