"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 Sunderland.

Key indicators

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

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, 59589% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 48048% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 83230% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 32399% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 32554% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1376% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 4541% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 14275% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 14552% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 18096% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 40012% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 60559% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 176340% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 71566% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 70992% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4177% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 2990% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1241% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 535% 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: 27.57%Social rented 2013: 27.40%Social rented 2014: 27.27%Social rented 2015: 27.26%Social rented 2016: 27.15%Social rented 2017: 26.98%Social rented 2018: 26.80%Social rented 2019: 26.69%Social rented 2020: 26.61%Social rented 2021: 26.56%Private rented 2012: 14.28%Private rented 2013: 14.88%Private rented 2014: 15.35%Private rented 2015: 15.78%Private rented 2016: 15.91%Private rented 2017: 15.68%Private rented 2018: 15.46%Private rented 2019: 15.20%Private rented 2020: 15.18%Private rented 2021: 15.33%Owned outright 2012: 27.24%Owned outright 2013: 27.29%Owned outright 2014: 27.59%Owned outright 2015: 28.04%Owned outright 2016: 28.51%Owned outright 2017: 29.17%Owned outright 2018: 29.67%Owned outright 2019: 29.90%Owned outright 2020: 31.37%Owned outright 2021: 32.87%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 30.91%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 30.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 29.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 28.92%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 28.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 28.17%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 28.07%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 28.21%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 26.84%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 25.24%

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 (£)010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£62 for Single room rentals.£4 for One bedroom rentals.£31 for Two bedroom rentals.£39 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Sunderland.

Dataset

House Prices
Sunderland
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSunderland 1995-12-01: 38500Sunderland 1996-03-01: 38500Sunderland 1996-06-01: 39000Sunderland 1996-09-01: 39950Sunderland 1996-12-01: 41000Sunderland 1997-03-01: 42000Sunderland 1997-06-01: 42950Sunderland 1997-09-01: 44000Sunderland 1997-12-01: 44000Sunderland 1998-03-01: 44500Sunderland 1998-06-01: 45000Sunderland 1998-09-01: 44950Sunderland 1998-12-01: 45000Sunderland 1999-03-01: 45000Sunderland 1999-06-01: 45000Sunderland 1999-09-01: 46000Sunderland 1999-12-01: 47500Sunderland 2000-03-01: 47950Sunderland 2000-06-01: 48000Sunderland 2000-09-01: 47500Sunderland 2000-12-01: 45950Sunderland 2001-03-01: 45000Sunderland 2001-06-01: 45000Sunderland 2001-09-01: 47000Sunderland 2001-12-01: 49000Sunderland 2002-03-01: 51950Sunderland 2002-06-01: 53000Sunderland 2002-09-01: 55625Sunderland 2002-12-01: 58950Sunderland 2003-03-01: 59950Sunderland 2003-06-01: 63500Sunderland 2003-09-01: 67500Sunderland 2003-12-01: 72000Sunderland 2004-03-01: 77000Sunderland 2004-06-01: 82000Sunderland 2004-09-01: 87600Sunderland 2004-12-01: 91000Sunderland 2005-03-01: 95000Sunderland 2005-06-01: 95000Sunderland 2005-09-01: 98500Sunderland 2005-12-01: 99995Sunderland 2006-03-01: 100750Sunderland 2006-06-01: 105000Sunderland 2006-09-01: 105125Sunderland 2006-12-01: 108000Sunderland 2007-03-01: 110000Sunderland 2007-06-01: 111000Sunderland 2007-09-01: 112000Sunderland 2007-12-01: 112000Sunderland 2008-03-01: 113000Sunderland 2008-06-01: 113411Sunderland 2008-09-01: 112000Sunderland 2008-12-01: 110000Sunderland 2009-03-01: 108000Sunderland 2009-06-01: 105000Sunderland 2009-09-01: 105000Sunderland 2009-12-01: 109000Sunderland 2010-03-01: 106250Sunderland 2010-06-01: 107000Sunderland 2010-09-01: 110000Sunderland 2010-12-01: 109725Sunderland 2011-03-01: 110000Sunderland 2011-06-01: 110000Sunderland 2011-09-01: 106000Sunderland 2011-12-01: 105000Sunderland 2012-03-01: 105000Sunderland 2012-06-01: 105000Sunderland 2012-09-01: 107902Sunderland 2012-12-01: 110000Sunderland 2013-03-01: 111000Sunderland 2013-06-01: 112000Sunderland 2013-09-01: 110000Sunderland 2013-12-01: 110000Sunderland 2014-03-01: 112000Sunderland 2014-06-01: 115000Sunderland 2014-09-01: 115000Sunderland 2014-12-01: 116500Sunderland 2015-03-01: 117000Sunderland 2015-06-01: 118000Sunderland 2015-09-01: 120000Sunderland 2015-12-01: 120000Sunderland 2016-03-01: 120000Sunderland 2016-06-01: 120000Sunderland 2016-09-01: 120000Sunderland 2016-12-01: 120000Sunderland 2017-03-01: 122500Sunderland 2017-06-01: 122500Sunderland 2017-09-01: 125000Sunderland 2017-12-01: 124995Sunderland 2018-03-01: 125000Sunderland 2018-06-01: 127500Sunderland 2018-09-01: 127000Sunderland 2018-12-01: 128000Sunderland 2019-03-01: 129950Sunderland 2019-06-01: 129780Sunderland 2019-09-01: 130000Sunderland 2019-12-01: 130000Sunderland 2020-03-01: 128950Sunderland 2020-06-01: 126810.5Sunderland 2020-09-01: 128000Sunderland 2020-12-01: 130000Sunderland 2021-03-01: 138000Sunderland 2021-06-01: 142500Sunderland 2021-09-01: 145000Sunderland 2021-12-01: 142000Sunderland 2022-03-01: 140000Sunderland 2022-06-01: 136995Sunderland 2022-09-01: 135000Sunderland 2022-12-01: 135000Sunderland 2023-03-01: 134000

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 Sunderland.

Dataset

Sunderland
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Sunderland bed1: 454Sunderland bed2: 536Sunderland bed3: 617Sunderland bed4plus: 893Sunderland room: 371Sunderland studio: 449Sunderland total: 565

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people015000225007500Working-age 2023-06-30: 18218Working-age 2023-03-31: 18651Working-age 2022-12-31: 18661Working-age 2022-09-30: 18915Working-age 2022-06-30: 19166Working-age 2022-03-31: 19504Working-age 2021-12-31: 20005Working-age 2021-09-30: 20765Working-age 2021-06-30: 21181Working-age 2021-03-31: 21424Working-age 2020-12-31: 21727Working-age 2020-09-30: 22154Working-age 2020-06-30: 22094Working-age 2020-03-31: 20099Working-age 2019-12-31: 19424Working-age 2019-09-30: 19308Working-age 2019-06-30: 19162Working-age 2019-03-31: 19226Working-age 2018-12-31: 19058Working-age 2018-09-30: 19153Working-age 2018-06-30: 18975Working-age 2018-03-31: 19145Working-age 2017-12-31: 18938Working-age 2017-09-30: 19111Working-age 2017-06-30: 19021Working-age 2017-03-31: 19116Working-age 2016-12-31: 18897Working-age 2016-09-30: 18967Working-age 2016-06-30: 19222Working-age 2016-03-31: 19050Pensioners 2023-06-30: 12053Pensioners 2023-03-31: 12054Pensioners 2022-12-31: 12078Pensioners 2022-09-30: 12175Pensioners 2022-06-30: 12223Pensioners 2022-03-31: 12246Pensioners 2021-12-31: 12318Pensioners 2021-09-30: 12378Pensioners 2021-06-30: 12467Pensioners 2021-03-31: 12539Pensioners 2020-12-31: 12684Pensioners 2020-09-30: 12834Pensioners 2020-06-30: 12934Pensioners 2020-03-31: 13053Pensioners 2019-12-31: 13149Pensioners 2019-09-30: 13288Pensioners 2019-06-30: 13473Pensioners 2019-03-31: 13638Pensioners 2018-12-31: 13813Pensioners 2018-09-30: 13916Pensioners 2018-06-30: 14161Pensioners 2018-03-31: 14191Pensioners 2017-12-31: 14400Pensioners 2017-09-30: 14613Pensioners 2017-06-30: 14738Pensioners 2017-03-31: 14898Pensioners 2016-12-31: 15126Pensioners 2016-09-30: 15307Pensioners 2016-06-30: 15426Pensioners 2016-03-31: 15941