The Datum Report

Measure · House price to workplace-based earnings ratio

Affordability ratio, median

No short definition is available for this measure. The producer's documentation below is the authority on what it counts.

Published byONS
SeriesHouse price to workplace-based earnings ratio
How oftenAnnual
Basisadministrative
CoversSept. 30, 1997 to Sept. 30, 2025 (29 periods)
Geographiescountry, county_ua, lad, region
Areas held349, of which 1 withheld (0.3%)
LicenceOGL-UK-3.0

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Each of these is measured from the data rather than written down, so it stays true as the data changes.

1 of 349 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: Not published by ONS ([x])

The producer states no release date for each period, so publication dates here are derived from the period end plus its typical lag. They are approximate and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Others in this series

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MeasureWhat it counts
Affordability ratio, lower quartile

Latest figures

AreaValuePeriod
Adur 9.2 2025
Amber Valley 6.5 2025
Arun 10.9 2025
Ashfield 5.6 2025
Ashford 10.2 2025
Babergh 10.6 2025
Barking and Dagenham 9.5 2025
Barnet 14.9 2025
Basildon 9.7 2025
Basingstoke and Deane 8.8 2025
Bassetlaw 6.2 2025
Bath and North East Somerset 10.4 2025