Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 153,718 Show data context 51,687 Show data context 35,492 Show data context
1931 182,903 Show data context 43,088 Show data context 23,179 Show data context
1951 237,021 Show data context 40,428 Show data context 16,577 Show data context
1961 279,945 Show data context 32,983 Show data context 10,464 Show data context
1971 345,973 Show data context 24,777 Show data context 4,269 Show data context
1981 408,391 Show data context 14,935 Show data context 3,128 Show data context
1991 469,430 Show data context 9,509 Show data context 2,607 Show data context
2001 521,249 Show data context 8,784 Show data context 2,675 Show data context
2011 582,334 Show data context 12,330 Show data context 3,402 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, Cambridgeshire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168466/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 24th April 2024