Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 44,959 Show data context 13,182 Show data context 6,289 Show data context
1931 50,579 Show data context 10,745 Show data context 5,670 Show data context
1951 68,886 Show data context 12,001 Show data context 4,319 Show data context
1961 83,286 Show data context 12,068 Show data context 6,724 Show data context
1971 108,363 Show data context 9,642 Show data context 3,407 Show data context
1981 123,809 Show data context 6,766 Show data context 1,805 Show data context
1991 125,676 Show data context 4,770 Show data context 1,519 Show data context
2001 138,836 Show data context 4,708 Show data context 1,871 Show data context
2011 147,543 Show data context 5,611 Show data context 1,382 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, Bedfordshire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032921/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 06th November 2024