Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 1,633,160 Show data context 574,545 Show data context 459,849 Show data context
1931 1,957,992 Show data context 495,376 Show data context 336,067 Show data context
1951 2,528,176 Show data context 492,561 Show data context 207,894 Show data context
1961 2,971,336 Show data context 406,251 Show data context 129,856 Show data context
1971 3,516,731 Show data context 290,825 Show data context 62,318 Show data context
1981 3,970,104 Show data context 165,252 Show data context 28,300 Show data context
1991 4,379,115 Show data context 110,315 Show data context 23,434 Show data context
2001 4,701,819 Show data context 90,304 Show data context 19,945 Show data context
2011 5,041,736 Show data context 108,951 Show data context 24,397 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, the South West GovOf through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089803/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 24th April 2024