England and Wales Country (Dep) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 1,863,687 Show data context 60,365 Show data context 17,661 Show data context
1831 2,483,254 Show data context 123,669 Show data context 24,760 Show data context
1841 2,943,787 Show data context 173,246 Show data context 27,447 Show data context
1851 3,281,024 Show data context 153,493 Show data context 26,566 Show data context
1881 4,831,779 Show data context 386,724 Show data context 46,414 Show data context
1891 5,467,274 Show data context 373,247 Show data context 38,405 Show data context
1901 6,265,598 Show data context 451,558 Show data context 61,638 Show data context
1921 7,760,423 Show data context
1931 9,119,697 Show data context
1951 12,087,346 Show data context
1961 14,332,183 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1831 1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1841 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'

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Horses declined greatly in economic significance in the period covered by the Agricultural Censuses, and here we try to identify horses actually used to do farm work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001043/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026