Great Britain Country :
House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 2,205,161 Show data context 73,022 Show data context 20,066 Show data context
1831 2,852,647 Show data context 136,388 Show data context 27,328 Show data context
1851 3,651,332 Show data context 165,639 Show data context 28,986 Show data context
1881 5,570,784 Show data context 446,421 Show data context 51,404 Show data context
1891 6,284,842 Show data context 424,707 Show data context 44,023 Show data context
1901 7,192,512 Show data context 510,978 Show data context 70,700 Show data context
1921 8,818,032 Show data context
1931 10,268,964 Show data context
1951 13,476,806 Show data context

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Great Britain through time | Housing Statistics | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10090283/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 17th November 2025