"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 Knowsley.

Key indicators

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

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, 35496% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 23609% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 43905% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 16333% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 16687% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 372% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 2528% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 5861% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 5980% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 9461% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 17219% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 29616% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 96672% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 37896% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 39286% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 1742% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 4468% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1114% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 639% 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: 28.47%Social rented 2013: 28.45%Social rented 2014: 28.46%Social rented 2015: 28.62%Social rented 2016: 28.44%Social rented 2017: 27.77%Social rented 2018: 27.66%Social rented 2019: 27.32%Social rented 2020: 27.06%Social rented 2021: 26.70%Private rented 2012: 11.42%Private rented 2013: 11.92%Private rented 2014: 12.30%Private rented 2015: 12.67%Private rented 2016: 12.86%Private rented 2017: 12.81%Private rented 2018: 12.65%Private rented 2019: 12.39%Private rented 2020: 12.39%Private rented 2021: 12.68%Owned outright 2012: 26.55%Owned outright 2013: 26.62%Owned outright 2014: 26.91%Owned outright 2015: 27.35%Owned outright 2016: 27.88%Owned outright 2017: 28.73%Owned outright 2018: 29.18%Owned outright 2019: 29.47%Owned outright 2020: 31.05%Owned outright 2021: 32.78%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 33.55%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 33.02%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 32.34%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 31.35%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 30.82%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.69%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 30.51%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 30.82%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 29.50%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 27.84%

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£0 for Single room rentals.£36 for One bedroom rentals.£42 for Two bedroom rentals.£85 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Knowsley.

Dataset

House Prices
Knowsley
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kKnowsley 1995-12-01: 45175Knowsley 1996-03-01: 46000Knowsley 1996-06-01: 47000Knowsley 1996-09-01: 47000Knowsley 1996-12-01: 46000Knowsley 1997-03-01: 45000Knowsley 1997-06-01: 44972.5Knowsley 1997-09-01: 44950Knowsley 1997-12-01: 45000Knowsley 1998-03-01: 46000Knowsley 1998-06-01: 46950Knowsley 1998-09-01: 47500Knowsley 1998-12-01: 47950Knowsley 1999-03-01: 48750Knowsley 1999-06-01: 48500Knowsley 1999-09-01: 48950Knowsley 1999-12-01: 49950Knowsley 2000-03-01: 50000Knowsley 2000-06-01: 51995Knowsley 2000-09-01: 52000Knowsley 2000-12-01: 52000Knowsley 2001-03-01: 51997.5Knowsley 2001-06-01: 51500Knowsley 2001-09-01: 52497.5Knowsley 2001-12-01: 53995Knowsley 2002-03-01: 55000Knowsley 2002-06-01: 57486.5Knowsley 2002-09-01: 58500Knowsley 2002-12-01: 59995Knowsley 2003-03-01: 60495Knowsley 2003-06-01: 64497.5Knowsley 2003-09-01: 67115.5Knowsley 2003-12-01: 75000Knowsley 2004-03-01: 81000Knowsley 2004-06-01: 89000Knowsley 2004-09-01: 93000Knowsley 2004-12-01: 98995Knowsley 2005-03-01: 105000Knowsley 2005-06-01: 110000Knowsley 2005-09-01: 114950Knowsley 2005-12-01: 115000Knowsley 2006-03-01: 115000Knowsley 2006-06-01: 115000Knowsley 2006-09-01: 117000Knowsley 2006-12-01: 117500Knowsley 2007-03-01: 118000Knowsley 2007-06-01: 119950Knowsley 2007-09-01: 119475Knowsley 2007-12-01: 118000Knowsley 2008-03-01: 120000Knowsley 2008-06-01: 119000Knowsley 2008-09-01: 117950Knowsley 2008-12-01: 118000Knowsley 2009-03-01: 114950Knowsley 2009-06-01: 110000Knowsley 2009-09-01: 107047.5Knowsley 2009-12-01: 110000Knowsley 2010-03-01: 110000Knowsley 2010-06-01: 114000Knowsley 2010-09-01: 111750Knowsley 2010-12-01: 109250Knowsley 2011-03-01: 111000Knowsley 2011-06-01: 109250Knowsley 2011-09-01: 106950Knowsley 2011-12-01: 105475Knowsley 2012-03-01: 105000Knowsley 2012-06-01: 105000Knowsley 2012-09-01: 106000Knowsley 2012-12-01: 106000Knowsley 2013-03-01: 108000Knowsley 2013-06-01: 108000Knowsley 2013-09-01: 110000Knowsley 2013-12-01: 110000Knowsley 2014-03-01: 110000Knowsley 2014-06-01: 110000Knowsley 2014-09-01: 110000Knowsley 2014-12-01: 112500Knowsley 2015-03-01: 116000Knowsley 2015-06-01: 118957Knowsley 2015-09-01: 119000Knowsley 2015-12-01: 119000Knowsley 2016-03-01: 117000Knowsley 2016-06-01: 117000Knowsley 2016-09-01: 120000Knowsley 2016-12-01: 120000Knowsley 2017-03-01: 124972.5Knowsley 2017-06-01: 126500Knowsley 2017-09-01: 128000Knowsley 2017-12-01: 129995Knowsley 2018-03-01: 129995Knowsley 2018-06-01: 131250Knowsley 2018-09-01: 133250Knowsley 2018-12-01: 139475Knowsley 2019-03-01: 140000Knowsley 2019-06-01: 143500Knowsley 2019-09-01: 150000Knowsley 2019-12-01: 152000Knowsley 2020-03-01: 156497.5Knowsley 2020-06-01: 157000Knowsley 2020-09-01: 159475Knowsley 2020-12-01: 160000Knowsley 2021-03-01: 164950Knowsley 2021-06-01: 165000Knowsley 2021-09-01: 169000Knowsley 2021-12-01: 170000Knowsley 2022-03-01: 168975Knowsley 2022-06-01: 169950Knowsley 2022-09-01: 166100Knowsley 2022-12-01: 170000Knowsley 2023-03-01: 170000

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 Knowsley.

Dataset

Knowsley
01200400800totalroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Knowsley bed1: 474Knowsley bed2: 573Knowsley bed3: 724Knowsley bed4plus: 1035Knowsley room: 498Knowsley total: 675

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 10209Working-age 2023-03-31: 10364Working-age 2022-12-31: 10472Working-age 2022-09-30: 10726Working-age 2022-06-30: 10843Working-age 2022-03-31: 11040Working-age 2021-12-31: 11280Working-age 2021-09-30: 11582Working-age 2021-06-30: 11635Working-age 2021-03-31: 11756Working-age 2020-12-31: 11595Working-age 2020-09-30: 11670Working-age 2020-06-30: 11653Working-age 2020-03-31: 11338Working-age 2019-12-31: 11369Working-age 2019-09-30: 11483Working-age 2019-06-30: 11675Working-age 2019-03-31: 11958Working-age 2018-12-31: 11778Working-age 2018-09-30: 11944Working-age 2018-06-30: 12109Working-age 2018-03-31: 12213Working-age 2017-12-31: 12193Working-age 2017-09-30: 12292Working-age 2017-06-30: 12393Working-age 2017-03-31: 12418Working-age 2016-12-31: 12341Working-age 2016-09-30: 12372Working-age 2016-06-30: 12604Working-age 2016-03-31: 12696Pensioners 2023-06-30: 7031Pensioners 2023-03-31: 7032Pensioners 2022-12-31: 7107Pensioners 2022-09-30: 7114Pensioners 2022-06-30: 7123Pensioners 2022-03-31: 7129Pensioners 2021-12-31: 7164Pensioners 2021-09-30: 7200Pensioners 2021-06-30: 7265Pensioners 2021-03-31: 7295Pensioners 2020-12-31: 7363Pensioners 2020-09-30: 7402Pensioners 2020-06-30: 7434Pensioners 2020-03-31: 7510Pensioners 2019-12-31: 7610Pensioners 2019-09-30: 7713Pensioners 2019-06-30: 7808Pensioners 2019-03-31: 8097Pensioners 2018-12-31: 8009Pensioners 2018-09-30: 8082Pensioners 2018-06-30: 8175Pensioners 2018-03-31: 8316Pensioners 2017-12-31: 8435Pensioners 2017-09-30: 8512Pensioners 2017-06-30: 8632Pensioners 2017-03-31: 8780Pensioners 2016-12-31: 8937Pensioners 2016-09-30: 9057Pensioners 2016-06-30: 9198Pensioners 2016-03-31: 9294