"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 West Lancashire.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of West Lancashire.

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, 11901% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 9312% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 16689% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 6656% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 6958% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 609% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 1980% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 5784% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 4744% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 6722% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 21381% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 28543% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 82330% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 33122% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 34324% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 1718% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 2575% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 859% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 530% 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: 15.11%Social rented 2013: 15.13%Social rented 2014: 15.00%Social rented 2015: 14.85%Social rented 2016: 14.80%Social rented 2017: 14.68%Social rented 2018: 14.58%Social rented 2019: 14.41%Social rented 2020: 14.44%Social rented 2021: 14.43%Private rented 2012: 12.57%Private rented 2013: 13.11%Private rented 2014: 13.53%Private rented 2015: 14.00%Private rented 2016: 14.18%Private rented 2017: 14.00%Private rented 2018: 13.82%Private rented 2019: 13.47%Private rented 2020: 13.33%Private rented 2021: 13.54%Owned outright 2012: 36.32%Owned outright 2013: 36.34%Owned outright 2014: 36.76%Owned outright 2015: 37.39%Owned outright 2016: 37.88%Owned outright 2017: 38.56%Owned outright 2018: 39.04%Owned outright 2019: 39.44%Owned outright 2020: 41.28%Owned outright 2021: 42.99%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 35.99%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 35.42%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 34.70%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 33.76%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 33.14%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 32.76%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 32.56%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 32.69%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 30.95%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 29.04%

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 (£)-50010015020025050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£219 for Single room rentals.£19 for One bedroom rentals.£29 for Two bedroom rentals.£-24 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in West Lancashire.

Dataset

House Prices
West Lancashire
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWest Lancashire 1995-12-01: 54000West Lancashire 1996-03-01: 53500West Lancashire 1996-06-01: 54000West Lancashire 1996-09-01: 54500West Lancashire 1996-12-01: 55000West Lancashire 1997-03-01: 55950West Lancashire 1997-06-01: 57000West Lancashire 1997-09-01: 57500West Lancashire 1997-12-01: 59500West Lancashire 1998-03-01: 59950West Lancashire 1998-06-01: 59950West Lancashire 1998-09-01: 60000West Lancashire 1998-12-01: 60000West Lancashire 1999-03-01: 64250West Lancashire 1999-06-01: 66000West Lancashire 1999-09-01: 65500West Lancashire 1999-12-01: 67000West Lancashire 2000-03-01: 66500West Lancashire 2000-06-01: 67000West Lancashire 2000-09-01: 68500West Lancashire 2000-12-01: 69950West Lancashire 2001-03-01: 71000West Lancashire 2001-06-01: 73000West Lancashire 2001-09-01: 75000West Lancashire 2001-12-01: 77000West Lancashire 2002-03-01: 79950West Lancashire 2002-06-01: 80000West Lancashire 2002-09-01: 84500West Lancashire 2002-12-01: 88000West Lancashire 2003-03-01: 89995West Lancashire 2003-06-01: 95000West Lancashire 2003-09-01: 103125West Lancashire 2003-12-01: 111000West Lancashire 2004-03-01: 117500West Lancashire 2004-06-01: 124300West Lancashire 2004-09-01: 130000West Lancashire 2004-12-01: 136995West Lancashire 2005-03-01: 138995West Lancashire 2005-06-01: 140500West Lancashire 2005-09-01: 138000West Lancashire 2005-12-01: 139995West Lancashire 2006-03-01: 142000West Lancashire 2006-06-01: 145000West Lancashire 2006-09-01: 147000West Lancashire 2006-12-01: 149997West Lancashire 2007-03-01: 150000West Lancashire 2007-06-01: 155000West Lancashire 2007-09-01: 158000West Lancashire 2007-12-01: 160000West Lancashire 2008-03-01: 162000West Lancashire 2008-06-01: 160000West Lancashire 2008-09-01: 158000West Lancashire 2008-12-01: 155000West Lancashire 2009-03-01: 155000West Lancashire 2009-06-01: 150000West Lancashire 2009-09-01: 155000West Lancashire 2009-12-01: 159950West Lancashire 2010-03-01: 160000West Lancashire 2010-06-01: 165000West Lancashire 2010-09-01: 165000West Lancashire 2010-12-01: 160000West Lancashire 2011-03-01: 158000West Lancashire 2011-06-01: 155500West Lancashire 2011-09-01: 150000West Lancashire 2011-12-01: 157000West Lancashire 2012-03-01: 156750West Lancashire 2012-06-01: 157000West Lancashire 2012-09-01: 160000West Lancashire 2012-12-01: 160000West Lancashire 2013-03-01: 165000West Lancashire 2013-06-01: 165000West Lancashire 2013-09-01: 162000West Lancashire 2013-12-01: 161250West Lancashire 2014-03-01: 158000West Lancashire 2014-06-01: 163500West Lancashire 2014-09-01: 165000West Lancashire 2014-12-01: 168000West Lancashire 2015-03-01: 165000West Lancashire 2015-06-01: 169997.5West Lancashire 2015-09-01: 168500West Lancashire 2015-12-01: 169995West Lancashire 2016-03-01: 173125West Lancashire 2016-06-01: 175000West Lancashire 2016-09-01: 179995West Lancashire 2016-12-01: 181000West Lancashire 2017-03-01: 181000West Lancashire 2017-06-01: 180000West Lancashire 2017-09-01: 180000West Lancashire 2017-12-01: 180000West Lancashire 2018-03-01: 185000West Lancashire 2018-06-01: 185000West Lancashire 2018-09-01: 185000West Lancashire 2018-12-01: 190000West Lancashire 2019-03-01: 190000West Lancashire 2019-06-01: 191997.5West Lancashire 2019-09-01: 192747.5West Lancashire 2019-12-01: 190000West Lancashire 2020-03-01: 189500West Lancashire 2020-06-01: 191995West Lancashire 2020-09-01: 189972.5West Lancashire 2020-12-01: 200000West Lancashire 2021-03-01: 212747.5West Lancashire 2021-06-01: 218000West Lancashire 2021-09-01: 220000West Lancashire 2021-12-01: 212000West Lancashire 2022-03-01: 210000West Lancashire 2022-06-01: 200000West Lancashire 2022-09-01: 205000West Lancashire 2022-12-01: 210000West Lancashire 2023-03-01: 210000

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 West Lancashire.

Dataset

West Lancashire
01200400800totalroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1West Lancashire bed1: 467West Lancashire bed2: 607West Lancashire bed3: 656West Lancashire bed4plus: 976West Lancashire room: 553West Lancashire total: 663

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01500300045006000Working-age 2023-06-30: 5040Working-age 2023-03-31: 5025Working-age 2022-12-31: 5028Working-age 2022-09-30: 5016Working-age 2022-06-30: 5013Working-age 2022-03-31: 5061Working-age 2021-12-31: 5205Working-age 2021-09-30: 5285Working-age 2021-06-30: 5322Working-age 2021-03-31: 5314Working-age 2020-12-31: 5229Working-age 2020-09-30: 5218Working-age 2020-06-30: 5149Working-age 2020-03-31: 4639Working-age 2019-12-31: 4606Working-age 2019-09-30: 4614Working-age 2019-06-30: 4596Working-age 2019-03-31: 4642Working-age 2018-12-31: 4554Working-age 2018-09-30: 4511Working-age 2018-06-30: 4472Working-age 2018-03-31: 4365Working-age 2017-12-31: 4459Working-age 2017-09-30: 4521Working-age 2017-06-30: 4529Working-age 2017-03-31: 4519Working-age 2016-12-31: 4545Working-age 2016-09-30: 4516Working-age 2016-06-30: 4488Working-age 2016-03-31: 4481Pensioners 2023-06-30: 3635Pensioners 2023-03-31: 3650Pensioners 2022-12-31: 3665Pensioners 2022-09-30: 3694Pensioners 2022-06-30: 3712Pensioners 2022-03-31: 3733Pensioners 2021-12-31: 3758Pensioners 2021-09-30: 3793Pensioners 2021-06-30: 3807Pensioners 2021-03-31: 3831Pensioners 2020-12-31: 3873Pensioners 2020-09-30: 3916Pensioners 2020-06-30: 3923Pensioners 2020-03-31: 3952Pensioners 2019-12-31: 3995Pensioners 2019-09-30: 4039Pensioners 2019-06-30: 4058Pensioners 2019-03-31: 4094Pensioners 2018-12-31: 4162Pensioners 2018-09-30: 4195Pensioners 2018-06-30: 4238Pensioners 2018-03-31: 4271Pensioners 2017-12-31: 4355Pensioners 2017-09-30: 4396Pensioners 2017-06-30: 4430Pensioners 2017-03-31: 4476Pensioners 2016-12-31: 4555Pensioners 2016-09-30: 4601Pensioners 2016-06-30: 4613Pensioners 2016-03-31: 4656