"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 Stockton-on-Tees.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Stockton-on-Tees.

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, 21778% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 17937% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 32791% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 13625% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 13673% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 496% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 3082% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 9486% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 10387% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 14207% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 34850% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 46260% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 132248% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 54225% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 55412% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 2683% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 1872% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 922% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 464% 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: 16.99%Social rented 2013: 16.81%Social rented 2014: 16.76%Social rented 2015: 16.56%Social rented 2016: 16.43%Social rented 2017: 16.16%Social rented 2018: 16.18%Social rented 2019: 16.03%Social rented 2020: 16.03%Social rented 2021: 16.01%Private rented 2012: 15.70%Private rented 2013: 16.38%Private rented 2014: 16.89%Private rented 2015: 17.43%Private rented 2016: 17.60%Private rented 2017: 17.37%Private rented 2018: 17.10%Private rented 2019: 16.79%Private rented 2020: 16.77%Private rented 2021: 16.97%Owned outright 2012: 30.12%Owned outright 2013: 30.20%Owned outright 2014: 30.52%Owned outright 2015: 31.13%Owned outright 2016: 31.70%Owned outright 2017: 32.49%Owned outright 2018: 32.97%Owned outright 2019: 33.20%Owned outright 2020: 34.84%Owned outright 2021: 36.59%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 37.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 36.62%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 35.84%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 34.88%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 34.28%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 33.97%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 33.75%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 33.97%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 32.36%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 30.42%

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 (£)050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroom£16 for One bedroom rentals.£33 for Two bedroom rentals.£47 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Stockton-on-Tees.

Dataset

House Prices
Stockton-on-Tees
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kStockton-on-Tees 1995-12-01: 45250Stockton-on-Tees 1996-03-01: 46000Stockton-on-Tees 1996-06-01: 46950Stockton-on-Tees 1996-09-01: 47000Stockton-on-Tees 1996-12-01: 48000Stockton-on-Tees 1997-03-01: 48500Stockton-on-Tees 1997-06-01: 49500Stockton-on-Tees 1997-09-01: 49950Stockton-on-Tees 1997-12-01: 49500Stockton-on-Tees 1998-03-01: 49000Stockton-on-Tees 1998-06-01: 49950Stockton-on-Tees 1998-09-01: 49995Stockton-on-Tees 1998-12-01: 50000Stockton-on-Tees 1999-03-01: 51000Stockton-on-Tees 1999-06-01: 51500Stockton-on-Tees 1999-09-01: 52500Stockton-on-Tees 1999-12-01: 53375Stockton-on-Tees 2000-03-01: 54000Stockton-on-Tees 2000-06-01: 54250Stockton-on-Tees 2000-09-01: 55500Stockton-on-Tees 2000-12-01: 55500Stockton-on-Tees 2001-03-01: 55000Stockton-on-Tees 2001-06-01: 57500Stockton-on-Tees 2001-09-01: 58995Stockton-on-Tees 2001-12-01: 59950Stockton-on-Tees 2002-03-01: 60000Stockton-on-Tees 2002-06-01: 63000Stockton-on-Tees 2002-09-01: 65000Stockton-on-Tees 2002-12-01: 68000Stockton-on-Tees 2003-03-01: 70000Stockton-on-Tees 2003-06-01: 75500Stockton-on-Tees 2003-09-01: 80000Stockton-on-Tees 2003-12-01: 85000Stockton-on-Tees 2004-03-01: 88500Stockton-on-Tees 2004-06-01: 95000Stockton-on-Tees 2004-09-01: 100000Stockton-on-Tees 2004-12-01: 106000Stockton-on-Tees 2005-03-01: 110000Stockton-on-Tees 2005-06-01: 113000Stockton-on-Tees 2005-09-01: 115000Stockton-on-Tees 2005-12-01: 118000Stockton-on-Tees 2006-03-01: 119785Stockton-on-Tees 2006-06-01: 120000Stockton-on-Tees 2006-09-01: 124000Stockton-on-Tees 2006-12-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2007-03-01: 127972.5Stockton-on-Tees 2007-06-01: 130995Stockton-on-Tees 2007-09-01: 132995Stockton-on-Tees 2007-12-01: 134000Stockton-on-Tees 2008-03-01: 134000Stockton-on-Tees 2008-06-01: 132000Stockton-on-Tees 2008-09-01: 132351Stockton-on-Tees 2008-12-01: 129950Stockton-on-Tees 2009-03-01: 130000Stockton-on-Tees 2009-06-01: 127500Stockton-on-Tees 2009-09-01: 125250Stockton-on-Tees 2009-12-01: 130000Stockton-on-Tees 2010-03-01: 130000Stockton-on-Tees 2010-06-01: 130500Stockton-on-Tees 2010-09-01: 130250Stockton-on-Tees 2010-12-01: 128000Stockton-on-Tees 2011-03-01: 127997.5Stockton-on-Tees 2011-06-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2011-09-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2011-12-01: 124000Stockton-on-Tees 2012-03-01: 124950Stockton-on-Tees 2012-06-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2012-09-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2012-12-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2013-03-01: 125000Stockton-on-Tees 2013-06-01: 128245Stockton-on-Tees 2013-09-01: 127500Stockton-on-Tees 2013-12-01: 129995Stockton-on-Tees 2014-03-01: 130000Stockton-on-Tees 2014-06-01: 130000Stockton-on-Tees 2014-09-01: 133000Stockton-on-Tees 2014-12-01: 134950Stockton-on-Tees 2015-03-01: 134500Stockton-on-Tees 2015-06-01: 134000Stockton-on-Tees 2015-09-01: 135000Stockton-on-Tees 2015-12-01: 135000Stockton-on-Tees 2016-03-01: 135000Stockton-on-Tees 2016-06-01: 135000Stockton-on-Tees 2016-09-01: 135000Stockton-on-Tees 2016-12-01: 137500Stockton-on-Tees 2017-03-01: 139950Stockton-on-Tees 2017-06-01: 142000Stockton-on-Tees 2017-09-01: 142500Stockton-on-Tees 2017-12-01: 144000Stockton-on-Tees 2018-03-01: 145000Stockton-on-Tees 2018-06-01: 144000Stockton-on-Tees 2018-09-01: 146000Stockton-on-Tees 2018-12-01: 145000Stockton-on-Tees 2019-03-01: 146747.5Stockton-on-Tees 2019-06-01: 147995Stockton-on-Tees 2019-09-01: 146995Stockton-on-Tees 2019-12-01: 149950Stockton-on-Tees 2020-03-01: 150000Stockton-on-Tees 2020-06-01: 150000Stockton-on-Tees 2020-09-01: 152500Stockton-on-Tees 2020-12-01: 155000Stockton-on-Tees 2021-03-01: 158000Stockton-on-Tees 2021-06-01: 160000Stockton-on-Tees 2021-09-01: 160000Stockton-on-Tees 2021-12-01: 157972.5Stockton-on-Tees 2022-03-01: 155000Stockton-on-Tees 2022-06-01: 155000Stockton-on-Tees 2022-09-01: 155000Stockton-on-Tees 2022-12-01: 160000Stockton-on-Tees 2023-03-01: 163000

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 Stockton-on-Tees.

Dataset

Stockton-on-Tees
01200400800totalbed4plusbed3bed2bed1Stockton-on-Tees bed1: 457Stockton-on-Tees bed2: 552Stockton-on-Tees bed3: 642Stockton-on-Tees bed4plus: 990Stockton-on-Tees total: 621

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Stockton-on-Tees, 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 Stockton-on-Tees. 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 Stockton-on-Tees. 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 Stockton-on-Tees. 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 Stockton-on-Tees.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 11198Working-age 2023-03-31: 10805Working-age 2022-12-31: 10789Working-age 2022-09-30: 10844Working-age 2022-06-30: 10901Working-age 2022-03-31: 11143Working-age 2021-12-31: 11253Working-age 2021-09-30: 11681Working-age 2021-06-30: 12148Working-age 2021-03-31: 12426Working-age 2020-12-31: 12194Working-age 2020-09-30: 12288Working-age 2020-06-30: 12452Working-age 2020-03-31: 11421Working-age 2019-12-31: 11297Working-age 2019-09-30: 11330Working-age 2019-06-30: 11533Working-age 2019-03-31: 11448Working-age 2018-12-31: 11425Working-age 2018-09-30: 11630Working-age 2018-06-30: 11902Working-age 2018-03-31: 11716Working-age 2017-12-31: 11592Working-age 2017-09-30: 11948Working-age 2017-06-30: 11853Working-age 2017-03-31: 11976Working-age 2016-12-31: 11851Working-age 2016-09-30: 11888Working-age 2016-06-30: 11981Working-age 2016-03-31: 11929Pensioners 2023-06-30: 6214Pensioners 2023-03-31: 6224Pensioners 2022-12-31: 6263Pensioners 2022-09-30: 6302Pensioners 2022-06-30: 6318Pensioners 2022-03-31: 6310Pensioners 2021-12-31: 6344Pensioners 2021-09-30: 6385Pensioners 2021-06-30: 6423Pensioners 2021-03-31: 6458Pensioners 2020-12-31: 6565Pensioners 2020-09-30: 6635Pensioners 2020-06-30: 6668Pensioners 2020-03-31: 6733Pensioners 2019-12-31: 6835Pensioners 2019-09-30: 6860Pensioners 2019-06-30: 6902Pensioners 2019-03-31: 6937Pensioners 2018-12-31: 7036Pensioners 2018-09-30: 7091Pensioners 2018-06-30: 7133Pensioners 2018-03-31: 7188Pensioners 2017-12-31: 7284Pensioners 2017-09-30: 7356Pensioners 2017-06-30: 7439Pensioners 2017-03-31: 7514Pensioners 2016-12-31: 7648Pensioners 2016-09-30: 7715Pensioners 2016-06-30: 7787Pensioners 2016-03-31: 8038