Great Britain Country :
Housing Tenure

Housing Tenure

Data cube chart.

Year Owned Outright Mortgaged or Shared Local Authority etc Housing Associations etc Private Rental Other
1991 5,177,006 Show data context 9,273,996 Show data context 4,686,293 Show data context 684,566 Show data context 1,959,377 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 6,894,192 Show data context 9,394,435 Show data context 3,341,618 Show data context 1,411,222 Show data context 2,287,782 Show data context 446,087 Show data context
2011 7,867,597 Show data context 8,635,303 Show data context 2,520,825 Show data context 2,174,055 Show data context 4,195,070 Show data context 345,971 Show data context
2021 8,987,699 Show data context 8,097,147 Show data context 2,061,853 Show data context 2,166,016 Show data context 4,779,654 Show data context 635,097 Show data context
Date Source
1991 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Great Britain through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Tenure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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

Date accessed: 17th November 2025