Housing Amenities

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Year With all ammenities Lacking some ammenity
1951 84,132 Show data context 56,783 Show data context
1961 219,228 Show data context 84,089 Show data context
1971 262,406 Show data context 54,383 Show data context
1981 157,854 Show data context 6,826 Show data context
1991 126,781 Show data context 57,992 Show data context
2001 178,946 Show data context 25,650 Show data context
2011 213,531 Show data context 9,520 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 26 , 'Household Arrangements', for 'Counties, Cities, Wards of Cities, Burghs'
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1971COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1981 - 2001 Census of Population
2011 Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics (QS415EW)

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Since 1951 the census has gathered data on many different "amenities", but no individual amenity has been recorded by every census. We therefore simplify the available information to having versus not having ALL amenities recorded by the census in question. In 1951, this meant having exclusive use of piped water, a cooking stove, a kitchen sink, a Water Closet (toilet) and a fixed bath, while in 2011 it simply meant having some form of central heating.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh City through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Amenities, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 26th April 2024