While detailed housing statistics on numbers of persons per room were not gathered until the end of the 19th century, and data on amenities like WCs and hot water appear only from 1951, some of the earliest censuses allow us to map houses under construction, and so identify areas where settlements were expanding rapidly.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Great Britain Dep through time | Historical Statistics on Housing for the Country | Rate: Houses under Construction as Percentage of All Houses, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10090283/rate/HOUS_CON

Date accessed: 31st May 2024