Tower Hamlets District : Housing Tenure

Housing Tenure

Data cube chart.

Year Owned Outright Mortgaged or Shared Local Authority etc Housing Associations etc Private Rental Other
1991 2,405 Show data context 12,184 Show data context 36,636 Show data context 5,982 Show data context 5,753 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 6,095 Show data context 16,685 Show data context 29,361 Show data context 11,868 Show data context 13,113 Show data context 1,451 Show data context
2011 8,648 Show data context 18,287 Show data context 17,548 Show data context 22,558 Show data context 32,964 Show data context 1,252 Show data context
2021 9,409 Show data context 21,588 Show data context 16,680 Show data context 26,535 Show data context 43,130 Show data context 3,149 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S20 Tenure and amenities: Households with residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV063, "Tenure households", for All households)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS405UK, "Tenure - Households")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Tenure of Household" (9-way))

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nCube definition


Here we see how people own, rent or otherwise occupy their homes. This classification is based on that used in the Census Small Area statistics from 1981 onwards. It is based on counts of households, rather than of persons within households.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tower Hamlets District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10057346/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_SML_AREA

Date accessed: 16th March 2026