"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 West.

Key indicators

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

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 West.

Dataset

House Prices
Darwen West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kDarwen West 1995-12-01: 35000Darwen West 1996-03-01: 34000Darwen West 1996-06-01: 33995Darwen West 1996-09-01: 33995Darwen West 1996-12-01: 34000Darwen West 1997-03-01: 33500Darwen West 1997-06-01: 34000Darwen West 1997-09-01: 32975Darwen West 1997-12-01: 32975Darwen West 1998-03-01: 32500Darwen West 1998-06-01: 33000Darwen West 1998-09-01: 34950Darwen West 1998-12-01: 35000Darwen West 1999-03-01: 36625Darwen West 1999-06-01: 35950Darwen West 1999-09-01: 38000Darwen West 1999-12-01: 39950Darwen West 2000-03-01: 41950Darwen West 2000-06-01: 42000Darwen West 2000-09-01: 40000Darwen West 2000-12-01: 36875Darwen West 2001-03-01: 35000Darwen West 2001-06-01: 35000Darwen West 2001-09-01: 37000Darwen West 2001-12-01: 42975Darwen West 2002-03-01: 43500Darwen West 2002-06-01: 46375Darwen West 2002-09-01: 46500Darwen West 2002-12-01: 46950Darwen West 2003-03-01: 46500Darwen West 2003-06-01: 45000Darwen West 2003-09-01: 45000Darwen West 2003-12-01: 46500Darwen West 2004-03-01: 51000Darwen West 2004-06-01: 56000Darwen West 2004-09-01: 61000Darwen West 2004-12-01: 69000Darwen West 2005-03-01: 74950Darwen West 2005-06-01: 75000Darwen West 2005-09-01: 77500Darwen West 2005-12-01: 80000Darwen West 2006-03-01: 80000Darwen West 2006-06-01: 78000Darwen West 2006-09-01: 79725Darwen West 2006-12-01: 85000Darwen West 2007-03-01: 85000Darwen West 2007-06-01: 90000Darwen West 2007-09-01: 95000Darwen West 2007-12-01: 103000Darwen West 2008-03-01: 112250Darwen West 2008-06-01: 115000Darwen West 2008-09-01: 115000Darwen West 2008-12-01: 100000Darwen West 2009-03-01: 95000Darwen West 2009-06-01: 94500Darwen West 2009-09-01: 98000Darwen West 2009-12-01: 109000Darwen West 2010-03-01: 109000Darwen West 2010-06-01: 105000Darwen West 2010-09-01: 99000Darwen West 2010-12-01: 89375Darwen West 2011-03-01: 89000Darwen West 2011-06-01: 87975Darwen West 2011-09-01: 97000Darwen West 2011-12-01: 98000Darwen West 2012-03-01: 99370Darwen West 2012-06-01: 99685Darwen West 2012-09-01: 86000Darwen West 2012-12-01: 87000Darwen West 2013-03-01: 88000Darwen West 2013-06-01: 92500Darwen West 2013-09-01: 100000Darwen West 2013-12-01: 97475Darwen West 2014-03-01: 90000Darwen West 2014-06-01: 86500Darwen West 2014-09-01: 90000Darwen West 2014-12-01: 96250Darwen West 2015-03-01: 108000Darwen West 2015-06-01: 116250Darwen West 2015-09-01: 123000Darwen West 2015-12-01: 120500Darwen West 2016-03-01: 112000Darwen West 2016-06-01: 111000Darwen West 2016-09-01: 113500Darwen West 2016-12-01: 113500Darwen West 2017-03-01: 116000Darwen West 2017-06-01: 114000Darwen West 2017-09-01: 114000Darwen West 2017-12-01: 114000Darwen West 2018-03-01: 115000Darwen West 2018-06-01: 121000Darwen West 2018-09-01: 113500Darwen West 2018-12-01: 110000Darwen West 2019-03-01: 105000Darwen West 2019-06-01: 105000Darwen West 2019-09-01: 115000Darwen West 2019-12-01: 119500Darwen West 2020-03-01: 115000Darwen West 2020-06-01: 115000Darwen West 2020-09-01: 110500Darwen West 2020-12-01: 119225Darwen West 2021-03-01: 120000Darwen West 2021-06-01: 124475Darwen West 2021-09-01: 125750Darwen West 2021-12-01: 125500Darwen West 2022-03-01: 130000Darwen West 2022-06-01: 132000Darwen West 2022-09-01: 140500Darwen West 2022-12-01: 150000Darwen West 2023-03-01: 160000

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 West.

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 West, 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 West. 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 West. 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 West. 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 West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.