"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 Darwen South.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Darwen South.

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 Darwen South.

Dataset

House Prices
Darwen South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDarwen South 1995-12-01: 39997.5Darwen South 1996-03-01: 41000Darwen South 1996-06-01: 40475Darwen South 1996-09-01: 45000Darwen South 1996-12-01: 40000Darwen South 1997-03-01: 43000Darwen South 1997-06-01: 44950Darwen South 1997-09-01: 40000Darwen South 1997-12-01: 41225Darwen South 1998-03-01: 38500Darwen South 1998-06-01: 36407.5Darwen South 1998-09-01: 37000Darwen South 1998-12-01: 39000Darwen South 1999-03-01: 39975Darwen South 1999-06-01: 39950Darwen South 1999-09-01: 39950Darwen South 1999-12-01: 39975Darwen South 2000-03-01: 40000Darwen South 2000-06-01: 43750Darwen South 2000-09-01: 43500Darwen South 2000-12-01: 44000Darwen South 2001-03-01: 42500Darwen South 2001-06-01: 45000Darwen South 2001-09-01: 48000Darwen South 2001-12-01: 49475Darwen South 2002-03-01: 49997.5Darwen South 2002-06-01: 49950Darwen South 2002-09-01: 49475Darwen South 2002-12-01: 52500Darwen South 2003-03-01: 54725Darwen South 2003-06-01: 57975Darwen South 2003-09-01: 59950Darwen South 2003-12-01: 65000Darwen South 2004-03-01: 67500Darwen South 2004-06-01: 71000Darwen South 2004-09-01: 73000Darwen South 2004-12-01: 83000Darwen South 2005-03-01: 84975Darwen South 2005-06-01: 85000Darwen South 2005-09-01: 88000Darwen South 2005-12-01: 90101Darwen South 2006-03-01: 95000Darwen South 2006-06-01: 95000Darwen South 2006-09-01: 98500Darwen South 2006-12-01: 99997.5Darwen South 2007-03-01: 102250Darwen South 2007-06-01: 105000Darwen South 2007-09-01: 105000Darwen South 2007-12-01: 102475Darwen South 2008-03-01: 99000Darwen South 2008-06-01: 102750Darwen South 2008-09-01: 104000Darwen South 2008-12-01: 115250Darwen South 2009-03-01: 130000Darwen South 2009-06-01: 110000Darwen South 2009-09-01: 105000Darwen South 2009-12-01: 95000Darwen South 2010-03-01: 92250Darwen South 2010-06-01: 92500Darwen South 2010-09-01: 99500Darwen South 2010-12-01: 105000Darwen South 2011-03-01: 112500Darwen South 2011-06-01: 115000Darwen South 2011-09-01: 106000Darwen South 2011-12-01: 99950Darwen South 2012-03-01: 99950Darwen South 2012-06-01: 92500Darwen South 2012-09-01: 95000Darwen South 2012-12-01: 96000Darwen South 2013-03-01: 95000Darwen South 2013-06-01: 95000Darwen South 2013-09-01: 91000Darwen South 2013-12-01: 85000Darwen South 2014-03-01: 85000Darwen South 2014-06-01: 85000Darwen South 2014-09-01: 91250Darwen South 2014-12-01: 99950Darwen South 2015-03-01: 99950Darwen South 2015-06-01: 100000Darwen South 2015-09-01: 105000Darwen South 2015-12-01: 111000Darwen South 2016-03-01: 111000Darwen South 2016-06-01: 114000Darwen South 2016-09-01: 120000Darwen South 2016-12-01: 120000Darwen South 2017-03-01: 120000Darwen South 2017-06-01: 115000Darwen South 2017-09-01: 106500Darwen South 2017-12-01: 110000Darwen South 2018-03-01: 110000Darwen South 2018-06-01: 110000Darwen South 2018-09-01: 119950Darwen South 2018-12-01: 110000Darwen South 2019-03-01: 120250Darwen South 2019-06-01: 132000Darwen South 2019-09-01: 125000Darwen South 2019-12-01: 136500Darwen South 2020-03-01: 140000Darwen South 2020-06-01: 135000Darwen South 2020-09-01: 155000Darwen South 2020-12-01: 169497.5Darwen South 2021-03-01: 179975Darwen South 2021-06-01: 180000Darwen South 2021-09-01: 175497.5Darwen South 2021-12-01: 166250Darwen South 2022-03-01: 165000Darwen South 2022-06-01: 164000Darwen South 2022-09-01: 159000Darwen South 2022-12-01: 150500Darwen South 2023-03-01: 155000

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 Darwen South.

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 Darwen South, 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 Darwen South. 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 Darwen South. 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 Darwen South. 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 Darwen South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.