"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 Halton.

Key indicators

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

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, 21780% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 15149% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 30458% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 13441% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 13619% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 278% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 1760% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 4753% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 5212% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 8018% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 17423% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 28776% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 80153% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 33796% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 33840% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 1389% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 2584% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 863% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 474% 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: 25.07%Social rented 2013: 25.15%Social rented 2014: 24.98%Social rented 2015: 24.95%Social rented 2016: 24.86%Social rented 2017: 24.65%Social rented 2018: 24.83%Social rented 2019: 24.53%Social rented 2020: 24.15%Social rented 2021: 24.18%Private rented 2012: 11.76%Private rented 2013: 12.26%Private rented 2014: 12.68%Private rented 2015: 13.11%Private rented 2016: 13.28%Private rented 2017: 13.14%Private rented 2018: 12.93%Private rented 2019: 12.66%Private rented 2020: 12.66%Private rented 2021: 12.89%Owned outright 2012: 28.14%Owned outright 2013: 28.16%Owned outright 2014: 28.54%Owned outright 2015: 29.09%Owned outright 2016: 29.60%Owned outright 2017: 30.29%Owned outright 2018: 30.64%Owned outright 2019: 30.93%Owned outright 2020: 32.63%Owned outright 2021: 34.24%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 35.03%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 34.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 33.80%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 32.86%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 32.26%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 31.91%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 31.60%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 31.89%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 30.55%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 28.69%

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 (£)-50050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£14 for Single room rentals.£-3 for One bedroom rentals.£8 for Two bedroom rentals.£36 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Halton.

Dataset

House Prices
Halton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHalton 1995-12-01: 44500Halton 1996-03-01: 43000Halton 1996-06-01: 44000Halton 1996-09-01: 44000Halton 1996-12-01: 45000Halton 1997-03-01: 46500Halton 1997-06-01: 48000Halton 1997-09-01: 48500Halton 1997-12-01: 49000Halton 1998-03-01: 48000Halton 1998-06-01: 48000Halton 1998-09-01: 48750Halton 1998-12-01: 48750Halton 1999-03-01: 48950Halton 1999-06-01: 48625Halton 1999-09-01: 48975Halton 1999-12-01: 49500Halton 2000-03-01: 51950Halton 2000-06-01: 53625Halton 2000-09-01: 53950Halton 2000-12-01: 54000Halton 2001-03-01: 54000Halton 2001-06-01: 54000Halton 2001-09-01: 55000Halton 2001-12-01: 55950Halton 2002-03-01: 56950Halton 2002-06-01: 58000Halton 2002-09-01: 60000Halton 2002-12-01: 65000Halton 2003-03-01: 67000Halton 2003-06-01: 73750Halton 2003-09-01: 78000Halton 2003-12-01: 84975Halton 2004-03-01: 86000Halton 2004-06-01: 89500Halton 2004-09-01: 93500Halton 2004-12-01: 99500Halton 2005-03-01: 104950Halton 2005-06-01: 111000Halton 2005-09-01: 112000Halton 2005-12-01: 112000Halton 2006-03-01: 114000Halton 2006-06-01: 115000Halton 2006-09-01: 115000Halton 2006-12-01: 115000Halton 2007-03-01: 115000Halton 2007-06-01: 115500Halton 2007-09-01: 118000Halton 2007-12-01: 118000Halton 2008-03-01: 119500Halton 2008-06-01: 119000Halton 2008-09-01: 118000Halton 2008-12-01: 117000Halton 2009-03-01: 115000Halton 2009-06-01: 115000Halton 2009-09-01: 115000Halton 2009-12-01: 120000Halton 2010-03-01: 120000Halton 2010-06-01: 122950Halton 2010-09-01: 125000Halton 2010-12-01: 120000Halton 2011-03-01: 117247.5Halton 2011-06-01: 113000Halton 2011-09-01: 113000Halton 2011-12-01: 115000Halton 2012-03-01: 115000Halton 2012-06-01: 115000Halton 2012-09-01: 114950Halton 2012-12-01: 113250Halton 2013-03-01: 115000Halton 2013-06-01: 120000Halton 2013-09-01: 120000Halton 2013-12-01: 124000Halton 2014-03-01: 123495Halton 2014-06-01: 125000Halton 2014-09-01: 125000Halton 2014-12-01: 124950Halton 2015-03-01: 125000Halton 2015-06-01: 125000Halton 2015-09-01: 125000Halton 2015-12-01: 128000Halton 2016-03-01: 128750Halton 2016-06-01: 130500Halton 2016-09-01: 134950Halton 2016-12-01: 135000Halton 2017-03-01: 137000Halton 2017-06-01: 135500Halton 2017-09-01: 137000Halton 2017-12-01: 140000Halton 2018-03-01: 140000Halton 2018-06-01: 139000Halton 2018-09-01: 140000Halton 2018-12-01: 139950Halton 2019-03-01: 141500Halton 2019-06-01: 145000Halton 2019-09-01: 147500Halton 2019-12-01: 150000Halton 2020-03-01: 150000Halton 2020-06-01: 150000Halton 2020-09-01: 153000Halton 2020-12-01: 155000Halton 2021-03-01: 160000Halton 2021-06-01: 165000Halton 2021-09-01: 165000Halton 2021-12-01: 160000Halton 2022-03-01: 160000Halton 2022-06-01: 156000Halton 2022-09-01: 162000Halton 2022-12-01: 170000Halton 2023-03-01: 174750

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 Halton.

Dataset

Halton
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Halton bed1: 451Halton bed2: 561Halton bed3: 678Halton bed4plus: 1056Halton room: 353Halton studio: 437Halton total: 605

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Halton, 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 Halton. 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 Halton. 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 Halton. 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 Halton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people02250450067509000Working-age 2023-06-30: 7215Working-age 2023-03-31: 7136Working-age 2022-12-31: 7231Working-age 2022-09-30: 7391Working-age 2022-06-30: 7441Working-age 2022-03-31: 7582Working-age 2021-12-31: 7768Working-age 2021-09-30: 7955Working-age 2021-06-30: 8200Working-age 2021-03-31: 8212Working-age 2020-12-31: 8087Working-age 2020-09-30: 7962Working-age 2020-06-30: 7842Working-age 2020-03-31: 7474Working-age 2019-12-31: 7493Working-age 2019-09-30: 7596Working-age 2019-06-30: 7650Working-age 2019-03-31: 7653Working-age 2018-12-31: 7588Working-age 2018-09-30: 7736Working-age 2018-06-30: 7727Working-age 2018-03-31: 7678Working-age 2017-12-31: 7710Working-age 2017-09-30: 7817Working-age 2017-06-30: 7868Working-age 2017-03-31: 7885Working-age 2016-12-31: 7842Working-age 2016-09-30: 7953Working-age 2016-06-30: 8176Working-age 2016-03-31: 8255Pensioners 2023-06-30: 4174Pensioners 2023-03-31: 4178Pensioners 2022-12-31: 4189Pensioners 2022-09-30: 4230Pensioners 2022-06-30: 4278Pensioners 2022-03-31: 4292Pensioners 2021-12-31: 4329Pensioners 2021-09-30: 4350Pensioners 2021-06-30: 4376Pensioners 2021-03-31: 4403Pensioners 2020-12-31: 4430Pensioners 2020-09-30: 4477Pensioners 2020-06-30: 4506Pensioners 2020-03-31: 4538Pensioners 2019-12-31: 4624Pensioners 2019-09-30: 4676Pensioners 2019-06-30: 4732Pensioners 2019-03-31: 4780Pensioners 2018-12-31: 4818Pensioners 2018-09-30: 4860Pensioners 2018-06-30: 5027Pensioners 2018-03-31: 4935Pensioners 2017-12-31: 5001Pensioners 2017-09-30: 5074Pensioners 2017-06-30: 5110Pensioners 2017-03-31: 5171Pensioners 2016-12-31: 5204Pensioners 2016-09-30: 5248Pensioners 2016-06-30: 5383Pensioners 2016-03-31: 5401