"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 Blacon.

Key indicators

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

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 Blacon.

Dataset

House Prices
Blacon
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBlacon 1995-12-01: 42000Blacon 1996-03-01: 42500Blacon 1996-06-01: 45750Blacon 1996-09-01: 44000Blacon 1996-12-01: 44000Blacon 1997-03-01: 43075Blacon 1997-06-01: 42750Blacon 1997-09-01: 43000Blacon 1997-12-01: 42000Blacon 1998-03-01: 42875Blacon 1998-06-01: 43000Blacon 1998-09-01: 43250Blacon 1998-12-01: 43000Blacon 1999-03-01: 43000Blacon 1999-06-01: 45000Blacon 1999-09-01: 46737.5Blacon 1999-12-01: 47000Blacon 2000-03-01: 46975Blacon 2000-06-01: 45500Blacon 2000-09-01: 45500Blacon 2000-12-01: 46500Blacon 2001-03-01: 46725Blacon 2001-06-01: 46000Blacon 2001-09-01: 48250Blacon 2001-12-01: 47250Blacon 2002-03-01: 49950Blacon 2002-06-01: 53500Blacon 2002-09-01: 53500Blacon 2002-12-01: 57000Blacon 2003-03-01: 58750Blacon 2003-06-01: 63000Blacon 2003-09-01: 65850Blacon 2003-12-01: 70000Blacon 2004-03-01: 73000Blacon 2004-06-01: 79725Blacon 2004-09-01: 87000Blacon 2004-12-01: 90500Blacon 2005-03-01: 94975Blacon 2005-06-01: 99000Blacon 2005-09-01: 104000Blacon 2005-12-01: 108225Blacon 2006-03-01: 110000Blacon 2006-06-01: 113000Blacon 2006-09-01: 115000Blacon 2006-12-01: 115000Blacon 2007-03-01: 117500Blacon 2007-06-01: 115000Blacon 2007-09-01: 114950Blacon 2007-12-01: 117000Blacon 2008-03-01: 115000Blacon 2008-06-01: 115000Blacon 2008-09-01: 120000Blacon 2008-12-01: 114975Blacon 2009-03-01: 110000Blacon 2009-06-01: 110000Blacon 2009-09-01: 108750Blacon 2009-12-01: 105000Blacon 2010-03-01: 110000Blacon 2010-06-01: 110000Blacon 2010-09-01: 107975Blacon 2010-12-01: 109500Blacon 2011-03-01: 108950Blacon 2011-06-01: 108950Blacon 2011-09-01: 108975Blacon 2011-12-01: 108475Blacon 2012-03-01: 105500Blacon 2012-06-01: 105000Blacon 2012-09-01: 110000Blacon 2012-12-01: 105000Blacon 2013-03-01: 112000Blacon 2013-06-01: 115000Blacon 2013-09-01: 116000Blacon 2013-12-01: 120000Blacon 2014-03-01: 121000Blacon 2014-06-01: 122500Blacon 2014-09-01: 124250Blacon 2014-12-01: 124950Blacon 2015-03-01: 124950Blacon 2015-06-01: 122000Blacon 2015-09-01: 120000Blacon 2015-12-01: 120000Blacon 2016-03-01: 120000Blacon 2016-06-01: 122750Blacon 2016-09-01: 125000Blacon 2016-12-01: 125000Blacon 2017-03-01: 130000Blacon 2017-06-01: 132000Blacon 2017-09-01: 132000Blacon 2017-12-01: 132000Blacon 2018-03-01: 132000Blacon 2018-06-01: 135000Blacon 2018-09-01: 137000Blacon 2018-12-01: 140000Blacon 2019-03-01: 142500Blacon 2019-06-01: 137500Blacon 2019-09-01: 134950Blacon 2019-12-01: 133000Blacon 2020-03-01: 133375Blacon 2020-06-01: 134250Blacon 2020-09-01: 141250Blacon 2020-12-01: 148000Blacon 2021-03-01: 150700Blacon 2021-06-01: 154000Blacon 2021-09-01: 157750Blacon 2021-12-01: 160000Blacon 2022-03-01: 166500Blacon 2022-06-01: 165500Blacon 2022-09-01: 170000Blacon 2022-12-01: 170000Blacon 2023-03-01: 172000

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 Blacon.

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 Blacon, 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 Blacon. 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 Blacon. 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 Blacon. 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 Blacon.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.