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

The bar chart compares the amount of citizens who owned a

house

with citizens who lived in rented accommodations in two countries (England and Wales) between 1918 and 2011. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that the majority of

people

lived in rented accommodations in the past compared to nowadays.

Also

,

while

the

figure

for

households

in owned

accommodation

had an upward trend, for

households

in rented

accommodation

was downward. In 1918, more than 75% of individuals lived in a rented

house

,

while

, only 23% of

people

in England and Wales had their own

house

.

However

, in 1939,

while

the percentage of

people

who lived in rented

accommodation

fell to just below 70%, the

figure

for

households

in owned

accommodation

experienced an increase, reaching 32%. Interestingly, both figures remained stable until 1953. From 1953 to 1971, the figures continued to their past trend and both became 50% by 1971. From

then

, the percentage of

people

who had their own

house

saw a dramatic increase, reaching a new peak of 68% in 2001.

In contrast

, the

figure

for

households

in rented

accommodation

experienced a sharp decrease, falling to just above 30%.

Finally

, in 2011, the percentage of individuals who had a

house

saw a slight decrease and fell to 63%,

while

the

figure

for

people

who lived in rented

accommodation

experienced a small increase, reaching just above 35%.