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

The bar chart illustrates

families

in owned and rented

houses

percentage

in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.

Overall

, it is clearly seen that throughout the given period, except between 2001 and 2011, the number of

families

owning

houses

decreased

while

the number of

families

renting

houses

increased. The period from 1918 to 1971 saw a decrease in

households

in owned

accommodation

but an increase in

households

in rented

accommodation

.

Started

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at around 76%,

families

living in owned

houses

decreased to approximately 68% in 1939

while

the number of

families

living in rented

houses

increased from around 22% to 32%.

Although

the

percentage

remained until 1953, they continued the

trend

until levelled at 50% in 1971 and switched from there. The period from 1981 to 2001 continued the same

trend

. The

percentage

of

families

in rented

houses

increased to 60%

while

the

percentage

of

families

in owned

houses

decreased to 40% in 1981. The

trend

continued until 2001 with

households

in owned

accommodation

reached

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almost 70%

whereas

households

in owned

accommodation

reached almost 30%.

Nonetheless

, in 2011, the

trend

changed, with

households

in owned

accommodation

increased

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to around 35%

whereas

households

in rented

accommodation

decreased to around 65%