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

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
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The chart illustrates the proportion of people who owned and rented the places where they lived in England and Wales.
Overall
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, the proportion of tenants declined steadily throughout the period,
however
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, the number of owners increased. The landlord's quota was just above 20% in 1918, which rose to approximately 30% in 1939 and 1953 after a slight jump between 1961 to 1981, there was a massive augmentation to the highest point of more than 65% in 1991 and 2001 before receding to just over 60% in 2011. In 1918, tenants were reaching the highest point of renting with almost more than 70% of the population,
then
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decreased to approximately 60% in 1939 and 1953. The total amount of households in rented accommodation dropped over the period until it came to its lowest point of nearly 30% in 2011. 1971 was the only year when people who owned and rented reached the same ratio of just around 50%, respectively.
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  • percentage
  • households
  • owned accommodation
  • rented accommodation
  • England
  • Wales
  • chart
  • between
  • trends
  • increase
  • decrease
  • fluctuate
  • rise
  • fall
  • peak
  • significant
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • steady
  • dramatic
  • overall
  • range from
  • at the beginning of
  • at the end of
  • over the period
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