Burnley Registration Sub-District : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1841 4,189 Show data context 208 Show data context 110 Show data context
1851 5,776 Show data context 154 Show data context 152 Show data context
1881 13,661 Show data context 749 Show data context 108 Show data context
1891 19,071 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 159 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'

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Burnley Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th June 2026