Housing Tenure (Simplified)
| Year | Owner-Occupied | Local Authority etc | Other Rented | Other tenures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |
7,738,935
|
4,360,046
|
3,381,562
|
100,906
|
| 1981 |
9,629,622
|
4,811,333
|
1,916,632
|
288,704
|
| 1991 |
12,619,535
|
3,710,302
|
2,333,539
|
0
|
| 2001 |
14,054,221
|
2,702,727
|
3,275,172
|
419,726
|
| 2011 |
14,148,784
|
2,079,778
|
5,539,696
|
295,110
|
| 2021 |
14,604,877
|
1,945,230
|
6,333,985
|
551,596
|
| 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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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".