The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates the amount of individuals who owned or rented houses in Britain and Wales over the period of 1918 to 2020.
Overall
, it can be seen that during
this
period of time, the
percentage
of households who owned their houses has increased significantly.
On the other hand
, fewer individuals have rented their accommodation.
According to
the chart, the highest
percentage
of people who rented their homes belonged to 1950 by nearly 70%.
However
,
this
amount started to decrease since
then
until 30% in 2002, which was the lowest rank and after that rose to only 8% until 2020.
While
the trend for owners was completely opposite. In 1950, the
percentage
of owners was at the lowest amount which was 31%. But after that, boosted dramatically until it reached its peak at 70% in 2000.
Although
in the two next decades, it started to fall down again, the
percentage
of owners was always higher than the people who had rented their accommodations.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • predominant
  • accommodation
  • trend
  • shift
  • households
  • homeownership
  • economic and social circumstances
  • interwar period
  • post-World War II
  • government policies
  • urbanization
  • public policy
  • economic prosperity
  • tipping point
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