Canal Ward :
Housing Density (Generalised)

Housing Density (Generalised)

Data cube chart.

Persons per Room 1991 2001 2011
1 or less 12,644 Show data context 11,208 Show data context 12,235 Show data context
1 to 1.5 959 Show data context 423 Show data context 254 Show data context
Over 1.5 269 Show data context 147 Show data context 77 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S23 Persons per room (100%))
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV58, Persons per Room, by Houehold)
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, Canal through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13455831/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 13th December 2025