Sussex Ancient County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 36,283 Show data context 1,272 Show data context 576 Show data context
1831 45,505 Show data context 1,859 Show data context 620 Show data context
1841 54,059 Show data context 3,650 Show data context 251 Show data context
1851 58,600 Show data context 2,245 Show data context 606 Show data context

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Date Acknowledgments
1831 David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sussex Ancient County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061386/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026