Housing

"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 North West.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of North West.

Tenure mix
LHA shortfall
House prices
Current rental prices
Effect of housing costs
Tenure type
Affordability

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 North West.

Dataset

House Prices

North West

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 North West.

Dataset

North West

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in North West, 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

In poverty both before and after housing costs

In poverty after housing costs only

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in North West. 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

All rented privately

Owned outright/buying with mortgage

Social rented sector tenants

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 North West. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

0.5 (high)

0.25

0 (low)

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 North West. 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

Child

Working Age

Pensioner

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in North West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

Working-age

Pensioners