The chart below shows the percentage 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 and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of

homes

that were either bought or rented in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. Units are measured in percentages.

Overall

, an increased majority was renting in the beginning before experiencing a downward trend

while

there was an upward trend in

people

buying houses. Despite

this

, there was one period where the percentage of

people

that were renting and buying was the same. In 1918, there was a significant percentage of

people

renting

homes

which was well over 75% or three-quarters of households.

In

contrast

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contrast,

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the percentage of home ownership was significantly smaller at about 22%. Noticeably, the number of

people

paying rent declined dramatically to 40% in 1981 compared to 60% of individuals owning their

homes

.

On the other hand

, more

people

were owning their

homes

throughout the period.

Initially

,

this

number stood at around 22% in 1918, before increasing to more than one-third in 1953 and eventually increasing to nearly 70% in 2001.

Moreover

, in 1971,a similar number of households were renting and owning

homes

.