"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 Central.

Key indicators

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

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 Central.

Dataset

House Prices
Central
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCentral 1995-12-01: 25997.5Central 1996-03-01: 25000Central 1996-06-01: 25000Central 1996-09-01: 25000Central 1996-12-01: 25250Central 1997-03-01: 25750Central 1997-06-01: 26000Central 1997-09-01: 26625Central 1997-12-01: 26000Central 1998-03-01: 27000Central 1998-06-01: 23500Central 1998-09-01: 23625Central 1998-12-01: 23000Central 1999-03-01: 22250Central 1999-06-01: 24500Central 1999-09-01: 25000Central 1999-12-01: 25000Central 2000-03-01: 26950Central 2000-06-01: 26100Central 2000-09-01: 24250Central 2000-12-01: 24000Central 2001-03-01: 24000Central 2001-06-01: 24000Central 2001-09-01: 23500Central 2001-12-01: 24000Central 2002-03-01: 24000Central 2002-06-01: 25000Central 2002-09-01: 27000Central 2002-12-01: 29950Central 2003-03-01: 29950Central 2003-06-01: 30000Central 2003-09-01: 32000Central 2003-12-01: 33500Central 2004-03-01: 36950Central 2004-06-01: 43875Central 2004-09-01: 46500Central 2004-12-01: 50000Central 2005-03-01: 49000Central 2005-06-01: 53000Central 2005-09-01: 56500Central 2005-12-01: 62000Central 2006-03-01: 66375Central 2006-06-01: 74500Central 2006-09-01: 76500Central 2006-12-01: 79500Central 2007-03-01: 79950Central 2007-06-01: 79250Central 2007-09-01: 80000Central 2007-12-01: 80000Central 2008-03-01: 82250Central 2008-06-01: 88000Central 2008-09-01: 95000Central 2008-12-01: 100050Central 2009-03-01: 104750Central 2009-06-01: 95750Central 2009-09-01: 100000Central 2009-12-01: 90000Central 2010-03-01: 93000Central 2010-06-01: 90000Central 2010-09-01: 90000Central 2010-12-01: 87000Central 2011-03-01: 87000Central 2011-06-01: 78000Central 2011-09-01: 71500Central 2011-12-01: 73000Central 2012-03-01: 74000Central 2012-06-01: 75750Central 2012-09-01: 77500Central 2012-12-01: 79000Central 2013-03-01: 81000Central 2013-06-01: 73000Central 2013-09-01: 67000Central 2013-12-01: 65000Central 2014-03-01: 59000Central 2014-06-01: 60750Central 2014-09-01: 69500Central 2014-12-01: 69500Central 2015-03-01: 69500Central 2015-06-01: 69500Central 2015-09-01: 69500Central 2015-12-01: 72500Central 2016-03-01: 77500Central 2016-06-01: 77500Central 2016-09-01: 77250Central 2016-12-01: 77000Central 2017-03-01: 74000Central 2017-06-01: 83500Central 2017-09-01: 84000Central 2017-12-01: 83500Central 2018-03-01: 83750Central 2018-06-01: 85000Central 2018-09-01: 85000Central 2018-12-01: 82000Central 2019-03-01: 79000Central 2019-06-01: 78000Central 2019-09-01: 82000Central 2019-12-01: 82000Central 2020-03-01: 87500Central 2020-06-01: 90500Central 2020-09-01: 90000Central 2020-12-01: 99475Central 2021-03-01: 99950Central 2021-06-01: 99950Central 2021-09-01: 97000Central 2021-12-01: 94950Central 2022-03-01: 87000Central 2022-06-01: 87000Central 2022-09-01: 89250Central 2022-12-01: 88750Central 2023-03-01: 90000

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 Central.

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 Central, 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central. 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 Central.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.