Facts and figures relating to housing in the West Midlands. Please note that a higher score in the Housing Affordability Index indicates less affordable housing.
Housing affordability index by West Midlands local authority district
You can explore housing affordability data by local authority district in this interactive map (requires Flash). The map contains the following indicators:
- Ratio of median house prices to median earnings (1997-2008)
- Ratio of lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings (2008)
Sources: Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and HM Land Registry (2008).
Dataset: Google Spreadsheets, csv, xls
Sources: Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and HM Land Registry (2008).
Dataset: Google Spreadsheets, csv, xls
Note there are several different approaches to calculating housing affordability. The measure used here compares median house prices to median earnings.