"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 Sefton.

Key indicators

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

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, 22937% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 19802% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 40399% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 17063% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 17735% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1057% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 9135% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 18527% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 15804% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 22457% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 68926% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 81872% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 215862% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 83137% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 81991% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 12022% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 4756% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1926% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 890% 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: 15.17%Social rented 2013: 15.27%Social rented 2014: 15.19%Social rented 2015: 15.18%Social rented 2016: 14.92%Social rented 2017: 14.78%Social rented 2018: 14.82%Social rented 2019: 20.53%Social rented 2020: 14.73%Social rented 2021: 14.63%Private rented 2012: 15.47%Private rented 2013: 16.07%Private rented 2014: 16.55%Private rented 2015: 17.01%Private rented 2016: 17.19%Private rented 2017: 16.92%Private rented 2018: 16.64%Private rented 2019: 15.20%Private rented 2020: 16.18%Private rented 2021: 16.33%Owned outright 2012: 35.94%Owned outright 2013: 35.85%Owned outright 2014: 36.19%Owned outright 2015: 36.68%Owned outright 2016: 37.23%Owned outright 2017: 37.94%Owned outright 2018: 38.37%Owned outright 2019: 36.11%Owned outright 2020: 40.52%Owned outright 2021: 42.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 33.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 32.81%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 32.07%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 31.12%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 30.66%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.36%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 30.17%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 28.17%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 28.57%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 26.85%

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£22 for Single room rentals.£40 for One bedroom rentals.£61 for Two bedroom rentals.£77 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Sefton.

Dataset

House Prices
Sefton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSefton 1995-12-01: 50000Sefton 1996-03-01: 50000Sefton 1996-06-01: 50250Sefton 1996-09-01: 51000Sefton 1996-12-01: 52000Sefton 1997-03-01: 52000Sefton 1997-06-01: 53500Sefton 1997-09-01: 54000Sefton 1997-12-01: 54500Sefton 1998-03-01: 55000Sefton 1998-06-01: 55000Sefton 1998-09-01: 55950Sefton 1998-12-01: 56000Sefton 1999-03-01: 56800Sefton 1999-06-01: 57355Sefton 1999-09-01: 58497.5Sefton 1999-12-01: 59500Sefton 2000-03-01: 59500Sefton 2000-06-01: 59950Sefton 2000-09-01: 59950Sefton 2000-12-01: 60000Sefton 2001-03-01: 63500Sefton 2001-06-01: 64950Sefton 2001-09-01: 66995Sefton 2001-12-01: 69500Sefton 2002-03-01: 71000Sefton 2002-06-01: 74000Sefton 2002-09-01: 78000Sefton 2002-12-01: 81000Sefton 2003-03-01: 85000Sefton 2003-06-01: 89000Sefton 2003-09-01: 94000Sefton 2003-12-01: 100000Sefton 2004-03-01: 108000Sefton 2004-06-01: 115000Sefton 2004-09-01: 123500Sefton 2004-12-01: 127000Sefton 2005-03-01: 130000Sefton 2005-06-01: 135000Sefton 2005-09-01: 135000Sefton 2005-12-01: 137500Sefton 2006-03-01: 137500Sefton 2006-06-01: 140000Sefton 2006-09-01: 142500Sefton 2006-12-01: 147000Sefton 2007-03-01: 149950Sefton 2007-06-01: 149950Sefton 2007-09-01: 150000Sefton 2007-12-01: 149950Sefton 2008-03-01: 149999Sefton 2008-06-01: 149997Sefton 2008-09-01: 148685Sefton 2008-12-01: 147500Sefton 2009-03-01: 145000Sefton 2009-06-01: 142500Sefton 2009-09-01: 145000Sefton 2009-12-01: 145000Sefton 2010-03-01: 145950Sefton 2010-06-01: 149975Sefton 2010-09-01: 149000Sefton 2010-12-01: 147500Sefton 2011-03-01: 145000Sefton 2011-06-01: 143287.5Sefton 2011-09-01: 141000Sefton 2011-12-01: 140000Sefton 2012-03-01: 140000Sefton 2012-06-01: 140000Sefton 2012-09-01: 140000Sefton 2012-12-01: 138600Sefton 2013-03-01: 138600Sefton 2013-06-01: 135000Sefton 2013-09-01: 135000Sefton 2013-12-01: 139997.5Sefton 2014-03-01: 139997.5Sefton 2014-06-01: 145000Sefton 2014-09-01: 146000Sefton 2014-12-01: 147000Sefton 2015-03-01: 147000Sefton 2015-06-01: 146000Sefton 2015-09-01: 148000Sefton 2015-12-01: 151000Sefton 2016-03-01: 153000Sefton 2016-06-01: 155000Sefton 2016-09-01: 158500Sefton 2016-12-01: 158500Sefton 2017-03-01: 160000Sefton 2017-06-01: 160000Sefton 2017-09-01: 161250Sefton 2017-12-01: 164000Sefton 2018-03-01: 163000Sefton 2018-06-01: 165000Sefton 2018-09-01: 166500Sefton 2018-12-01: 169475Sefton 2019-03-01: 170000Sefton 2019-06-01: 170995Sefton 2019-09-01: 173000Sefton 2019-12-01: 175000Sefton 2020-03-01: 175000Sefton 2020-06-01: 175000Sefton 2020-09-01: 176000Sefton 2020-12-01: 185000Sefton 2021-03-01: 192000Sefton 2021-06-01: 198000Sefton 2021-09-01: 200000Sefton 2021-12-01: 197500Sefton 2022-03-01: 197500Sefton 2022-06-01: 195000Sefton 2022-09-01: 201000Sefton 2022-12-01: 210000Sefton 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 Sefton.

Dataset

Sefton
012001600400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Sefton bed1: 497Sefton bed2: 648Sefton bed3: 787Sefton bed4plus: 1290Sefton room: 369Sefton studio: 454Sefton total: 698

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01000015000200005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 14729Working-age 2023-03-31: 14712Working-age 2022-12-31: 14656Working-age 2022-09-30: 14496Working-age 2022-06-30: 14646Working-age 2022-03-31: 14917Working-age 2021-12-31: 15077Working-age 2021-09-30: 15170Working-age 2021-06-30: 15467Working-age 2021-03-31: 15519Working-age 2020-12-31: 15530Working-age 2020-09-30: 15495Working-age 2020-06-30: 15484Working-age 2020-03-31: 14326Working-age 2019-12-31: 14058Working-age 2019-09-30: 14190Working-age 2019-06-30: 14192Working-age 2019-03-31: 14160Working-age 2018-12-31: 13841Working-age 2018-09-30: 13951Working-age 2018-06-30: 13952Working-age 2018-03-31: 14005Working-age 2017-12-31: 14014Working-age 2017-09-30: 14359Working-age 2017-06-30: 14436Working-age 2017-03-31: 14468Working-age 2016-12-31: 14592Working-age 2016-09-30: 14724Working-age 2016-06-30: 14691Working-age 2016-03-31: 14886Pensioners 2023-06-30: 10003Pensioners 2023-03-31: 10053Pensioners 2022-12-31: 10106Pensioners 2022-09-30: 10125Pensioners 2022-06-30: 10181Pensioners 2022-03-31: 10243Pensioners 2021-12-31: 10334Pensioners 2021-09-30: 10395Pensioners 2021-06-30: 10456Pensioners 2021-03-31: 10491Pensioners 2020-12-31: 10616Pensioners 2020-09-30: 10697Pensioners 2020-06-30: 10797Pensioners 2020-03-31: 10871Pensioners 2019-12-31: 11081Pensioners 2019-09-30: 11183Pensioners 2019-06-30: 11242Pensioners 2019-03-31: 11404Pensioners 2018-12-31: 11561Pensioners 2018-09-30: 11650Pensioners 2018-06-30: 11758Pensioners 2018-03-31: 11970Pensioners 2017-12-31: 12185Pensioners 2017-09-30: 12328Pensioners 2017-06-30: 12447Pensioners 2017-03-31: 12559Pensioners 2016-12-31: 12746Pensioners 2016-09-30: 12935Pensioners 2016-06-30: 13048Pensioners 2016-03-31: 13206