Islington Parish (Vest/AP/CP) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 3,495 Show data context 172 Show data context 124 Show data context
1831 5,797 Show data context 717 Show data context 316 Show data context
1841 8,508 Show data context 293 Show data context 314 Show data context
1851 13,528 Show data context 659 Show data context 549 Show data context
1881 34,046 Show data context 1,944 Show data context 563 Show data context
1891 37,875 Show data context 1,656 Show data context 237 Show data context
1901 38,645 Show data context 1,517 Show data context 45 Show data context
1921 42,090 Show data context
1931 43,162 Show data context
1951 44,543 Show data context
1961 50,827 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, Islington Parish (Vest/AP/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10020554/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 07th June 2026