Summary

Uses annual data on house prices and annual earnings to calculate affordability ratios for national and subnational geographies in England and Wales.

Publications

• Housing affordability in England and Wales: 2021

  Uses annual data on house prices and annual earnings to calculate affordability ratios for national and subnational geographies in England and Wales.

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 to workplace-based earnings ratio for former local authorities

  Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices by gross annual workplace-based earnings for former local authorities.

• 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.

Methodology

• Housing affordability in England and Wales QMI

  Quality and methodology Information for housing affordability in England and Wales, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

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