"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 Ashton.

Key indicators

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

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 Ashton.

Dataset

House Prices
Ashton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kAshton 1995-12-01: 44250Ashton 1996-03-01: 43650Ashton 1996-06-01: 43000Ashton 1996-09-01: 42000Ashton 1996-12-01: 42500Ashton 1997-03-01: 45500Ashton 1997-06-01: 44950Ashton 1997-09-01: 44950Ashton 1997-12-01: 43750Ashton 1998-03-01: 41250Ashton 1998-06-01: 44950Ashton 1998-09-01: 45000Ashton 1998-12-01: 48250Ashton 1999-03-01: 50000Ashton 1999-06-01: 52475Ashton 1999-09-01: 54950Ashton 1999-12-01: 53950Ashton 2000-03-01: 55000Ashton 2000-06-01: 53975Ashton 2000-09-01: 55000Ashton 2000-12-01: 53400Ashton 2001-03-01: 52500Ashton 2001-06-01: 59750Ashton 2001-09-01: 59950Ashton 2001-12-01: 64250Ashton 2002-03-01: 65000Ashton 2002-06-01: 64000Ashton 2002-09-01: 67375Ashton 2002-12-01: 67750Ashton 2003-03-01: 69950Ashton 2003-06-01: 71000Ashton 2003-09-01: 75000Ashton 2003-12-01: 83950Ashton 2004-03-01: 87250Ashton 2004-06-01: 94450Ashton 2004-09-01: 97500Ashton 2004-12-01: 110000Ashton 2005-03-01: 114500Ashton 2005-06-01: 113500Ashton 2005-09-01: 117750Ashton 2005-12-01: 115000Ashton 2006-03-01: 114995Ashton 2006-06-01: 115000Ashton 2006-09-01: 117250Ashton 2006-12-01: 120000Ashton 2007-03-01: 125000Ashton 2007-06-01: 125000Ashton 2007-09-01: 124972.5Ashton 2007-12-01: 125000Ashton 2008-03-01: 124950Ashton 2008-06-01: 123000Ashton 2008-09-01: 122000Ashton 2008-12-01: 119500Ashton 2009-03-01: 113900Ashton 2009-06-01: 110000Ashton 2009-09-01: 115000Ashton 2009-12-01: 118000Ashton 2010-03-01: 118000Ashton 2010-06-01: 120000Ashton 2010-09-01: 118875Ashton 2010-12-01: 115000Ashton 2011-03-01: 119975Ashton 2011-06-01: 110000Ashton 2011-09-01: 110000Ashton 2011-12-01: 110000Ashton 2012-03-01: 110000Ashton 2012-06-01: 112000Ashton 2012-09-01: 119000Ashton 2012-12-01: 112750Ashton 2013-03-01: 105500Ashton 2013-06-01: 107750Ashton 2013-09-01: 112250Ashton 2013-12-01: 117250Ashton 2014-03-01: 120000Ashton 2014-06-01: 118500Ashton 2014-09-01: 124975Ashton 2014-12-01: 115000Ashton 2015-03-01: 119250Ashton 2015-06-01: 122000Ashton 2015-09-01: 114000Ashton 2015-12-01: 110500Ashton 2016-03-01: 110500Ashton 2016-06-01: 110000Ashton 2016-09-01: 110000Ashton 2016-12-01: 113500Ashton 2017-03-01: 114000Ashton 2017-06-01: 115000Ashton 2017-09-01: 113000Ashton 2017-12-01: 114000Ashton 2018-03-01: 110000Ashton 2018-06-01: 110500Ashton 2018-09-01: 112500Ashton 2018-12-01: 109500Ashton 2019-03-01: 112000Ashton 2019-06-01: 112500Ashton 2019-09-01: 114000Ashton 2019-12-01: 121750Ashton 2020-03-01: 126000Ashton 2020-06-01: 131500Ashton 2020-09-01: 135000Ashton 2020-12-01: 132750Ashton 2021-03-01: 134750Ashton 2021-06-01: 134500Ashton 2021-09-01: 131000Ashton 2021-12-01: 139995Ashton 2022-03-01: 141500Ashton 2022-06-01: 142000Ashton 2022-09-01: 142000Ashton 2022-12-01: 140000Ashton 2023-03-01: 140000

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 Ashton.

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 Ashton, 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton. 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 Ashton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.