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Housing Stock & Conditions

Understand how homes are owned, rented and occupied, using detailed Census 2021 housing measures.

England | Census 2021

Housing tenure

Households grouped by their ownership or rental arrangement.

Census dataset
Owned outright7,624,693
Owned with mortgage or loan6,744,372
Social rented4,005,663
Private rented4,794,889
Shared ownership235,951
Published by Office for National Statistics. View official source

England | Census 2021

Dwelling type

The physical type of accommodation occupied by households.

Census dataset
Detached5,368,859
Semi-detached7,378,304
Terraced5,381,432
Flat, maisonette or apartment5,207,596
Mobile or temporary structure99,894
Published by Office for National Statistics. View official source

England | Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

Household accommodation grouped by available bedrooms.

Census dataset
1 bedroom2,723,171
2 bedrooms6,394,723
3 bedrooms9,373,469
4 or more bedrooms4,944,722
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England | Census 2021

Bedroom occupancy rating

A negative occupancy rating indicates fewer bedrooms than the household requires under the Census standard.

Census dataset
Two or more spare bedrooms8,341,234
One spare bedroom7,791,513
Bedrooms match need6,278,647
One bedroom fewer than required854,416
Two or more bedrooms fewer170,275
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England | Census 2021

Occupied household spaces

The topic-summary API provides occupied households. Vacant dwelling measures require a separate dwelling-stock source and are not inferred from this count.

Census dataset
Households23,436,084
Published by Office for National Statistics. View official source