Na H Eileanan An Iar Council : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 6,416 Show data context 1,815 Show data context 743 Show data context 104 Show data context
1981 6,408 Show data context 2,376 Show data context 568 Show data context 349 Show data context
1991 7,439 Show data context 2,302 Show data context 990 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 8,105 Show data context 1,851 Show data context 869 Show data context
2011 9,191 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,070 Show data context 315 Show data context
2021 9,451 Show data context 680 Show data context 395 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV64, Tenure by Household)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS405UK, "Tenure - Households")
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV404, "Household tenure - Households", covering "All occupied households")

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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, Na H Eileanan An Iar Council through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th June 2026