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Housing Stock & Conditions

Understand how homes are owned, rented and occupied, using detailed Census 2021 housing measures.

England | Census 2021

Housing tenure

Households grouped by their ownership or rental arrangement.

Census dataset
Owned outright
7,624,693
Owned with mortgage or loan
6,744,372
Social rented
4,005,663
Private rented
4,794,889
Shared ownership
235,951
Published by Office for National Statistics.View official source →

England | Census 2021

Dwelling type

The physical type of accommodation occupied by households.

Census dataset
Detached
5,368,859
Semi-detached
7,378,304
Terraced
5,381,432
Flat, maisonette or apartment
5,207,596
Mobile or temporary structure
99,894
Published by Office for National Statistics.View official source →

England | Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

Household accommodation grouped by available bedrooms.

Census dataset
1 bedroom
2,723,171
2 bedrooms
6,394,723
3 bedrooms
9,373,469
4 or more bedrooms
4,944,722
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England | Census 2021

Bedroom occupancy rating

A negative occupancy rating indicates fewer bedrooms than the household requires under the Census standard.

Census dataset
Two or more spare bedrooms
8,341,234
One spare bedroom
7,791,513
Bedrooms match need
6,278,647
One bedroom fewer than required
854,416
Two or more bedrooms fewer
170,275
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England | Census 2021

Occupied household spaces

The topic-summary API provides occupied households. Vacant dwelling measures require a separate dwelling-stock source and are not inferred from this count.

Census dataset
Households
23,436,084
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Scotland Official Data

Scottish Regional Profile

Compare regional indicators queried from the Scottish Government linked database for Occupied Households.

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