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

proportion

of families living in owned and rented houses in England and Wales over a 93-year period.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the

percentage

of families living in rented houses dominated in the first half of the period,

while

in the second half, the

percentage

of households owning their

homes

became more popular. In general, it is obvious that the

percentage

of households renting

homes

was three times higher than that of owned

homes

in 1918.

Moreover

, the

proportion

of rented

homes

experienced a significant drop, from about 77% to 50% between 1918 and 1971.

Additionally

, in 1971, both categories had the same

percentage

of 50%.

However

, the

proportion

of rented accommodation continued to decline, dropping from 50% in 1971 to approximately 31% in 2001, before experiencing a slight increase to roughly 35%.

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on the other hand

, the

proportion

of families owning

homes

showed a growth trend, rising from about 24% in 1918 to 50% in 1971, and

then

continuing to rise from 50% to roughly 68% between 1971 and 1991.

However

, between 2001 and 2011, it witnessed a slight decrease, dropping from approximately 69% to 64%.