St Albans District : Housing Tenure

Housing Tenure

Data cube chart.

Year Owned Outright Mortgaged or Shared Local Authority etc Housing Associations etc Private Rental Other
1991 11,511 Show data context 25,048 Show data context 6,589 Show data context 802 Show data context 4,060 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 17,080 Show data context 23,514 Show data context 5,285 Show data context 1,317 Show data context 4,567 Show data context 914 Show data context
2011 19,409 Show data context 21,683 Show data context 4,753 Show data context 2,079 Show data context 7,624 Show data context 592 Show data context
2021 20,602 Show data context 21,533 Show data context 4,628 Show data context 2,564 Show data context 8,701 Show data context 947 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, St Albans District through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168685/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_SML_AREA

Date accessed: 22nd July 2026