Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 147,592 Show data context 52,080 Show data context 36,199 Show data context
1931 191,328 Show data context 42,877 Show data context 25,554 Show data context
1951 243,697 Show data context 37,240 Show data context 13,544 Show data context
1961 276,968 Show data context 29,855 Show data context 8,616 Show data context
1971 351,131 Show data context 21,057 Show data context 4,276 Show data context
1981 388,207 Show data context 12,069 Show data context 2,156 Show data context
1991 436,403 Show data context 10,475 Show data context 2,149 Show data context
2001 468,562 Show data context 9,021 Show data context 1,975 Show data context
2011 501,501 Show data context 11,684 Show data context 2,413 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, East Sussex through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168480/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 25th April 2024