"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 Walker.

Key indicators

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

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 Walker.

Dataset

House Prices
Walker
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWalker 1995-12-01: 25750Walker 1996-03-01: 26250Walker 1996-06-01: 23500Walker 1996-09-01: 22000Walker 1996-12-01: 19750Walker 1997-03-01: 21500Walker 1997-06-01: 25500Walker 1997-09-01: 29500Walker 1997-12-01: 27000Walker 1998-03-01: 26500Walker 1998-06-01: 25000Walker 1998-09-01: 25000Walker 1998-12-01: 25000Walker 1999-03-01: 23000Walker 1999-06-01: 24000Walker 1999-09-01: 25500Walker 1999-12-01: 25500Walker 2000-03-01: 23000Walker 2000-06-01: 20750Walker 2000-09-01: 20500Walker 2000-12-01: 20725Walker 2001-03-01: 24000Walker 2001-06-01: 28000Walker 2001-09-01: 28500Walker 2001-12-01: 28000Walker 2002-03-01: 30000Walker 2002-06-01: 29475Walker 2002-09-01: 26225Walker 2002-12-01: 27500Walker 2003-03-01: 25000Walker 2003-06-01: 30000Walker 2003-09-01: 38000Walker 2003-12-01: 42950Walker 2004-03-01: 46000Walker 2004-06-01: 47650Walker 2004-09-01: 53000Walker 2004-12-01: 56250Walker 2005-03-01: 57000Walker 2005-06-01: 59000Walker 2005-09-01: 60000Walker 2005-12-01: 65000Walker 2006-03-01: 65000Walker 2006-06-01: 72750Walker 2006-09-01: 77975Walker 2006-12-01: 80000Walker 2007-03-01: 82000Walker 2007-06-01: 85000Walker 2007-09-01: 89950Walker 2007-12-01: 89950Walker 2008-03-01: 90000Walker 2008-06-01: 90000Walker 2008-09-01: 87750Walker 2008-12-01: 87000Walker 2009-03-01: 85500Walker 2009-06-01: 84001Walker 2009-09-01: 85000Walker 2009-12-01: 86250Walker 2010-03-01: 85000Walker 2010-06-01: 85000Walker 2010-09-01: 72500Walker 2010-12-01: 69000Walker 2011-03-01: 70000Walker 2011-06-01: 75000Walker 2011-09-01: 87250Walker 2011-12-01: 85452Walker 2012-03-01: 84476Walker 2012-06-01: 83976Walker 2012-09-01: 76500Walker 2012-12-01: 75000Walker 2013-03-01: 71000Walker 2013-06-01: 73000Walker 2013-09-01: 74000Walker 2013-12-01: 74250Walker 2014-03-01: 74500Walker 2014-06-01: 75000Walker 2014-09-01: 77000Walker 2014-12-01: 78750Walker 2015-03-01: 86000Walker 2015-06-01: 93995Walker 2015-09-01: 93995Walker 2015-12-01: 89950Walker 2016-03-01: 88975Walker 2016-06-01: 88000Walker 2016-09-01: 88000Walker 2016-12-01: 90000Walker 2017-03-01: 87500Walker 2017-06-01: 87500Walker 2017-09-01: 85500Walker 2017-12-01: 93750Walker 2018-03-01: 96500Walker 2018-06-01: 95000Walker 2018-09-01: 98000Walker 2018-12-01: 95000Walker 2019-03-01: 94000Walker 2019-06-01: 93250Walker 2019-09-01: 90000Walker 2019-12-01: 94000Walker 2020-03-01: 91000Walker 2020-06-01: 90500Walker 2020-09-01: 93500Walker 2020-12-01: 90500Walker 2021-03-01: 90000Walker 2021-06-01: 95500Walker 2021-09-01: 100000Walker 2021-12-01: 103000Walker 2022-03-01: 105000Walker 2022-06-01: 110000Walker 2022-09-01: 115000Walker 2022-12-01: 114625Walker 2023-03-01: 111750

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 Walker.

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 Walker, 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 Walker. 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 Walker. 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 Walker. 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 Walker.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.