Graph Title:
"London Housing Crisis: Rising Costs & Key Worker Affordability (2007-2024)"
Graph Type:
Dual-axis line graph (one y-axis for social housing waiting lists, another for financial data like house prices, rent, and key worker salaries).
X-Axis (Years):
2007 - 2024
Primary Y-Axis (Left - Social Housing Waitlist):
Data points for the number of households on social housing waiting lists per year
Blue solid line with circular markers
Secondary Y-Axis (Right - Housing Costs & Wages):
House Prices (£): Red dashed line with square markers
Private Rent (£/month): Orange dashed line with triangle markers
Key Worker Salaries (£/year): Green dot-dashed line with diamond markers
Annotations & Highlights:
Highlight 2013 (344,294 households waiting) and 2024 (336,366 households waiting) as key peaks
Show that social housing demand has been rising again since 2018
Contrast the rising gap between key worker wages and housing affordability
Color Coding for Clarity:
Blue = Social housing waitlist (left axis)
Red = House prices (right axis)
Orange = Private rent (right axis)
Green = Key worker salary (right axis)
Key Insight:
The graph should visually emphasize that while key worker salaries have grown modestly, house prices and rent have risen dramatically, making housing increasingly unaffordable.
It should clearly show the increase in social housing demand, correlating with spikes in house prices and rent.