Lewisham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 3,966 Show data context 190 Show data context 84 Show data context
1851 5,927 Show data context 432 Show data context 265 Show data context
1881 11,957 Show data context 1,591 Show data context 552 Show data context
1891 16,352 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 182 Show data context
1901 24,103 Show data context 1,711 Show data context 770 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


Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewisham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139375/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 09th June 2026