"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 Elswick.

Key indicators

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

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 Elswick.

Dataset

House Prices
Elswick
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kElswick 1995-12-01: 25750Elswick 1996-03-01: 21000Elswick 1996-06-01: 16250Elswick 1996-09-01: 13500Elswick 1996-12-01: 14500Elswick 1997-03-01: 16750Elswick 1997-06-01: 16250Elswick 1997-09-01: 17750Elswick 1997-12-01: 18500Elswick 1998-03-01: 18375Elswick 1998-06-01: 17500Elswick 1998-09-01: 17500Elswick 1998-12-01: 16000Elswick 1999-03-01: 15300Elswick 1999-06-01: 15500Elswick 1999-09-01: 19750Elswick 1999-12-01: 21500Elswick 2000-03-01: 23000Elswick 2000-06-01: 24250Elswick 2000-09-01: 25000Elswick 2000-12-01: 26500Elswick 2001-03-01: 24500Elswick 2001-06-01: 23400Elswick 2001-09-01: 21000Elswick 2001-12-01: 20000Elswick 2002-03-01: 21975Elswick 2002-06-01: 24500Elswick 2002-09-01: 25250Elswick 2002-12-01: 26950Elswick 2003-03-01: 30000Elswick 2003-06-01: 32000Elswick 2003-09-01: 37500Elswick 2003-12-01: 43750Elswick 2004-03-01: 47000Elswick 2004-06-01: 48050Elswick 2004-09-01: 52000Elswick 2004-12-01: 58500Elswick 2005-03-01: 60000Elswick 2005-06-01: 65000Elswick 2005-09-01: 65000Elswick 2005-12-01: 68500Elswick 2006-03-01: 80000Elswick 2006-06-01: 85000Elswick 2006-09-01: 85000Elswick 2006-12-01: 90000Elswick 2007-03-01: 85000Elswick 2007-06-01: 90000Elswick 2007-09-01: 92500Elswick 2007-12-01: 91500Elswick 2008-03-01: 96500Elswick 2008-06-01: 90500Elswick 2008-09-01: 92550Elswick 2008-12-01: 92100Elswick 2009-03-01: 83500Elswick 2009-06-01: 73000Elswick 2009-09-01: 76500Elswick 2009-12-01: 79500Elswick 2010-03-01: 81750Elswick 2010-06-01: 85500Elswick 2010-09-01: 81500Elswick 2010-12-01: 83500Elswick 2011-03-01: 81500Elswick 2011-06-01: 75000Elswick 2011-09-01: 84000Elswick 2011-12-01: 70000Elswick 2012-03-01: 75000Elswick 2012-06-01: 77000Elswick 2012-09-01: 72500Elswick 2012-12-01: 70000Elswick 2013-03-01: 64250Elswick 2013-06-01: 69000Elswick 2013-09-01: 70000Elswick 2013-12-01: 71000Elswick 2014-03-01: 75500Elswick 2014-06-01: 75000Elswick 2014-09-01: 75000Elswick 2014-12-01: 73000Elswick 2015-03-01: 73000Elswick 2015-06-01: 74500Elswick 2015-09-01: 72250Elswick 2015-12-01: 78500Elswick 2016-03-01: 75000Elswick 2016-06-01: 76500Elswick 2016-09-01: 84500Elswick 2016-12-01: 79000Elswick 2017-03-01: 78000Elswick 2017-06-01: 74254Elswick 2017-09-01: 78000Elswick 2017-12-01: 78000Elswick 2018-03-01: 88500Elswick 2018-06-01: 88500Elswick 2018-09-01: 85000Elswick 2018-12-01: 75000Elswick 2019-03-01: 68000Elswick 2019-06-01: 69500Elswick 2019-09-01: 70125Elswick 2019-12-01: 83000Elswick 2020-03-01: 83000Elswick 2020-06-01: 82500Elswick 2020-09-01: 78750Elswick 2020-12-01: 81250Elswick 2021-03-01: 80000Elswick 2021-06-01: 82000Elswick 2021-09-01: 91000Elswick 2021-12-01: 95000Elswick 2022-03-01: 96750Elswick 2022-06-01: 98500Elswick 2022-09-01: 90000Elswick 2022-12-01: 105000Elswick 2023-03-01: 105000

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 Elswick.

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 Elswick, 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 Elswick. 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 Elswick. 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 Elswick. 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 Elswick.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.