The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation 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 rate of owning and renting accommodation houses in Wales and England from 1918 to 2011.
Overall
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, the percentage of owned
household
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households
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showed an upward trend,
whereas
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the renting houses was
characterized
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by a downward trend. The owning accommodation rate started at above 20% in 1918,
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it increased to around 32% in 1939 and
mantained
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maintained
stable in the year 1953.
This
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number continuously soared
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it
reach
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the peak point at nearly 70% in 2001 before
dipped
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to approximately 64%
in
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the end of the period.
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, the renting accommodation began with a high number at over 70% in 1918,
then
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this
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rate decreased to below 70% in 1939 and remained stable in 1953.
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figure gradually decreased and
met
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the same number of owned houses at 50% in 1971,
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it kept decreasing to roughly 32% in 2001
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it rose to around 36% in 2011.

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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "percentage" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • owner-occupied
  • accommodation
  • households
  • percentage
  • sozio-economic factors
  • post-World War I
  • housing policies
  • economic challenges
  • affordability
  • societal norms
  • mortgage availability
  • economic prosperity
  • reversal
  • property prices
  • younger generations
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