Kensington Parish (Vest/AP/CP) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 1,984 Show data context 68 Show data context 14 Show data context
1831 2,952 Show data context 281 Show data context 103 Show data context
1841 3,798 Show data context 117 Show data context 200 Show data context
1851 6,136 Show data context 364 Show data context 391 Show data context
1881 20,171 Show data context 1,574 Show data context 191 Show data context
1891 22,084 Show data context 1,803 Show data context 50 Show data context
1901 22,131 Show data context 1,850 Show data context 34 Show data context
1921 27,806 Show data context
1931 28,999 Show data context
1951 41,390 Show data context
1961 47,521 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1831 1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'

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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, Kensington Parish (Vest/AP/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10086462/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 11th June 2026