"Figure 6: Ratio of median house price to median gross annual workplace-based earnings, England and North East, 2007 to 2017","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. [Housing affordability in England and Wales: 2017](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2017)" "Unit","Affordability ratio" "","" "Name","England ","North East" "2007","7.15","5.74" "2008","6.95","5.54" "2009","6.39","5.20" "2010","6.85","5.38" "2011","6.80","5.10" "2012","6.77","5.00" "2013","6.76","5.02" "2014","7.09","5.02" "2015","7.52","5.15" "2016","7.72","5.22" "2017","7.91","5.21"