the West Midlands Government Region : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 837,699 Show data context 559,426 Show data context 269,576 Show data context 7,250 Show data context
1981 1,040,221 Show data context 584,333 Show data context 157,553 Show data context 24,978 Show data context
1991 1,345,944 Show data context 450,308 Show data context 192,583 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 1,498,119 Show data context 307,171 Show data context 293,636 Show data context 54,831 Show data context
2011 1,504,324 Show data context 249,835 Show data context 507,005 Show data context 33,745 Show data context
2021 1,545,126 Show data context 232,496 Show data context 596,701 Show data context 55,169 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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nCube definition


This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the West Midlands Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204630/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_GEN

Date accessed: 12th June 2026