Birkenhead St Mary Parish (Ch/CP) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 1,270 Show data context 91 Show data context 119 Show data context
1851 3,228 Show data context 298 Show data context 82 Show data context
1881 7,676 Show data context 946 Show data context 130 Show data context
1891 10,120 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 1 Show data context
1901 19,744 Show data context 1,428 Show data context 145 Show data context
1921 26,630 Show data context
1931 29,829 Show data context
1951 35,490 Show data context
1961 41,160 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'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Birkenhead St Mary Parish (Ch/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10219309/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 10th June 2026