Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 108,950 Show data context 38,344 Show data context 26,403 Show data context
1931 132,232 Show data context 30,682 Show data context 17,255 Show data context
1951 167,345 Show data context 30,231 Show data context 12,491 Show data context
1961 204,296 Show data context 26,159 Show data context 8,163 Show data context
1971 252,862 Show data context 19,022 Show data context 3,125 Show data context
1981 310,153 Show data context 10,879 Show data context 1,548 Show data context
1991 345,209 Show data context 6,772 Show data context 1,236 Show data context
2001 372,652 Show data context 6,306 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
2011 395,176 Show data context 7,026 Show data context 1,164 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, Dorset through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10104210/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 15th October 2024