Housing

"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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

Tenure mix
LHA shortfall
House prices
Current rental prices
Effect of housing costs
Tenure type
Affordability

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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

Dataset

House Prices

Chester City & the Garden Quarter

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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter, 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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter. 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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter. 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 Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.