This
graphic illustrates the comparison of the percentage of families who resided in their own property or rented a house for living in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
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Overall
, the households renting the accommodation declined Linking Words
while
those owning the residence grew over these years.
In 1918, the majority of people in the twin states hired a place to live, making more than three-fourths of the total.These numbers dropped steadily in the subsequent decades to touch the lowest level in 2001 at about thirty per cent.Linking Words
However
, the figures started rising again to reach more than one-third in 2011.
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In contrast
, the households owning a house followed a reverse pattern.In 1918, only a few people had their own residence making up to one-fifth of the population.Linking Words
Thereafter
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while
the renting of accommodation dipped, the property owners showed a gradual upward trend till 1971 when the strength of the populace hiring and owning a house became equal with each contributing exactly half of the populace.These numbers grew Linking Words
further
in the next decades surpassing the tenants in 1981 and reaching their highest value in 2001 at more than two-thirds of the community after which, there was a slight decrement in their ratio by five per cent in the year 2011.Linking Words
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