UK Median Household Income from 1977 to 2011/12

Median income data for UK households, covering a period from 1977 to 2011/12. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in household purchasing power based on the median income metric.
• Modeling the relationship between economic cycles and household income based on the 34-year time series.
• Benchmarking regional or demographic income studies against national median figures.

Strengths

• Covers a 34-year time series from 1977 to 2011/12, providing a long-term perspective.
• Produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics, indicating official status.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data ends in 2011/12; freshness should be verified for contemporary analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

1977 to 2011/12

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:31.832399

Geography

United Kingdom