Merthyr Tydfil District : Housing Tenure

Housing Tenure

Data cube chart.

Year Owned Outright Mortgaged or Shared Local Authority etc Housing Associations etc Private Rental Other
1991 7,156 Show data context 7,694 Show data context 5,923 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 968 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 7,783 Show data context 7,757 Show data context 4,027 Show data context 1,260 Show data context 1,459 Show data context 883 Show data context
2011 8,277 Show data context 7,608 Show data context 2,379 Show data context 2,739 Show data context 2,809 Show data context 452 Show data context
2021 9,101 Show data context 7,042 Show data context 2,166 Show data context 3,458 Show data context 3,327 Show data context 686 Show data context
Date Source
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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nCube definition


From 1991 the census has gathered data on whether or not households had central heating, in at least some of their rooms, and in 2011 this was the only "amenity" data gathered.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merthyr Tydfil District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10084635/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_SML_AREA

Date accessed: 10th June 2026