England and Wales: Tenure

Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001

Key Facts

All Residents	59,597,542
Male	29,177,340
Female	30,420,202
Households	24,783,199
Population Density (people/km2)	394.6

This is the top-level dataset for the whole of England and Wales. Drill down further by selecting a country:

Wales

Table Code	ts054
Issued	2023-01-06
Unit of Measure	Household
Number of Response Options	9

Description
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by tenure. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Whether a household owns or rents the accommodation that it occupies.

Owner-occupied accommodation can be:

* owned outright, which is where the household owns all of the accommodation
* with a mortgage or loan
* part-owned on a shared ownership scheme

Rented accommodation can be:

* private rented (for example, rented through a private landlord or letting agent
* social rented through a local council or housing association

This information is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.

Quality Statement

There is evidence of people incorrectly identifying their type of landlord as ”Council or local authority” or “Housing association”. You should add these two categories together when analysing data that uses this variable.

More information at the ONS website

Tenure of household: Total: All households	24,783,199
Owned	15,258,981
Owned: Owns outright	8,136,782
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	7,122,199
Shared ownership	240,234
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	240,234
Social rented	4,227,756
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	2,061,789
Social rented: Other social rented	2,165,967
Private rented	5,023,531
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	4,468,534
Private rented: Other private rented	554,997
Lives rent free	32,697

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