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

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
The bar chart gives information about the proportions of households owning and renting accommodation proportion in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.
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, it is apparent that homeownership experienced an upward trend,
whereas
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renting had a downward trend. Meanwhile, the proportion for renting was far higher at the beginning, even though the
ownership's
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rate was almost double the
renting's
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by the end. Between 1918 and 1971, the number of families in owned property decreased almost steadily from below 80% to half of the population.
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, the renting category experienced a moderate growth by almost 30%, from below 25% to 50%, which was exactly the same as owning. Both categories had been levelled off at the same portion in 1971 before it changed to the next period. Between 1971 and 2011, the percentage of households who owned a place to live rose significantly and finished at 64%,
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it peaked at 69% in 2001.
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, there was a gradual decline in the proportion of rented accommodation in the second period, and it ended at 36%, despite hitting a low of just above 30% in 2001.

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Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • tenancy
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • proportion
  • residence
  • dwelling
  • shift
  • transition
  • migration
  • fluctuate
  • stabilize
  • rise
  • fall
  • increase
  • decrease
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