Houses under Construction as Percentage of All Houses
R_HOUS_CON = (HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const * 100.0) / HOUSES:total
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const | 1821 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1821 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const | 1831 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const | 1841 to 1851 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const | 1881 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 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' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| HOUSE_OCCUPANCY:const | 1891 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
While detailed statistics on housing density and amenities were not gathered until much later, some of the earliest censuses allow us to map houses under construction, and so identify areas where settlements were expanding rapidly.