Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 167,102 Show data context 64,076 Show data context 43,168 Show data context
1931 256,984 Show data context 62,764 Show data context 35,644 Show data context
1951 432,078 Show data context 79,008 Show data context 29,139 Show data context
1961 648,409 Show data context 88,736 Show data context 23,924 Show data context
1971 828,128 Show data context 62,149 Show data context 12,694 Show data context
1981 897,570 Show data context 37,341 Show data context 6,699 Show data context
1991 937,851 Show data context 24,538 Show data context 5,308 Show data context
2001 990,752 Show data context 22,245 Show data context 5,866 Show data context
2011 1,066,095 Show data context 28,720 Show data context 6,536 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, Hertfordshire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10105316/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 26th April 2024