"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 Helsby.

Key indicators

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

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 Helsby.

Dataset

House Prices
Helsby
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHelsby 1995-12-01: 58000Helsby 1996-03-01: 58950Helsby 1996-06-01: 59995Helsby 1996-09-01: 62500Helsby 1996-12-01: 58950Helsby 1997-03-01: 58900Helsby 1997-06-01: 58425Helsby 1997-09-01: 59975Helsby 1997-12-01: 60000Helsby 1998-03-01: 59997.5Helsby 1998-06-01: 63250Helsby 1998-09-01: 58250Helsby 1998-12-01: 55950Helsby 1999-03-01: 57950Helsby 1999-06-01: 57725Helsby 1999-09-01: 59000Helsby 1999-12-01: 65500Helsby 2000-03-01: 68000Helsby 2000-06-01: 71500Helsby 2000-09-01: 76000Helsby 2000-12-01: 83000Helsby 2001-03-01: 83000Helsby 2001-06-01: 79250Helsby 2001-09-01: 84250Helsby 2001-12-01: 83000Helsby 2002-03-01: 85000Helsby 2002-06-01: 88000Helsby 2002-09-01: 93225Helsby 2002-12-01: 107500Helsby 2003-03-01: 116000Helsby 2003-06-01: 120000Helsby 2003-09-01: 128000Helsby 2003-12-01: 132000Helsby 2004-03-01: 133000Helsby 2004-06-01: 144000Helsby 2004-09-01: 150000Helsby 2004-12-01: 150500Helsby 2005-03-01: 150000Helsby 2005-06-01: 153250Helsby 2005-09-01: 160000Helsby 2005-12-01: 170000Helsby 2006-03-01: 171500Helsby 2006-06-01: 171500Helsby 2006-09-01: 163995Helsby 2006-12-01: 155000Helsby 2007-03-01: 158997.5Helsby 2007-06-01: 164997.5Helsby 2007-09-01: 170000Helsby 2007-12-01: 181000Helsby 2008-03-01: 182497.5Helsby 2008-06-01: 175000Helsby 2008-09-01: 170000Helsby 2008-12-01: 158622.5Helsby 2009-03-01: 154995Helsby 2009-06-01: 149997.5Helsby 2009-09-01: 152997.5Helsby 2009-12-01: 159900Helsby 2010-03-01: 162500Helsby 2010-06-01: 162500Helsby 2010-09-01: 157500Helsby 2010-12-01: 158000Helsby 2011-03-01: 155000Helsby 2011-06-01: 158000Helsby 2011-09-01: 163750Helsby 2011-12-01: 162500Helsby 2012-03-01: 160000Helsby 2012-06-01: 156750Helsby 2012-09-01: 155000Helsby 2012-12-01: 159000Helsby 2013-03-01: 163250Helsby 2013-06-01: 165000Helsby 2013-09-01: 161500Helsby 2013-12-01: 150000Helsby 2014-03-01: 155000Helsby 2014-06-01: 163250Helsby 2014-09-01: 170000Helsby 2014-12-01: 176000Helsby 2015-03-01: 180000Helsby 2015-06-01: 177747.5Helsby 2015-09-01: 176250Helsby 2015-12-01: 178995Helsby 2016-03-01: 175995Helsby 2016-06-01: 179995Helsby 2016-09-01: 180000Helsby 2016-12-01: 174000Helsby 2017-03-01: 180000Helsby 2017-06-01: 180000Helsby 2017-09-01: 180000Helsby 2017-12-01: 180000Helsby 2018-03-01: 180000Helsby 2018-06-01: 185000Helsby 2018-09-01: 180500Helsby 2018-12-01: 180500Helsby 2019-03-01: 184000Helsby 2019-06-01: 180000Helsby 2019-09-01: 185000Helsby 2019-12-01: 186500Helsby 2020-03-01: 190000Helsby 2020-06-01: 190250Helsby 2020-09-01: 190500Helsby 2020-12-01: 202975Helsby 2021-03-01: 213500Helsby 2021-06-01: 217500Helsby 2021-09-01: 215000Helsby 2021-12-01: 216250Helsby 2022-03-01: 221250Helsby 2022-06-01: 225000Helsby 2022-09-01: 225000Helsby 2022-12-01: 251000Helsby 2023-03-01: 265000

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 Helsby.

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 Helsby, 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 Helsby. 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 Helsby. 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 Helsby. 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 Helsby.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.