Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 24,143 Show data context 8,713 Show data context 8,311 Show data context 608 Show data context
1981 30,365 Show data context 9,142 Show data context 5,836 Show data context 959 Show data context
1991 37,638 Show data context 2,608 Show data context 11,245 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 43,132 Show data context 847 Show data context 14,517 Show data context 1,140 Show data context
2011 42,602 Show data context 1,155 Show data context 19,207 Show data context 848 Show data context
2021 48,388 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 23,333 Show data context 1,453 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS19: "Households Tenure: Households with residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS13: "Tenure: Household with residents, residents in households, rooms in household spaces")
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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The census small area statistics for 2001 record whether households had sole use of a bath or shower AND sole use of a toilet. These data are not easily compared with earlier data which record access to baths/showers and to toilets separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 11th June 2026