"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 Loftus.

Key indicators

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

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 Loftus.

Dataset

House Prices
Loftus
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLoftus 1995-12-01: 33000Loftus 1996-03-01: 33000Loftus 1996-06-01: 34000Loftus 1996-09-01: 33000Loftus 1996-12-01: 32500Loftus 1997-03-01: 31500Loftus 1997-06-01: 30000Loftus 1997-09-01: 28500Loftus 1997-12-01: 28750Loftus 1998-03-01: 33725Loftus 1998-06-01: 38750Loftus 1998-09-01: 37500Loftus 1998-12-01: 36750Loftus 1999-03-01: 37499.5Loftus 1999-06-01: 35000Loftus 1999-09-01: 38500Loftus 1999-12-01: 38000Loftus 2000-03-01: 39000Loftus 2000-06-01: 39500Loftus 2000-09-01: 39500Loftus 2000-12-01: 47500Loftus 2001-03-01: 40513Loftus 2001-06-01: 37500Loftus 2001-09-01: 38000Loftus 2001-12-01: 32750Loftus 2002-03-01: 33000Loftus 2002-06-01: 34950Loftus 2002-09-01: 34950Loftus 2002-12-01: 37450Loftus 2003-03-01: 39500Loftus 2003-06-01: 41000Loftus 2003-09-01: 43000Loftus 2003-12-01: 49250Loftus 2004-03-01: 55250Loftus 2004-06-01: 60000Loftus 2004-09-01: 64750Loftus 2004-12-01: 65500Loftus 2005-03-01: 66000Loftus 2005-06-01: 71000Loftus 2005-09-01: 76000Loftus 2005-12-01: 80000Loftus 2006-03-01: 77250Loftus 2006-06-01: 80000Loftus 2006-09-01: 86000Loftus 2006-12-01: 85000Loftus 2007-03-01: 90000Loftus 2007-06-01: 90000Loftus 2007-09-01: 90000Loftus 2007-12-01: 92000Loftus 2008-03-01: 92225Loftus 2008-06-01: 90500Loftus 2008-09-01: 86000Loftus 2008-12-01: 82500Loftus 2009-03-01: 80000Loftus 2009-06-01: 80000Loftus 2009-09-01: 80500Loftus 2009-12-01: 83000Loftus 2010-03-01: 86000Loftus 2010-06-01: 86000Loftus 2010-09-01: 79500Loftus 2010-12-01: 80000Loftus 2011-03-01: 77500Loftus 2011-06-01: 78750Loftus 2011-09-01: 80500Loftus 2011-12-01: 85500Loftus 2012-03-01: 86500Loftus 2012-06-01: 81000Loftus 2012-09-01: 90000Loftus 2012-12-01: 85000Loftus 2013-03-01: 76000Loftus 2013-06-01: 75000Loftus 2013-09-01: 75000Loftus 2013-12-01: 75000Loftus 2014-03-01: 75000Loftus 2014-06-01: 88681.5Loftus 2014-09-01: 77500Loftus 2014-12-01: 95000Loftus 2015-03-01: 94500Loftus 2015-06-01: 90500Loftus 2015-09-01: 95000Loftus 2015-12-01: 87000Loftus 2016-03-01: 87000Loftus 2016-06-01: 81250Loftus 2016-09-01: 76000Loftus 2016-12-01: 72000Loftus 2017-03-01: 68500Loftus 2017-06-01: 68500Loftus 2017-09-01: 67000Loftus 2017-12-01: 82500Loftus 2018-03-01: 90000Loftus 2018-06-01: 98000Loftus 2018-09-01: 96000Loftus 2018-12-01: 90000Loftus 2019-03-01: 95000Loftus 2019-06-01: 90000Loftus 2019-09-01: 96225Loftus 2019-12-01: 113000Loftus 2020-03-01: 113250Loftus 2020-06-01: 115000Loftus 2020-09-01: 118000Loftus 2020-12-01: 113500Loftus 2021-03-01: 112995Loftus 2021-06-01: 113997.5Loftus 2021-09-01: 112495Loftus 2021-12-01: 109995Loftus 2022-03-01: 104000Loftus 2022-06-01: 99975Loftus 2022-09-01: 94750Loftus 2022-12-01: 98000Loftus 2023-03-01: 104500

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 Loftus.

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 Loftus, 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 Loftus. 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 Loftus. 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 Loftus. 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 Loftus.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.