The bar chart illustrates the percentage of
households
that owned or rented Use synonyms
accommodation
in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. The data is divided into two categories: Use synonyms
households
in owned Use synonyms
accommodation
and those in rented Use synonyms
accommodation
.
Use synonyms
Overall
, there was a significant shift in housing trends over the period. In 1918, the majority of Linking Words
households
(approximately 78%) rented their homes, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
home
Use synonyms
ownership
was relatively low. Use synonyms
However
, over the following decades, the percentage of rented Linking Words
accommodation
steadily declined, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
home
Use synonyms
ownership
increased, reaching a peak around 2001.
From 1918 to 1961, the proportion of rented Use synonyms
accommodation
gradually decreased, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
home
Use synonyms
ownership
steadily increased. By 1971, the percentage of both owned and rented Use synonyms
households
was equal at around 50%. Use synonyms
This
marked a turning point, as Linking Words
ownership
continued to rise, reaching approximately 70% in 1991.
Between 1991 and 2001, Use synonyms
home
Use synonyms
ownership
remained dominant, though the rate of increase slowed. Use synonyms
However
, from 2001 onwards, there was a slight decline in Linking Words
ownership
, Use synonyms
while
renting saw a marginal increase. By 2011, Linking Words
ownership
had dropped slightly to around 65%, Use synonyms
whereas
renting had risen to approximately 35%.
In summary, the data demonstrates a long-term trend of increasing Linking Words
home
Use synonyms
ownership
, with renting becoming less common until the early 2000s. The slight reversal observed in the final decade suggests a potential shift towards renting in more recent years.Use synonyms
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