Breckland District : Housing Tenure

Housing Tenure

Data cube chart.

Year Owned Outright Mortgaged or Shared Local Authority etc Housing Associations etc Private Rental Other
1991 13,170 Show data context 16,991 Show data context 6,626 Show data context 692 Show data context 4,669 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 18,032 Show data context 19,081 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 6,265 Show data context 4,702 Show data context 1,554 Show data context
2011 20,167 Show data context 17,570 Show data context 1,287 Show data context 6,224 Show data context 8,294 Show data context 977 Show data context
2021 24,127 Show data context 16,769 Show data context 1,651 Show data context 6,847 Show data context 9,204 Show data context 1,777 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, Breckland District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10057309/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_SML_AREA

Date accessed: 15th April 2026