"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 West and Chester.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Cheshire West and Chester.

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, 31670% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 24487% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 49785% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 20808% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 22710% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 2146% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 8328% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 19251% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 17734% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 24384% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 66300% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 86828% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 244000% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 100105% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 105956% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 7099% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 6949% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 2795% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 2104% 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: 15.23%Social rented 2013: 15.29%Social rented 2014: 15.19%Social rented 2015: 15.21%Social rented 2016: 15.24%Social rented 2017: 15.11%Social rented 2018: 15.13%Social rented 2019: 15.08%Social rented 2020: 14.95%Social rented 2021: 14.90%Private rented 2012: 14.69%Private rented 2013: 15.29%Private rented 2014: 15.76%Private rented 2015: 16.22%Private rented 2016: 16.35%Private rented 2017: 16.12%Private rented 2018: 15.86%Private rented 2019: 15.52%Private rented 2020: 15.42%Private rented 2021: 15.60%Owned outright 2012: 35.17%Owned outright 2013: 35.13%Owned outright 2014: 35.49%Owned outright 2015: 36.01%Owned outright 2016: 36.45%Owned outright 2017: 37.15%Owned outright 2018: 37.60%Owned outright 2019: 37.92%Owned outright 2020: 39.76%Owned outright 2021: 41.45%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 34.91%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 34.30%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 33.56%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 32.57%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 31.95%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 31.62%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 31.41%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 31.48%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 29.87%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 28.04%

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 (£)010015050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£142 for Single room rentals.£93 for One bedroom rentals.£121 for Two bedroom rentals.£109 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Cheshire West and Chester.

Dataset

House Prices
Cheshire West and Chester
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCheshire West and Chester 1995-12-01: 56995Cheshire West and Chester 1996-03-01: 56475Cheshire West and Chester 1996-06-01: 57000Cheshire West and Chester 1996-09-01: 57000Cheshire West and Chester 1996-12-01: 57500Cheshire West and Chester 1997-03-01: 58000Cheshire West and Chester 1997-06-01: 58525Cheshire West and Chester 1997-09-01: 59500Cheshire West and Chester 1997-12-01: 59950Cheshire West and Chester 1998-03-01: 60000Cheshire West and Chester 1998-06-01: 60162.5Cheshire West and Chester 1998-09-01: 62000Cheshire West and Chester 1998-12-01: 62950Cheshire West and Chester 1999-03-01: 63995Cheshire West and Chester 1999-06-01: 65000Cheshire West and Chester 1999-09-01: 67000Cheshire West and Chester 1999-12-01: 69000Cheshire West and Chester 2000-03-01: 71500Cheshire West and Chester 2000-06-01: 73000Cheshire West and Chester 2000-09-01: 74500Cheshire West and Chester 2000-12-01: 75000Cheshire West and Chester 2001-03-01: 76500Cheshire West and Chester 2001-06-01: 79000Cheshire West and Chester 2001-09-01: 82500Cheshire West and Chester 2001-12-01: 85000Cheshire West and Chester 2002-03-01: 86000Cheshire West and Chester 2002-06-01: 88000Cheshire West and Chester 2002-09-01: 92950Cheshire West and Chester 2002-12-01: 95000Cheshire West and Chester 2003-03-01: 99000Cheshire West and Chester 2003-06-01: 104995Cheshire West and Chester 2003-09-01: 110000Cheshire West and Chester 2003-12-01: 118000Cheshire West and Chester 2004-03-01: 124500Cheshire West and Chester 2004-06-01: 130000Cheshire West and Chester 2004-09-01: 137500Cheshire West and Chester 2004-12-01: 143000Cheshire West and Chester 2005-03-01: 146950Cheshire West and Chester 2005-06-01: 149550Cheshire West and Chester 2005-09-01: 149450Cheshire West and Chester 2005-12-01: 150000Cheshire West and Chester 2006-03-01: 150000Cheshire West and Chester 2006-06-01: 152500Cheshire West and Chester 2006-09-01: 155000Cheshire West and Chester 2006-12-01: 157000Cheshire West and Chester 2007-03-01: 158000Cheshire West and Chester 2007-06-01: 159950Cheshire West and Chester 2007-09-01: 161500Cheshire West and Chester 2007-12-01: 162500Cheshire West and Chester 2008-03-01: 165000Cheshire West and Chester 2008-06-01: 165000Cheshire West and Chester 2008-09-01: 164000Cheshire West and Chester 2008-12-01: 162000Cheshire West and Chester 2009-03-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2009-06-01: 155000Cheshire West and Chester 2009-09-01: 155000Cheshire West and Chester 2009-12-01: 156500Cheshire West and Chester 2010-03-01: 158250Cheshire West and Chester 2010-06-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2010-09-01: 163500Cheshire West and Chester 2010-12-01: 163000Cheshire West and Chester 2011-03-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2011-06-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2011-09-01: 156000Cheshire West and Chester 2011-12-01: 155000Cheshire West and Chester 2012-03-01: 158000Cheshire West and Chester 2012-06-01: 159550Cheshire West and Chester 2012-09-01: 158000Cheshire West and Chester 2012-12-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2013-03-01: 160000Cheshire West and Chester 2013-06-01: 161000Cheshire West and Chester 2013-09-01: 165000Cheshire West and Chester 2013-12-01: 165000Cheshire West and Chester 2014-03-01: 165000Cheshire West and Chester 2014-06-01: 167500Cheshire West and Chester 2014-09-01: 170000Cheshire West and Chester 2014-12-01: 172500Cheshire West and Chester 2015-03-01: 177500Cheshire West and Chester 2015-06-01: 179962Cheshire West and Chester 2015-09-01: 182000Cheshire West and Chester 2015-12-01: 182500Cheshire West and Chester 2016-03-01: 180000Cheshire West and Chester 2016-06-01: 185000Cheshire West and Chester 2016-09-01: 185000Cheshire West and Chester 2016-12-01: 188000Cheshire West and Chester 2017-03-01: 192500Cheshire West and Chester 2017-06-01: 192000Cheshire West and Chester 2017-09-01: 197500Cheshire West and Chester 2017-12-01: 199995Cheshire West and Chester 2018-03-01: 199950Cheshire West and Chester 2018-06-01: 199950Cheshire West and Chester 2018-09-01: 198000Cheshire West and Chester 2018-12-01: 195995Cheshire West and Chester 2019-03-01: 195995Cheshire West and Chester 2019-06-01: 199000Cheshire West and Chester 2019-09-01: 200000Cheshire West and Chester 2019-12-01: 204995Cheshire West and Chester 2020-03-01: 208000Cheshire West and Chester 2020-06-01: 207995Cheshire West and Chester 2020-09-01: 210750Cheshire West and Chester 2020-12-01: 220000Cheshire West and Chester 2021-03-01: 232000Cheshire West and Chester 2021-06-01: 240000Cheshire West and Chester 2021-09-01: 240000Cheshire West and Chester 2021-12-01: 238500Cheshire West and Chester 2022-03-01: 235000Cheshire West and Chester 2022-06-01: 230000Cheshire West and Chester 2022-09-01: 235000Cheshire West and Chester 2022-12-01: 244000Cheshire West and Chester 2023-03-01: 247250

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 West and Chester.

Dataset

Cheshire West and Chester
012001600400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Cheshire West and Chester bed1: 613Cheshire West and Chester bed2: 737Cheshire West and Chester bed3: 884Cheshire West and Chester bed4plus: 1371Cheshire West and Chester room: 455Cheshire West and Chester studio: 448Cheshire West and Chester total: 795

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Cheshire West and Chester, 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 West and Chester. 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 West and Chester. 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 West and Chester. 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 West and Chester.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 11427Working-age 2023-03-31: 11459Working-age 2022-12-31: 11750Working-age 2022-09-30: 12137Working-age 2022-06-30: 12339Working-age 2022-03-31: 12269Working-age 2021-12-31: 12455Working-age 2021-09-30: 12870Working-age 2021-06-30: 12769Working-age 2021-03-31: 12750Working-age 2020-12-31: 12607Working-age 2020-09-30: 12273Working-age 2020-06-30: 11965Working-age 2020-03-31: 11238Working-age 2019-12-31: 11220Working-age 2019-09-30: 11141Working-age 2019-06-30: 11115Working-age 2019-03-31: 10981Working-age 2018-12-31: 11023Working-age 2018-09-30: 11068Working-age 2018-06-30: 11153Working-age 2018-03-31: 11182Working-age 2017-12-31: 11253Working-age 2017-09-30: 11547Working-age 2017-06-30: 11618Working-age 2017-03-31: 11384Working-age 2016-12-31: 11862Working-age 2016-09-30: 11619Working-age 2016-06-30: 11607Working-age 2016-03-31: 11839Pensioners 2023-06-30: 8081Pensioners 2023-03-31: 8104Pensioners 2022-12-31: 8186Pensioners 2022-09-30: 8212Pensioners 2022-06-30: 8229Pensioners 2022-03-31: 8247Pensioners 2021-12-31: 8295Pensioners 2021-09-30: 8409Pensioners 2021-06-30: 8419Pensioners 2021-03-31: 8440Pensioners 2020-12-31: 8572Pensioners 2020-09-30: 8629Pensioners 2020-06-30: 8648Pensioners 2020-03-31: 8743Pensioners 2019-12-31: 8869Pensioners 2019-09-30: 8925Pensioners 2019-06-30: 8962Pensioners 2019-03-31: 9027Pensioners 2018-12-31: 9158Pensioners 2018-09-30: 9268Pensioners 2018-06-30: 9349Pensioners 2018-03-31: 9455Pensioners 2017-12-31: 9587Pensioners 2017-09-30: 9705Pensioners 2017-06-30: 9817Pensioners 2017-03-31: 10204Pensioners 2016-12-31: 10072Pensioners 2016-09-30: 10501Pensioners 2016-06-30: 10562Pensioners 2016-03-31: 10371