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

The given bar chart provides data on the proportion of English and Welsh families who lived in owning and renting houses over an interval of 93 years.

Overall

, the

number

of households who were tenants experienced a noticeable fall

while

the

number

of house owners rose remarkably throughout the given period.

According to

the line graph, in 1918, the proportion of tenants was almost 20%, the minimum percentage between 1918 to 2011,

then

the

number

of tenants saw a doubling and reached 40% in 1971.

This

was followed by another increase and peaked at a little less than 70% in 2001.

Finally

, the upward trend broke and stood at just over 60%. As the line graph demonstrates, the highest

number

of house owners could be witnessed in 1918 by nearly 80%.

However

, the figure for families who owned houses experienced a considerable decline until 2001 and stood at almost 30%, the lowest amount over the period shown. Ultimately,

this

proportion grew slightly and reached 35% in 2011.