Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 270,887 Show data context 144,279 Show data context 114,193 Show data context
1931 347,971 Show data context 128,213 Show data context 95,527 Show data context
1951 463,823 Show data context 109,733 Show data context 47,752 Show data context
1961 555,439 Show data context 79,459 Show data context 22,265 Show data context
1971 602,670 Show data context 56,201 Show data context 11,614 Show data context
1981 650,370 Show data context 31,863 Show data context 4,351 Show data context
1991 684,209 Show data context 17,440 Show data context 2,235 Show data context
2001 711,945 Show data context 11,971 Show data context 1,943 Show data context
2011 746,874 Show data context 12,190 Show data context 1,776 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, Derbyshire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089815/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 02nd May 2024