"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 City Centre.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of City Centre.

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 City Centre.

Dataset

House Prices
City Centre
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCity Centre 1995-12-01: 33950City Centre 1996-03-01: 33950City Centre 1996-06-01: 35000City Centre 1996-09-01: 35300City Centre 1996-12-01: 35200City Centre 1997-03-01: 34755City Centre 1997-06-01: 34260City Centre 1997-09-01: 34160City Centre 1997-12-01: 34000City Centre 1998-03-01: 35500City Centre 1998-06-01: 37000City Centre 1998-09-01: 38000City Centre 1998-12-01: 39000City Centre 1999-03-01: 38500City Centre 1999-06-01: 38000City Centre 1999-09-01: 37000City Centre 1999-12-01: 37500City Centre 2000-03-01: 37500City Centre 2000-06-01: 37750City Centre 2000-09-01: 38500City Centre 2000-12-01: 38500City Centre 2001-03-01: 39000City Centre 2001-06-01: 39975City Centre 2001-09-01: 39950City Centre 2001-12-01: 42000City Centre 2002-03-01: 43500City Centre 2002-06-01: 47600City Centre 2002-09-01: 51000City Centre 2002-12-01: 52950City Centre 2003-03-01: 55850City Centre 2003-06-01: 58500City Centre 2003-09-01: 60000City Centre 2003-12-01: 67500City Centre 2004-03-01: 75000City Centre 2004-06-01: 87250City Centre 2004-09-01: 92000City Centre 2004-12-01: 98950City Centre 2005-03-01: 95000City Centre 2005-06-01: 94200City Centre 2005-09-01: 100000City Centre 2005-12-01: 102000City Centre 2006-03-01: 105000City Centre 2006-06-01: 107250City Centre 2006-09-01: 108000City Centre 2006-12-01: 111875City Centre 2007-03-01: 111000City Centre 2007-06-01: 118000City Centre 2007-09-01: 121096.5City Centre 2007-12-01: 120000City Centre 2008-03-01: 120000City Centre 2008-06-01: 116500City Centre 2008-09-01: 112500City Centre 2008-12-01: 117000City Centre 2009-03-01: 120000City Centre 2009-06-01: 112000City Centre 2009-09-01: 108603.5City Centre 2009-12-01: 105000City Centre 2010-03-01: 103250City Centre 2010-06-01: 105000City Centre 2010-09-01: 102500City Centre 2010-12-01: 94914City Centre 2011-03-01: 95000City Centre 2011-06-01: 94914City Centre 2011-09-01: 94914City Centre 2011-12-01: 94000City Centre 2012-03-01: 92000City Centre 2012-06-01: 92000City Centre 2012-09-01: 90000City Centre 2012-12-01: 90500City Centre 2013-03-01: 91500City Centre 2013-06-01: 86000City Centre 2013-09-01: 87000City Centre 2013-12-01: 87500City Centre 2014-03-01: 85500City Centre 2014-06-01: 90500City Centre 2014-09-01: 89000City Centre 2014-12-01: 89000City Centre 2015-03-01: 90000City Centre 2015-06-01: 90000City Centre 2015-09-01: 90000City Centre 2015-12-01: 88500City Centre 2016-03-01: 90000City Centre 2016-06-01: 91375City Centre 2016-09-01: 90000City Centre 2016-12-01: 84500City Centre 2017-03-01: 84500City Centre 2017-06-01: 81000City Centre 2017-09-01: 87500City Centre 2017-12-01: 95000City Centre 2018-03-01: 92250City Centre 2018-06-01: 92500City Centre 2018-09-01: 95400City Centre 2018-12-01: 95400City Centre 2019-03-01: 95800City Centre 2019-06-01: 95000City Centre 2019-09-01: 98500City Centre 2019-12-01: 98000City Centre 2020-03-01: 100000City Centre 2020-06-01: 100250City Centre 2020-09-01: 93000City Centre 2020-12-01: 92500City Centre 2021-03-01: 92500City Centre 2021-06-01: 94000City Centre 2021-09-01: 98750City Centre 2021-12-01: 111000City Centre 2022-03-01: 112000City Centre 2022-06-01: 119350City Centre 2022-09-01: 125000City Centre 2022-12-01: 122500City Centre 2023-03-01: 120750

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 City Centre.

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 City Centre, 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 City Centre. 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 City Centre. 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 City Centre. 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 City Centre.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.