"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 Middlesbrough.

Key indicators

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

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 20686% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 18076% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 33925% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 13654% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 14006% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 382% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 3015% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 10560% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 9509% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 12677% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 27348% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 33287% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 85786% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 32723% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 33137% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 2560% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 3426% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1317% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 445% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 24.86%Social rented 2013: 24.93%Social rented 2014: 24.81%Social rented 2015: 25.41%Social rented 2016: 24.92%Social rented 2017: 24.60%Social rented 2018: 24.25%Social rented 2019: 24.01%Social rented 2020: 23.78%Social rented 2021: 23.50%Private rented 2012: 18.91%Private rented 2013: 19.55%Private rented 2014: 20.12%Private rented 2015: 20.42%Private rented 2016: 20.58%Private rented 2017: 20.26%Private rented 2018: 19.98%Private rented 2019: 19.82%Private rented 2020: 19.89%Private rented 2021: 19.99%Owned outright 2012: 26.91%Owned outright 2013: 26.81%Owned outright 2014: 27.03%Owned outright 2015: 27.21%Owned outright 2016: 27.83%Owned outright 2017: 28.59%Owned outright 2018: 29.19%Owned outright 2019: 29.45%Owned outright 2020: 30.91%Owned outright 2021: 32.51%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 29.32%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 28.71%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 28.03%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 26.96%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 26.67%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 26.56%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 26.58%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 26.72%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 25.42%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 24.01%

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.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£59 for Single room rentals.£56 for One bedroom rentals.£28 for Two bedroom rentals.£21 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Middlesbrough.

Dataset

House Prices
Middlesbrough
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kMiddlesbrough 1995-12-01: 40000Middlesbrough 1996-03-01: 41500Middlesbrough 1996-06-01: 42000Middlesbrough 1996-09-01: 43000Middlesbrough 1996-12-01: 43000Middlesbrough 1997-03-01: 43500Middlesbrough 1997-06-01: 44000Middlesbrough 1997-09-01: 45000Middlesbrough 1997-12-01: 45000Middlesbrough 1998-03-01: 45000Middlesbrough 1998-06-01: 43000Middlesbrough 1998-09-01: 42000Middlesbrough 1998-12-01: 42513Middlesbrough 1999-03-01: 43000Middlesbrough 1999-06-01: 44850Middlesbrough 1999-09-01: 46500Middlesbrough 1999-12-01: 46000Middlesbrough 2000-03-01: 45500Middlesbrough 2000-06-01: 45000Middlesbrough 2000-09-01: 45000Middlesbrough 2000-12-01: 45000Middlesbrough 2001-03-01: 44500Middlesbrough 2001-06-01: 44000Middlesbrough 2001-09-01: 44500Middlesbrough 2001-12-01: 45000Middlesbrough 2002-03-01: 46000Middlesbrough 2002-06-01: 48000Middlesbrough 2002-09-01: 47583Middlesbrough 2002-12-01: 47000Middlesbrough 2003-03-01: 45000Middlesbrough 2003-06-01: 43000Middlesbrough 2003-09-01: 46000Middlesbrough 2003-12-01: 49000Middlesbrough 2004-03-01: 50500Middlesbrough 2004-06-01: 60000Middlesbrough 2004-09-01: 64950Middlesbrough 2004-12-01: 65000Middlesbrough 2005-03-01: 69000Middlesbrough 2005-06-01: 71500Middlesbrough 2005-09-01: 78000Middlesbrough 2005-12-01: 85000Middlesbrough 2006-03-01: 90176.5Middlesbrough 2006-06-01: 96000Middlesbrough 2006-09-01: 99000Middlesbrough 2006-12-01: 101000Middlesbrough 2007-03-01: 103000Middlesbrough 2007-06-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2007-09-01: 108000Middlesbrough 2007-12-01: 106000Middlesbrough 2008-03-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2008-06-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2008-09-01: 100000Middlesbrough 2008-12-01: 99999Middlesbrough 2009-03-01: 100000Middlesbrough 2009-06-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2009-09-01: 110000Middlesbrough 2009-12-01: 111000Middlesbrough 2010-03-01: 110000Middlesbrough 2010-06-01: 108000Middlesbrough 2010-09-01: 108750Middlesbrough 2010-12-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2011-03-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2011-06-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2011-09-01: 102500Middlesbrough 2011-12-01: 102000Middlesbrough 2012-03-01: 102000Middlesbrough 2012-06-01: 102553Middlesbrough 2012-09-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2012-12-01: 107000Middlesbrough 2013-03-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2013-06-01: 105000Middlesbrough 2013-09-01: 108000Middlesbrough 2013-12-01: 110000Middlesbrough 2014-03-01: 115000Middlesbrough 2014-06-01: 118000Middlesbrough 2014-09-01: 120000Middlesbrough 2014-12-01: 120000Middlesbrough 2015-03-01: 123950Middlesbrough 2015-06-01: 124250Middlesbrough 2015-09-01: 124000Middlesbrough 2015-12-01: 129500Middlesbrough 2016-03-01: 128000Middlesbrough 2016-06-01: 130000Middlesbrough 2016-09-01: 131000Middlesbrough 2016-12-01: 130000Middlesbrough 2017-03-01: 132000Middlesbrough 2017-06-01: 129000Middlesbrough 2017-09-01: 125000Middlesbrough 2017-12-01: 125750Middlesbrough 2018-03-01: 126000Middlesbrough 2018-06-01: 130000Middlesbrough 2018-09-01: 133000Middlesbrough 2018-12-01: 133500Middlesbrough 2019-03-01: 133500Middlesbrough 2019-06-01: 133000Middlesbrough 2019-09-01: 134972.5Middlesbrough 2019-12-01: 135995Middlesbrough 2020-03-01: 137500Middlesbrough 2020-06-01: 135000Middlesbrough 2020-09-01: 135000Middlesbrough 2020-12-01: 133747.5Middlesbrough 2021-03-01: 135995Middlesbrough 2021-06-01: 137500Middlesbrough 2021-09-01: 140000Middlesbrough 2021-12-01: 140000Middlesbrough 2022-03-01: 140000Middlesbrough 2022-06-01: 140000Middlesbrough 2022-09-01: 140000Middlesbrough 2022-12-01: 137500Middlesbrough 2023-03-01: 136500

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 Middlesbrough.

Dataset

Middlesbrough
0400800totalroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Middlesbrough bed1: 447Middlesbrough bed2: 515Middlesbrough bed3: 596Middlesbrough bed4plus: 780Middlesbrough room: 378Middlesbrough total: 547

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Middlesbrough, 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 Middlesbrough. 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 Middlesbrough. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

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 Middlesbrough. 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 Middlesbrough.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 12940Working-age 2023-03-31: 12825Working-age 2022-12-31: 12595Working-age 2022-09-30: 12628Working-age 2022-06-30: 12576Working-age 2022-03-31: 12738Working-age 2021-12-31: 12882Working-age 2021-09-30: 13224Working-age 2021-06-30: 13346Working-age 2021-03-31: 13528Working-age 2020-12-31: 13372Working-age 2020-09-30: 13410Working-age 2020-06-30: 13582Working-age 2020-03-31: 13244Working-age 2019-12-31: 13112Working-age 2019-09-30: 12857Working-age 2019-06-30: 12803Working-age 2019-03-31: 12983Working-age 2018-12-31: 12561Working-age 2018-09-30: 12769Working-age 2018-06-30: 12968Working-age 2018-03-31: 13237Working-age 2017-12-31: 13024Working-age 2017-09-30: 13081Working-age 2017-06-30: 13162Working-age 2017-03-31: 13469Working-age 2016-12-31: 13383Working-age 2016-09-30: 13381Working-age 2016-06-30: 13313Working-age 2016-03-31: 13607Pensioners 2023-06-30: 5332Pensioners 2023-03-31: 5305Pensioners 2022-12-31: 5359Pensioners 2022-09-30: 5340Pensioners 2022-06-30: 5342Pensioners 2022-03-31: 5398Pensioners 2021-12-31: 5464Pensioners 2021-09-30: 5510Pensioners 2021-06-30: 5528Pensioners 2021-03-31: 5571Pensioners 2020-12-31: 5669Pensioners 2020-09-30: 5702Pensioners 2020-06-30: 5719Pensioners 2020-03-31: 5803Pensioners 2019-12-31: 5869Pensioners 2019-09-30: 5931Pensioners 2019-06-30: 5960Pensioners 2019-03-31: 6043Pensioners 2018-12-31: 6136Pensioners 2018-09-30: 6180Pensioners 2018-06-30: 6212Pensioners 2018-03-31: 6323Pensioners 2017-12-31: 6408Pensioners 2017-09-30: 6474Pensioners 2017-06-30: 6531Pensioners 2017-03-31: 6648Pensioners 2016-12-31: 6727Pensioners 2016-09-30: 6798Pensioners 2016-06-30: 6822Pensioners 2016-03-31: 6919