Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 183,242 Show data context 66,166 Show data context 52,143 Show data context
1931 208,571 Show data context 54,310 Show data context 37,705 Show data context
1951 268,819 Show data context 62,765 Show data context 31,434 Show data context
1961 333,271 Show data context 55,252 Show data context 20,119 Show data context
1971 401,914 Show data context 38,628 Show data context 8,487 Show data context
1981 461,347 Show data context 22,189 Show data context 3,476 Show data context
1991 503,894 Show data context 13,540 Show data context 2,645 Show data context
2001 540,761 Show data context 10,747 Show data context 2,391 Show data context
2011 572,662 Show data context 11,263 Show data context 2,093 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, Gloucestershire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032969/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 25th April 2024