"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 Cheshire East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Cheshire East.

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, 27327% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 21636% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 38642% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 18141% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 20243% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 2398% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 8697% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 21610% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 19938% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 27114% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 79676% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 102829% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 281472% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 118766% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 125646% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 7503% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 5959% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 2596% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 1851% 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: 11.64%Social rented 2013: 15.06%Social rented 2014: 11.59%Social rented 2015: 11.68%Social rented 2016: 11.70%Social rented 2017: 11.73%Social rented 2018: 11.77%Social rented 2019: 11.79%Social rented 2020: 11.73%Social rented 2021: 11.72%Private rented 2012: 14.72%Private rented 2013: 14.74%Private rented 2014: 15.79%Private rented 2015: 16.24%Private rented 2016: 16.39%Private rented 2017: 16.13%Private rented 2018: 15.88%Private rented 2019: 15.50%Private rented 2020: 15.37%Private rented 2021: 15.54%Owned outright 2012: 37.81%Owned outright 2013: 36.33%Owned outright 2014: 38.16%Owned outright 2015: 38.66%Owned outright 2016: 39.11%Owned outright 2017: 39.76%Owned outright 2018: 40.20%Owned outright 2019: 40.52%Owned outright 2020: 42.43%Owned outright 2021: 44.15%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 35.83%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 33.87%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 34.46%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 33.41%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 32.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 32.38%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 32.16%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 32.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 30.47%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 28.59%

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£41 for Single room rentals.£46 for One bedroom rentals.£88 for Two bedroom rentals.£83 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Cheshire East.

Dataset

House Prices
Cheshire East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCheshire East 1995-12-01: 59950Cheshire East 1996-03-01: 59950Cheshire East 1996-06-01: 59500Cheshire East 1996-09-01: 59950Cheshire East 1996-12-01: 60000Cheshire East 1997-03-01: 62000Cheshire East 1997-06-01: 64125Cheshire East 1997-09-01: 66000Cheshire East 1997-12-01: 67000Cheshire East 1998-03-01: 67500Cheshire East 1998-06-01: 68500Cheshire East 1998-09-01: 68000Cheshire East 1998-12-01: 69950Cheshire East 1999-03-01: 70000Cheshire East 1999-06-01: 70000Cheshire East 1999-09-01: 73000Cheshire East 1999-12-01: 74000Cheshire East 2000-03-01: 75500Cheshire East 2000-06-01: 77500Cheshire East 2000-09-01: 78000Cheshire East 2000-12-01: 79972.5Cheshire East 2001-03-01: 80000Cheshire East 2001-06-01: 84000Cheshire East 2001-09-01: 87000Cheshire East 2001-12-01: 89500Cheshire East 2002-03-01: 91000Cheshire East 2002-06-01: 94950Cheshire East 2002-09-01: 100000Cheshire East 2002-12-01: 107000Cheshire East 2003-03-01: 112500Cheshire East 2003-06-01: 119950Cheshire East 2003-09-01: 125000Cheshire East 2003-12-01: 130000Cheshire East 2004-03-01: 134950Cheshire East 2004-06-01: 139950Cheshire East 2004-09-01: 146000Cheshire East 2004-12-01: 150000Cheshire East 2005-03-01: 154950Cheshire East 2005-06-01: 157500Cheshire East 2005-09-01: 158000Cheshire East 2005-12-01: 157500Cheshire East 2006-03-01: 156875Cheshire East 2006-06-01: 159500Cheshire East 2006-09-01: 163000Cheshire East 2006-12-01: 165000Cheshire East 2007-03-01: 167000Cheshire East 2007-06-01: 168000Cheshire East 2007-09-01: 169950Cheshire East 2007-12-01: 175000Cheshire East 2008-03-01: 177000Cheshire East 2008-06-01: 177000Cheshire East 2008-09-01: 175000Cheshire East 2008-12-01: 165000Cheshire East 2009-03-01: 161000Cheshire East 2009-06-01: 160000Cheshire East 2009-09-01: 163000Cheshire East 2009-12-01: 165000Cheshire East 2010-03-01: 168000Cheshire East 2010-06-01: 172000Cheshire East 2010-09-01: 174950Cheshire East 2010-12-01: 175000Cheshire East 2011-03-01: 174000Cheshire East 2011-06-01: 174725Cheshire East 2011-09-01: 170000Cheshire East 2011-12-01: 170000Cheshire East 2012-03-01: 172000Cheshire East 2012-06-01: 170000Cheshire East 2012-09-01: 171750Cheshire East 2012-12-01: 170000Cheshire East 2013-03-01: 172000Cheshire East 2013-06-01: 170000Cheshire East 2013-09-01: 173000Cheshire East 2013-12-01: 177000Cheshire East 2014-03-01: 177500Cheshire East 2014-06-01: 182000Cheshire East 2014-09-01: 184000Cheshire East 2014-12-01: 185000Cheshire East 2015-03-01: 185725Cheshire East 2015-06-01: 187500Cheshire East 2015-09-01: 192000Cheshire East 2015-12-01: 193750Cheshire East 2016-03-01: 195000Cheshire East 2016-06-01: 200000Cheshire East 2016-09-01: 201995Cheshire East 2016-12-01: 205000Cheshire East 2017-03-01: 210000Cheshire East 2017-06-01: 210000Cheshire East 2017-09-01: 215000Cheshire East 2017-12-01: 220000Cheshire East 2018-03-01: 225000Cheshire East 2018-06-01: 229995Cheshire East 2018-09-01: 232500Cheshire East 2018-12-01: 235000Cheshire East 2019-03-01: 235000Cheshire East 2019-06-01: 237000Cheshire East 2019-09-01: 238500Cheshire East 2019-12-01: 240000Cheshire East 2020-03-01: 240000Cheshire East 2020-06-01: 239950Cheshire East 2020-09-01: 241995Cheshire East 2020-12-01: 250000Cheshire East 2021-03-01: 265000Cheshire East 2021-06-01: 277000Cheshire East 2021-09-01: 270250Cheshire East 2021-12-01: 268950Cheshire East 2022-03-01: 262995Cheshire East 2022-06-01: 255000Cheshire East 2022-09-01: 265000Cheshire East 2022-12-01: 270000Cheshire East 2023-03-01: 270000

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 Cheshire East.

Dataset

Cheshire East
0120016002000400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Cheshire East bed1: 597Cheshire East bed2: 790Cheshire East bed3: 1001Cheshire East bed4plus: 1872Cheshire East room: 415Cheshire East studio: 531Cheshire East total: 937

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 12418Working-age 2023-03-31: 12490Working-age 2022-12-31: 12063Working-age 2022-09-30: 12007Working-age 2022-06-30: 12093Working-age 2022-03-31: 12133Working-age 2021-12-31: 12238Working-age 2021-09-30: 12380Working-age 2021-06-30: 12617Working-age 2021-03-31: 13105Working-age 2020-12-31: 12577Working-age 2020-09-30: 12392Working-age 2020-06-30: 12238Working-age 2020-03-31: 10399Working-age 2019-12-31: 9549Working-age 2019-09-30: 9422Working-age 2019-06-30: 9413Working-age 2019-03-31: 9182Working-age 2018-12-31: 9076Working-age 2018-09-30: 8963Working-age 2018-06-30: 9100Working-age 2018-03-31: 9161Working-age 2017-12-31: 9185Working-age 2017-09-30: 9254Working-age 2017-06-30: 9427Working-age 2017-03-31: 9549Working-age 2016-12-31: 9554Working-age 2016-09-30: 9702Working-age 2016-06-30: 9827Working-age 2016-03-31: 9914Pensioners 2023-06-30: 7621Pensioners 2023-03-31: 7645Pensioners 2022-12-31: 7735Pensioners 2022-09-30: 7769Pensioners 2022-06-30: 7779Pensioners 2022-03-31: 7776Pensioners 2021-12-31: 7845Pensioners 2021-09-30: 7898Pensioners 2021-06-30: 7984Pensioners 2021-03-31: 8058Pensioners 2020-12-31: 8126Pensioners 2020-09-30: 8157Pensioners 2020-06-30: 8234Pensioners 2020-03-31: 8357Pensioners 2019-12-31: 8466Pensioners 2019-09-30: 8545Pensioners 2019-06-30: 8685Pensioners 2019-03-31: 8750Pensioners 2018-12-31: 8865Pensioners 2018-09-30: 8965Pensioners 2018-06-30: 9038Pensioners 2018-03-31: 9142Pensioners 2017-12-31: 9342Pensioners 2017-09-30: 9439Pensioners 2017-06-30: 9544Pensioners 2017-03-31: 9645Pensioners 2016-12-31: 9774Pensioners 2016-09-30: 9888Pensioners 2016-06-30: 9978Pensioners 2016-03-31: 10087