The bar chart illustrates the percentages of households living in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
Overall
, home Linking Words
ownership
increased significantly during the period, Use synonyms
while
the proportion of rented households declined. The two figures were equal in 1971.
In 1918, around 78% of households lived in rented accommodation, Linking Words
whereas
only about 22% owned their homes. The percentage of home Linking Words
ownership
gradually increased over the following decades, reaching approximately 50% in 1971.
After 1971, Use synonyms
ownership
continued to rise and peaked at about 69% in 2001. Use synonyms
In contrast
, the proportion of rented homes steadily decreased from nearly 80% in 1918 to roughly 31% in 2001. By 2011, Linking Words
ownership
slightly declined to around 65%, Use synonyms
while
renting increased modestly to about 36%.Linking Words