Wales Country (Dep) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 149,394 Show data context 4,172 Show data context 1,151 Show data context
1831 175,034 Show data context 7,017 Show data context 1,467 Show data context
1841 217,908 Show data context 11,838 Show data context 2,019 Show data context
1851 235,601 Show data context 10,580 Show data context 1,558 Show data context
1881 315,225 Show data context 23,219 Show data context 2,345 Show data context
1891 350,662 Show data context 21,881 Show data context 3,402 Show data context
1901 404,903 Show data context 29,054 Show data context 3,360 Show data context
1921 513,831 Show data context
1931 575,053 Show data context
1951 687,266 Show data context
1961 795,767 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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Date Acknowledgments
1831 David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001055/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026