Housing

Affordability, hours of work to buy, and how fast areas are changing.

Housing Affordability

Ratio of median house price to median workplace-based earnings, 1997–2024

Hours to Buy a House

Hours of work needed to buy a median-priced home at median earnings

Source: ONS Housing Affordability Ratios — hours calculated as median price / hourly wage (37.5hr week)

How Fast Is Your Area Changing?

Composite score combining unemployment and housing affordability trends

Score based on absolute change in unemployment rate (~5 years) and housing affordability ratio (~10 years), each normalized 0–100 and averaged. Click a bar for details.