Breckland District :
Housing Density (Generalised)

Housing Density (Generalised)

Data cube chart.

Persons per Room 1991 2001 2011
1 or less 41,983 Show data context 50,234 Show data context 53,900 Show data context
1 to 1.5 390 Show data context 346 Show data context 496 Show data context
Over 1.5 97 Show data context 130 Show data context 123 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S23 Persons per room (100%))
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV058, "Persons per room", for All households)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS409UK, "Persons per room - Houseeholds")

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nCube definition


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, Breckland through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10057309/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 15th November 2025