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

The chart given illustrates the proportion of households owning and renting accommodation over a period from 1918 to 2011 in England and Wales. From an

overall

Linking Words

perspective, it is evident that the percentage of families who have their own

houses

Use synonyms

saw a fluctuating upward trend,

whereas

Linking Words

, the reverse pattern can be seen in the figure for hiring ones. At the beginning of the period, the percentage of citizens who have their own accommodation was the lowest, at about 22%, meanwhile, the data on hired

houses

Use synonyms

was highest, at around 76%. In the following years, the proportion of owned

houses

Use synonyms

witnessed a significant rise from over 30% in 1939 to 60% in 1981, compared to 40% leasing accommodation, in the same year. After reaching a peak at nearly 70% in the next twenty years, the data on owned

houses

Use synonyms

fall slightly to approximately 65% in the final year. Meanwhile, the figure for hired places hit the lowest point, at over 30% in 2001., before rising to around 38%

at the end

Linking Words

of the period.