York Unitary Authority (UA) : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 31,795 Show data context 12,576 Show data context 9,005 Show data context 130 Show data context
1981 39,865 Show data context 12,796 Show data context 5,832 Show data context 896 Show data context
1991 49,330 Show data context 10,091 Show data context 8,419 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 56,337 Show data context 8,064 Show data context 11,225 Show data context 1,274 Show data context
2011 55,858 Show data context 7,381 Show data context 19,278 Show data context 1,035 Show data context
2021 56,311 Show data context 7,151 Show data context 19,983 Show data context 1,987 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, York Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 12th June 2026