the North West Government Region : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 1,259,727 Show data context 663,042 Show data context 449,154 Show data context 6,117 Show data context
1981 1,468,263 Show data context 723,152 Show data context 252,413 Show data context 21,194 Show data context
1991 1,807,791 Show data context 551,746 Show data context 294,231 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 1,947,923 Show data context 381,645 Show data context 422,925 Show data context 60,138 Show data context
2011 1,957,351 Show data context 231,730 Show data context 781,650 Show data context 38,818 Show data context
2021 1,987,223 Show data context 202,731 Show data context 894,146 Show data context 69,322 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


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, the North West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th June 2026