"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 Cumbria.

Key indicators

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

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

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.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Cumbria.

Dataset

House Prices
Cumbria
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kCumbria 1995-12-01: 46000Cumbria 1996-03-01: 46000Cumbria 1996-06-01: 45500Cumbria 1996-09-01: 46000Cumbria 1996-12-01: 47125Cumbria 1997-03-01: 48000Cumbria 1997-06-01: 49000Cumbria 1997-09-01: 50000Cumbria 1997-12-01: 50000Cumbria 1998-03-01: 50000Cumbria 1998-06-01: 51500Cumbria 1998-09-01: 52000Cumbria 1998-12-01: 52000Cumbria 1999-03-01: 52600Cumbria 1999-06-01: 53500Cumbria 1999-09-01: 54850Cumbria 1999-12-01: 55000Cumbria 2000-03-01: 56000Cumbria 2000-06-01: 56500Cumbria 2000-09-01: 57500Cumbria 2000-12-01: 59000Cumbria 2001-03-01: 59350Cumbria 2001-06-01: 59995Cumbria 2001-09-01: 60000Cumbria 2001-12-01: 60000Cumbria 2002-03-01: 64000Cumbria 2002-06-01: 65500Cumbria 2002-09-01: 68000Cumbria 2002-12-01: 71500Cumbria 2003-03-01: 74500Cumbria 2003-06-01: 78000Cumbria 2003-09-01: 83000Cumbria 2003-12-01: 86950Cumbria 2004-03-01: 89950Cumbria 2004-06-01: 94950Cumbria 2004-09-01: 100000Cumbria 2004-12-01: 107000Cumbria 2005-03-01: 110000Cumbria 2005-06-01: 115000Cumbria 2005-09-01: 118950Cumbria 2005-12-01: 120000Cumbria 2006-03-01: 124437.5Cumbria 2006-06-01: 127000Cumbria 2006-09-01: 130000Cumbria 2006-12-01: 133000Cumbria 2007-03-01: 135000Cumbria 2007-06-01: 137000Cumbria 2007-09-01: 140000Cumbria 2007-12-01: 141000Cumbria 2008-03-01: 143000Cumbria 2008-06-01: 145000Cumbria 2008-09-01: 142500Cumbria 2008-12-01: 142500Cumbria 2009-03-01: 140000Cumbria 2009-06-01: 138000Cumbria 2009-09-01: 138000Cumbria 2009-12-01: 141000Cumbria 2010-03-01: 142975Cumbria 2010-06-01: 145000Cumbria 2010-09-01: 145000Cumbria 2010-12-01: 141000Cumbria 2011-03-01: 142000Cumbria 2011-06-01: 140000Cumbria 2011-09-01: 139950Cumbria 2011-12-01: 137000Cumbria 2012-03-01: 137000Cumbria 2012-06-01: 137497Cumbria 2012-09-01: 139950Cumbria 2012-12-01: 140000Cumbria 2013-03-01: 140000Cumbria 2013-06-01: 139950Cumbria 2013-09-01: 140000Cumbria 2013-12-01: 142000Cumbria 2014-03-01: 144995Cumbria 2014-06-01: 145000Cumbria 2014-09-01: 147000Cumbria 2014-12-01: 148000Cumbria 2015-03-01: 148500Cumbria 2015-06-01: 149950Cumbria 2015-09-01: 150000Cumbria 2015-12-01: 150000Cumbria 2016-03-01: 152000Cumbria 2016-06-01: 152000Cumbria 2016-09-01: 155000Cumbria 2016-12-01: 155000Cumbria 2017-03-01: 155000Cumbria 2017-06-01: 155500Cumbria 2017-09-01: 158000Cumbria 2017-12-01: 161500Cumbria 2018-03-01: 163000Cumbria 2018-06-01: 165000Cumbria 2018-09-01: 165000Cumbria 2018-12-01: 167000Cumbria 2019-03-01: 167500Cumbria 2019-06-01: 168000Cumbria 2019-09-01: 167500Cumbria 2019-12-01: 167000Cumbria 2020-03-01: 170000Cumbria 2020-06-01: 170000Cumbria 2020-09-01: 170000Cumbria 2020-12-01: 175000Cumbria 2021-03-01: 182000Cumbria 2021-06-01: 187000Cumbria 2021-09-01: 186000Cumbria 2021-12-01: 181500Cumbria 2022-03-01: 177500Cumbria 2022-06-01: 175000Cumbria 2022-09-01: 175000Cumbria 2022-12-01: 185000Cumbria 2023-03-01: 185000

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 Cumbria.

Dataset

Cumbria
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Cumbria bed1: 476Cumbria bed2: 567Cumbria bed3: 696Cumbria bed4plus: 941Cumbria room: 426Cumbria studio: 403Cumbria total: 603

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

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

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.