Summary

Annual estimates of affordability ratios for national and subnational geographies in England and Wales. Statistics are calculated from data on house prices and earnings.

Publications

• Housing affordability in England and Wales: 2020

  Data on house prices and annual earnings to calculate affordability ratios for national and subnational geographies in England and Wales, on an annual basis.

Data

• House price (existing dwellings) to residence-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices for existing dwellings, by gross annual residence-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

• House price to residence-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices by gross annual residence-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

• House price (newly built dwellings) to workplace-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices for newly-built dwellings, by gross annual workplace-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

• House price (existing dwellings) to workplace-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices for existing dwellings, by gross annual workplace-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

• House price to workplace-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices by gross annual workplace-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

• House price (newly built dwellings) to residence-based earnings ratio

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices for newly-built dwellings, by gross annual residence-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.

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