Leicestershire Poor Law/Registration County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 45,747 Show data context 3,278 Show data context 445 Show data context
1851 49,963 Show data context 1,628 Show data context 201 Show data context
1881 69,325 Show data context 5,019 Show data context 560 Show data context
1891 80,033 Show data context 5,339 Show data context 570 Show data context
1901 96,001 Show data context 7,251 Show data context 985 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'

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nCube definition


This system of four "Levels" appears in the census Small Area Statistics for 2001, 2011 and 2021/2, and the full definitions of the levels include a wide range of broadly equivalent qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leicestershire Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026