"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 Wolverham.

Key indicators

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

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 Wolverham.

Dataset

House Prices
Wolverham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWolverham 1995-12-01: 37995Wolverham 1996-03-01: 37995Wolverham 1996-06-01: 38000Wolverham 1996-09-01: 37000Wolverham 1996-12-01: 38000Wolverham 1997-03-01: 38000Wolverham 1997-06-01: 34975Wolverham 1997-09-01: 36725Wolverham 1997-12-01: 36000Wolverham 1998-03-01: 36000Wolverham 1998-06-01: 36500Wolverham 1998-09-01: 37500Wolverham 1998-12-01: 37500Wolverham 1999-03-01: 38000Wolverham 1999-06-01: 38625Wolverham 1999-09-01: 38250Wolverham 1999-12-01: 39125Wolverham 2000-03-01: 37000Wolverham 2000-06-01: 35000Wolverham 2000-09-01: 34750Wolverham 2000-12-01: 33875Wolverham 2001-03-01: 37000Wolverham 2001-06-01: 44500Wolverham 2001-09-01: 46500Wolverham 2001-12-01: 44500Wolverham 2002-03-01: 44000Wolverham 2002-06-01: 44972.5Wolverham 2002-09-01: 48500Wolverham 2002-12-01: 60000Wolverham 2003-03-01: 68472.5Wolverham 2003-06-01: 72000Wolverham 2003-09-01: 73950Wolverham 2003-12-01: 76000Wolverham 2004-03-01: 79950Wolverham 2004-06-01: 83947Wolverham 2004-09-01: 85950Wolverham 2004-12-01: 85975Wolverham 2005-03-01: 87302Wolverham 2005-06-01: 97000Wolverham 2005-09-01: 109500Wolverham 2005-12-01: 106000Wolverham 2006-03-01: 107250Wolverham 2006-06-01: 106000Wolverham 2006-09-01: 106250Wolverham 2006-12-01: 105500Wolverham 2007-03-01: 103000Wolverham 2007-06-01: 107500Wolverham 2007-09-01: 109000Wolverham 2007-12-01: 109995Wolverham 2008-03-01: 111500Wolverham 2008-06-01: 110000Wolverham 2008-09-01: 109000Wolverham 2008-12-01: 111000Wolverham 2009-03-01: 105000Wolverham 2009-06-01: 93750Wolverham 2009-09-01: 89497.5Wolverham 2009-12-01: 85000Wolverham 2010-03-01: 90500Wolverham 2010-06-01: 95975Wolverham 2010-09-01: 99950Wolverham 2010-12-01: 92000Wolverham 2011-03-01: 87960.5Wolverham 2011-06-01: 85000Wolverham 2011-09-01: 85000Wolverham 2011-12-01: 81000Wolverham 2012-03-01: 81000Wolverham 2012-06-01: 81000Wolverham 2012-09-01: 89750Wolverham 2012-12-01: 98000Wolverham 2013-03-01: 100000Wolverham 2013-06-01: 103500Wolverham 2013-09-01: 110000Wolverham 2013-12-01: 101000Wolverham 2014-03-01: 92900Wolverham 2014-06-01: 90900Wolverham 2014-09-01: 90000Wolverham 2014-12-01: 93000Wolverham 2015-03-01: 94000Wolverham 2015-06-01: 97000Wolverham 2015-09-01: 99725Wolverham 2015-12-01: 107000Wolverham 2016-03-01: 107000Wolverham 2016-06-01: 104995Wolverham 2016-09-01: 96000Wolverham 2016-12-01: 94500Wolverham 2017-03-01: 96000Wolverham 2017-06-01: 97500Wolverham 2017-09-01: 118725Wolverham 2017-12-01: 120000Wolverham 2018-03-01: 120000Wolverham 2018-06-01: 120000Wolverham 2018-09-01: 107500Wolverham 2018-12-01: 125000Wolverham 2019-03-01: 135000Wolverham 2019-06-01: 140000Wolverham 2019-09-01: 140000Wolverham 2019-12-01: 135000Wolverham 2020-03-01: 131995Wolverham 2020-06-01: 106500Wolverham 2020-09-01: 108000Wolverham 2020-12-01: 115250Wolverham 2021-03-01: 122250Wolverham 2021-06-01: 123500Wolverham 2021-09-01: 127000Wolverham 2021-12-01: 130500Wolverham 2022-03-01: 132500Wolverham 2022-06-01: 133000Wolverham 2022-09-01: 131250Wolverham 2022-12-01: 137250Wolverham 2023-03-01: 145000

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 Wolverham.

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 Wolverham, 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 Wolverham. 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 Wolverham. 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 Wolverham. 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 Wolverham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.