Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 1,227,937 Show data context 702,833 Show data context 623,346 Show data context
1931 1,574,726 Show data context 576,198 Show data context 454,803 Show data context
1951 2,003,753 Show data context 441,728 Show data context 190,009 Show data context
1961 2,183,661 Show data context 348,076 Show data context 110,745 Show data context
1971 2,272,202 Show data context 283,637 Show data context 84,822 Show data context
1981 2,317,709 Show data context 186,157 Show data context 38,944 Show data context
1991 2,331,790 Show data context 108,493 Show data context 22,907 Show data context
2001 2,335,807 Show data context 83,961 Show data context 24,319 Show data context
2011 2,513,252 Show data context 102,024 Show data context 24,424 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 - 2011 Census of Population

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Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Greater Manchester Met.C through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056925/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 26th April 2024