Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 138,514 Show data context 49,548 Show data context 39,473 Show data context
1931 167,756 Show data context 43,061 Show data context 29,540 Show data context
1951 241,683 Show data context 51,910 Show data context 25,434 Show data context
1961 310,726 Show data context 50,684 Show data context 18,663 Show data context
1971 419,088 Show data context 38,299 Show data context 8,697 Show data context
1981 471,499 Show data context 21,104 Show data context 4,008 Show data context
1991 518,026 Show data context 14,732 Show data context 4,060 Show data context
2001 565,540 Show data context 12,122 Show data context 3,521 Show data context
2011 604,460 Show data context 15,634 Show data context 4,005 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, Oxfordshire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10084738/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 27th April 2024