The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words

The below bar chart illustrates the

proportion

of

households

in owned and rented housing in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.

Overall

,

It is clear that

the

proportion

of England and Wales citizens in rented accommodation was higher than owned accommodation before 1971,

while

the

proportion

of owned accommodation was higher than the rented

proportion

later from 1981 to 2011. It is

also

noticeable that the

proportion

between the above two groups reaches the same point in the year 1971. Nearly 80% of

households

rented flats and houses in 1918, which was the highest percentage throughout the 93 years.

In contrast

, only around 22% of

households

owned flats and houses, which was the lowest point over the same period of years. From 1918 to 1961, the percentage of rented housing kept decreasing stably, from around 76% to 59%,

while

the owned housing kept increasing steadily, from around 22% to 41%.

Moreover

, they reach the same

proportion

at 50% in 1971.

However

, the percentage of

households

in rented flats mostly a decreasing trend between 1981 to 2001, dropped to around 11% and slightly increased to around 35% in 2011.

By contrast

, the

proportion

of owned housing was mostly increasing trend, and reached 69% in 2001, which was the highest

proportion

of

households

in rented housing over the 93 years.