"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 Gosforth.

Key indicators

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

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 Gosforth.

Dataset

House Prices
Gosforth
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kGosforth 1995-12-01: 79050Gosforth 1996-03-01: 77475Gosforth 1996-06-01: 78750Gosforth 1996-09-01: 77500Gosforth 1996-12-01: 78000Gosforth 1997-03-01: 79950Gosforth 1997-06-01: 81700Gosforth 1997-09-01: 84000Gosforth 1997-12-01: 86250Gosforth 1998-03-01: 89950Gosforth 1998-06-01: 98000Gosforth 1998-09-01: 105350Gosforth 1998-12-01: 106500Gosforth 1999-03-01: 102000Gosforth 1999-06-01: 96500Gosforth 1999-09-01: 97500Gosforth 1999-12-01: 106000Gosforth 2000-03-01: 105000Gosforth 2000-06-01: 110000Gosforth 2000-09-01: 115000Gosforth 2000-12-01: 115000Gosforth 2001-03-01: 120000Gosforth 2001-06-01: 120000Gosforth 2001-09-01: 125000Gosforth 2001-12-01: 133000Gosforth 2002-03-01: 135000Gosforth 2002-06-01: 145000Gosforth 2002-09-01: 147000Gosforth 2002-12-01: 149000Gosforth 2003-03-01: 159975Gosforth 2003-06-01: 169000Gosforth 2003-09-01: 186975Gosforth 2003-12-01: 220000Gosforth 2004-03-01: 225000Gosforth 2004-06-01: 240000Gosforth 2004-09-01: 248750Gosforth 2004-12-01: 250000Gosforth 2005-03-01: 250000Gosforth 2005-06-01: 244000Gosforth 2005-09-01: 238000Gosforth 2005-12-01: 238000Gosforth 2006-03-01: 246000Gosforth 2006-06-01: 249000Gosforth 2006-09-01: 249900Gosforth 2006-12-01: 249995Gosforth 2007-03-01: 249990Gosforth 2007-06-01: 249970Gosforth 2007-09-01: 259000Gosforth 2007-12-01: 259000Gosforth 2008-03-01: 264500Gosforth 2008-06-01: 275750Gosforth 2008-09-01: 275000Gosforth 2008-12-01: 277500Gosforth 2009-03-01: 279995Gosforth 2009-06-01: 250000Gosforth 2009-09-01: 250000Gosforth 2009-12-01: 263750Gosforth 2010-03-01: 263750Gosforth 2010-06-01: 280000Gosforth 2010-09-01: 282475Gosforth 2010-12-01: 279950Gosforth 2011-03-01: 275000Gosforth 2011-06-01: 263500Gosforth 2011-09-01: 250000Gosforth 2011-12-01: 250000Gosforth 2012-03-01: 256000Gosforth 2012-06-01: 279950Gosforth 2012-09-01: 275000Gosforth 2012-12-01: 279950Gosforth 2013-03-01: 275000Gosforth 2013-06-01: 255000Gosforth 2013-09-01: 279250Gosforth 2013-12-01: 282750Gosforth 2014-03-01: 305000Gosforth 2014-06-01: 312000Gosforth 2014-09-01: 295000Gosforth 2014-12-01: 303000Gosforth 2015-03-01: 277000Gosforth 2015-06-01: 288975Gosforth 2015-09-01: 300000Gosforth 2015-12-01: 302500Gosforth 2016-03-01: 310000Gosforth 2016-06-01: 325000Gosforth 2016-09-01: 335000Gosforth 2016-12-01: 349999Gosforth 2017-03-01: 339999Gosforth 2017-06-01: 330000Gosforth 2017-09-01: 325000Gosforth 2017-12-01: 323120Gosforth 2018-03-01: 323240Gosforth 2018-06-01: 325000Gosforth 2018-09-01: 330000Gosforth 2018-12-01: 333000Gosforth 2019-03-01: 325000Gosforth 2019-06-01: 330000Gosforth 2019-09-01: 325000Gosforth 2019-12-01: 325000Gosforth 2020-03-01: 340500Gosforth 2020-06-01: 335750Gosforth 2020-09-01: 360000Gosforth 2020-12-01: 380000Gosforth 2021-03-01: 405750Gosforth 2021-06-01: 400000Gosforth 2021-09-01: 395000Gosforth 2021-12-01: 387475Gosforth 2022-03-01: 365000Gosforth 2022-06-01: 325000Gosforth 2022-09-01: 337000Gosforth 2022-12-01: 350000Gosforth 2023-03-01: 362157

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 Gosforth.

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 Gosforth, 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 Gosforth. 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 Gosforth. 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 Gosforth. 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 Gosforth.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.