London Poor Law/Registration County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 262,745 Show data context 11,325 Show data context 4,032 Show data context
1851 305,933 Show data context 16,643 Show data context 4,815 Show data context
1881 486,186 Show data context 36,966 Show data context 7,749 Show data context
1891 544,977 Show data context 39,608 Show data context 4,195 Show data context
1901 571,768 Show data context 40,602 Show data context 4,625 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


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166512/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 10th June 2026