The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011

The given chart illustrates the

percentage

of

households

that owned and rented

accommodation

in England and Wales From 1918 and 2011. It can be seen from the graph that

while

the

percentage

of

households

in owned

accommodation

increased significantly between 1918 to 2011, There was a considerable decrease in

households

in rented

accommodation

. Looking at the

households

owning

accommodation

,

it is clear that

the

percentage

of families who owned houses rose greatly from approximately 22% to 31% between 1918 and 1939.

In contrast

, they maintained the same level at about 31% between 1939 and 1953.

Moreover

,

although

the

percentage

of

households

in owned houses recovered from 1953 to 1991 and reached approximately 68% , there was a period of stability from 1991 to 2001 and there was a marginal drop from 2001 to 2011. Turning next to families who had rented

accommodation

, it can be seen that the

percentage

of

households

in rented

accommodation

was at the highest in 1918 about 78% and it remained unchanged from 1939 to 1953. There was a notable reduction in

households

who lived in rented houses between 1953 to 1971 and it experienced a dip between 1991 and 2001.

However

, it rose slightly

at the end

of the given period of time.