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 depicts households owning and renting accommodation proportion in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.
Overall
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, it is immediately apparent that homeownership experienced an upward tendency,
whereas
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rental
house
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houses
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had a descending trend. Meanwhile, it is noticeable that the highest percentage of rented
house
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houses
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saw on
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the first year from the time measured. Between 1918 and 1971, the number of families in owned property
were decreasing
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steadily from nearly below 80% to
a
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half of
population
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the population
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.
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,
rented
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the rented
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category experienced
a
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moderate growth
by
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almost 30%,
where
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it
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started from almost a quarter to evened out at 50%. Both categories had been levelled off at the same portion in 1971 before it changed
on
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the next period. Between 1971 and 2011, the percentage of households who owned a place to live rose significantly and finished at 65%,
although
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it peaked at 68% in 2001.
In contrast
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, there was a gradual decline in the proportion of rented accommodation in the second period when it ended at 32%, but it hit a low of just above 35% in 2001.

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