The chart below shows the percentages 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, make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the percentages 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, make comparisons where relevant.
The given graph depicts the proportion of
people
who were either having their own houses or were renting in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.
Overall
, it can be seen that the trend of renting
was
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decreased in the given time period as
people
preferred to buy their own houses. In 1918, rented
accommodation
was higher
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78%, and the percentage of
people
living there was at least around 22%.
Then
with the passage of time,
people
started to prefer their own houses and the renting trend started to fall.
Also
, 1971 was the time when the percentage of rented and owned
accommodation
was the same
that is
at 50%. In 1981, owned
accommodation
increased by 10% from 50% to 60%,
whereas
rented declined by 10% and dropped to 40% from 50%.
In addition
, in the year 2001 owned property surged to its highest point
that is
nearly 69% and rented
accommodation
fell to its lowest point to just over 30%
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