the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 418,574 Show data context 342,485 Show data context 135,503 Show data context 1,082 Show data context
1981 502,151 Show data context 345,486 Show data context 81,303 Show data context 7,248 Show data context
1991 622,639 Show data context 270,017 Show data context 99,289 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 667,632 Show data context 198,599 Show data context 137,061 Show data context 29,784 Show data context
2011 659,216 Show data context 163,676 Show data context 246,549 Show data context 17,307 Show data context
2021 657,654 Show data context 152,231 Show data context 295,978 Show data context 26,002 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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From 1961 the census has gathered data on whether households owned or rented their homes, and if rented whom from. Here we present a simple classification which is possible for all dates. It is based on counts of households, rather than of persons within households. Note that, because of how the 1971 Census reported tenure, housing rented from Housing Associations has to be included with private rentals, separately from "council housing".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056962/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_GEN

Date accessed: 12th June 2026