Gateshead Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 7,105 Show data context 333 Show data context 60 Show data context
1851 7,551 Show data context 130 Show data context 102 Show data context
1881 16,180 Show data context 1,089 Show data context 46 Show data context
1891 18,642 Show data context 336 Show data context 121 Show data context
1901 24,744 Show data context 742 Show data context 393 Show data context
Date Source
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'

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Numbers of persons aged 16-64 who had a health condition that had lasted, or was expected to last, 12 months or more. This measure is used by the Annual Population Survey.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gateshead Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th June 2026