Boston District : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 8,707 Show data context 5,017 Show data context 2,767 Show data context 198 Show data context
1981 11,345 Show data context 5,922 Show data context 1,479 Show data context 566 Show data context
1991 14,315 Show data context 5,192 Show data context 1,873 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 16,866 Show data context 2,361 Show data context 4,220 Show data context 537 Show data context
2011 17,660 Show data context 1,671 Show data context 7,585 Show data context 375 Show data context
2021 17,679 Show data context 1,966 Show data context 9,193 Show data context 572 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS19: "Households Tenure: Households with residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS13: "Tenure: Household with residents, residents in households, rooms in household spaces")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S20 Tenure and amenities: Households with residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV063, "Tenure households", for All households)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS405UK, "Tenure - Households")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Tenure of Household" (9-way))

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The census small area statistics for 2001 record whether households had sole use of a bath or shower AND sole use of a toilet. These data are not easily compared with earlier data which record access to baths/showers and to toilets separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Boston District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10033044/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_GEN

Date accessed: 11th June 2026