"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 Harrogate.

Key indicators

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

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 year2011200119911981In 1981, 7782% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 5989% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 11861% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 6138% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 2277% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 7412% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 16578% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 11771% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 33257% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 41279% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 114257% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 47738% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 5889% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 4214% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1522% 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: 10.18%Social rented 2013: 10.19%Social rented 2014: 10.22%Social rented 2015: 10.22%Social rented 2016: 10.28%Social rented 2017: 10.12%Social rented 2018: 10.21%Social rented 2019: 9.38%Social rented 2020: 9.54%Social rented 2021: 9.67%Private rented 2012: 19.69%Private rented 2013: 20.41%Private rented 2014: 20.96%Private rented 2015: 21.46%Private rented 2016: 21.51%Private rented 2017: 21.13%Private rented 2018: 20.73%Private rented 2019: 20.60%Private rented 2020: 20.44%Private rented 2021: 20.44%Owned outright 2012: 37.38%Owned outright 2013: 37.26%Owned outright 2014: 37.50%Owned outright 2015: 37.96%Owned outright 2016: 38.38%Owned outright 2017: 39.14%Owned outright 2018: 39.61%Owned outright 2019: 40.32%Owned outright 2020: 42.05%Owned outright 2021: 43.64%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 32.75%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 32.14%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 31.31%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 30.37%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 29.83%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 29.60%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 29.45%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 29.70%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 27.97%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 26.24%

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£125 for Single room rentals.£71 for One bedroom rentals.£113 for Two bedroom rentals.£148 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Harrogate.

Dataset

House Prices
Harrogate
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kHarrogate 1995-12-01: 62950Harrogate 1996-03-01: 63000Harrogate 1996-06-01: 63500Harrogate 1996-09-01: 65000Harrogate 1996-12-01: 66495Harrogate 1997-03-01: 66000Harrogate 1997-06-01: 66500Harrogate 1997-09-01: 67000Harrogate 1997-12-01: 67500Harrogate 1998-03-01: 68000Harrogate 1998-06-01: 69000Harrogate 1998-09-01: 71000Harrogate 1998-12-01: 73500Harrogate 1999-03-01: 74000Harrogate 1999-06-01: 76000Harrogate 1999-09-01: 77000Harrogate 1999-12-01: 79950Harrogate 2000-03-01: 83000Harrogate 2000-06-01: 85000Harrogate 2000-09-01: 88997.5Harrogate 2000-12-01: 90500Harrogate 2001-03-01: 92500Harrogate 2001-06-01: 95000Harrogate 2001-09-01: 99950Harrogate 2001-12-01: 99950Harrogate 2002-03-01: 104500Harrogate 2002-06-01: 115000Harrogate 2002-09-01: 122000Harrogate 2002-12-01: 130000Harrogate 2003-03-01: 137500Harrogate 2003-06-01: 145950Harrogate 2003-09-01: 151250Harrogate 2003-12-01: 157500Harrogate 2004-03-01: 159500Harrogate 2004-06-01: 165000Harrogate 2004-09-01: 175000Harrogate 2004-12-01: 178000Harrogate 2005-03-01: 185000Harrogate 2005-06-01: 189500Harrogate 2005-09-01: 189950Harrogate 2005-12-01: 189950Harrogate 2006-03-01: 188000Harrogate 2006-06-01: 190000Harrogate 2006-09-01: 192500Harrogate 2006-12-01: 197500Harrogate 2007-03-01: 200000Harrogate 2007-06-01: 205000Harrogate 2007-09-01: 215000Harrogate 2007-12-01: 218000Harrogate 2008-03-01: 220000Harrogate 2008-06-01: 225000Harrogate 2008-09-01: 215000Harrogate 2008-12-01: 209500Harrogate 2009-03-01: 200000Harrogate 2009-06-01: 190000Harrogate 2009-09-01: 195000Harrogate 2009-12-01: 195000Harrogate 2010-03-01: 207000Harrogate 2010-06-01: 210000Harrogate 2010-09-01: 215000Harrogate 2010-12-01: 220000Harrogate 2011-03-01: 215000Harrogate 2011-06-01: 215000Harrogate 2011-09-01: 215000Harrogate 2011-12-01: 215000Harrogate 2012-03-01: 210000Harrogate 2012-06-01: 212000Harrogate 2012-09-01: 212000Harrogate 2012-12-01: 210000Harrogate 2013-03-01: 215000Harrogate 2013-06-01: 213500Harrogate 2013-09-01: 212700Harrogate 2013-12-01: 219475Harrogate 2014-03-01: 217000Harrogate 2014-06-01: 219950Harrogate 2014-09-01: 222500Harrogate 2014-12-01: 225000Harrogate 2015-03-01: 227000Harrogate 2015-06-01: 235000Harrogate 2015-09-01: 239950Harrogate 2015-12-01: 248000Harrogate 2016-03-01: 247750Harrogate 2016-06-01: 250000Harrogate 2016-09-01: 258000Harrogate 2016-12-01: 258000Harrogate 2017-03-01: 265000Harrogate 2017-06-01: 263000Harrogate 2017-09-01: 265000Harrogate 2017-12-01: 267997.5Harrogate 2018-03-01: 270000Harrogate 2018-06-01: 272500Harrogate 2018-09-01: 275000Harrogate 2018-12-01: 271000Harrogate 2019-03-01: 273825Harrogate 2019-06-01: 274995Harrogate 2019-09-01: 272500Harrogate 2019-12-01: 294497.5Harrogate 2020-03-01: 297500Harrogate 2020-06-01: 295000Harrogate 2020-09-01: 299995Harrogate 2020-12-01: 300000Harrogate 2021-03-01: 319950Harrogate 2021-06-01: 330000Harrogate 2021-09-01: 325000Harrogate 2021-12-01: 325000Harrogate 2022-03-01: 320000Harrogate 2022-06-01: 309950Harrogate 2022-09-01: 320800Harrogate 2022-12-01: 325000Harrogate 2023-03-01: 325000

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 Harrogate.

Dataset

Harrogate
0120016002000400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Harrogate bed1: 612Harrogate bed2: 836Harrogate bed3: 1063Harrogate bed4plus: 1783Harrogate room: 511Harrogate studio: 493Harrogate total: 944

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01250250037505000Working-age 2023-06-30: 0Working-age 2023-03-31: 4187Working-age 2022-12-31: 4172Working-age 2022-09-30: 4277Working-age 2022-06-30: 4332Working-age 2022-03-31: 4373Working-age 2021-12-31: 4475Working-age 2021-09-30: 4685Working-age 2021-06-30: 4751Working-age 2021-03-31: 4897Working-age 2020-12-31: 4893Working-age 2020-09-30: 4854Working-age 2020-06-30: 4928Working-age 2020-03-31: 4061Working-age 2019-12-31: 3996Working-age 2019-09-30: 3980Working-age 2019-06-30: 3972Working-age 2019-03-31: 3974Working-age 2018-12-31: 3896Working-age 2018-09-30: 3867Working-age 2018-06-30: 3816Working-age 2018-03-31: 3790Working-age 2017-12-31: 3737Working-age 2017-09-30: 3705Working-age 2017-06-30: 3732Working-age 2017-03-31: 3809Working-age 2016-12-31: 3729Working-age 2016-09-30: 3798Working-age 2016-06-30: 3825Working-age 2016-03-31: 3862Pensioners 2023-06-30: 0Pensioners 2023-03-31: 2899Pensioners 2022-12-31: 2917Pensioners 2022-09-30: 2946Pensioners 2022-06-30: 2971Pensioners 2022-03-31: 2990Pensioners 2021-12-31: 3023Pensioners 2021-09-30: 3062Pensioners 2021-06-30: 3072Pensioners 2021-03-31: 3120Pensioners 2020-12-31: 3160Pensioners 2020-09-30: 3166Pensioners 2020-06-30: 3178Pensioners 2020-03-31: 3212Pensioners 2019-12-31: 3231Pensioners 2019-09-30: 3272Pensioners 2019-06-30: 3301Pensioners 2019-03-31: 3365Pensioners 2018-12-31: 3398Pensioners 2018-09-30: 3421Pensioners 2018-06-30: 3470Pensioners 2018-03-31: 3527Pensioners 2017-12-31: 3596Pensioners 2017-09-30: 3655Pensioners 2017-06-30: 3687Pensioners 2017-03-31: 3743Pensioners 2016-12-31: 3819Pensioners 2016-09-30: 3844Pensioners 2016-06-30: 3911Pensioners 2016-03-31: 3976