England and Wales Census 2021 - RM136: Tenure by household size by number of bedrooms

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

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. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

  • country - for example, Wales
  • region - for example, London
  • local authority - for example, Cornwall
  • health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
  • statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Tenure of household

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.

Household size

The number of people in the household.

Visitors staying at an address do not count to that household’s size.

Number of Bedrooms

The number of bedrooms in a household’s accommodation.

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

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated April 17, 2023, 12:28 (BST)
Created April 17, 2023, 12:28 (BST)
Visibility Public
Year 2021
Topics Accommodation and housing
Units Households
Geographic Layer Census Electoral Divisions
Census Wards
Countries
Integrated Care Boards
Local Health Boards
Lower Super Output Areas
Lower Tier Local Authorities
Middle Super Output Areas
NHS England Regions
Output Areas
Regions
Sub Integrated Care Board Locations
Upper Tier Local Authorities
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency Decennial
DOI https://doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location England and Wales
Granularity Country down to output areas
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