Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 147,232 Show data context 59,719 Show data context 35,167 Show data context
1931 192,946 Show data context 54,443 Show data context 35,603 Show data context
1951 269,551 Show data context 51,927 Show data context 22,160 Show data context
1961 343,153 Show data context 43,627 Show data context 11,840 Show data context
1971 443,634 Show data context 32,917 Show data context 6,977 Show data context
1981 503,231 Show data context 20,154 Show data context 2,529 Show data context
1991 545,564 Show data context 12,535 Show data context 2,213 Show data context
2001 584,001 Show data context 9,924 Show data context 2,191 Show data context
2011 624,412 Show data context 10,157 Show data context 1,705 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, Leicestershire through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10142672/cube/HOUS_DENSITY_GEN

Date accessed: 25th April 2024