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
This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by occupancy rating (rooms) and by tenure. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. _It is inappropriate to measure change in number of rooms from 2011 to 2021, as Census 2021 used Valuation Office Agency data for this variable. Instead use Census 2021 estimates for number of bedrooms for comparisons over time. Read more about this [quality notice](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/methodologies/housingqualityinformationforcensus2021)._ _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](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/methodologies/housingqualityinformationforcensus2021)._ __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 __Occupancy rating for rooms__ Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of rooms the household requires to the number of available rooms. The number of rooms the household requires uses a formula which states that: * one-person households require three rooms comprised of two common rooms and one bedroom * two-or-more person households require a minimum of two common rooms and a bedroom for each of the following: 1. married or cohabiting couple 2. single parent 3. person aged 16 years and over 4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years 5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex 6. pair of children aged 10 years, regardless of their sex 7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 above An occupancy rating of: * -1 or less implies that a household’s accommodation has fewer rooms than required (overcrowded) * +1 or more implies that a household’s accommodation has more rooms than required (under-occupied) * 0 suggests that a household’s accommodation has an ideal number of rooms The number of rooms is taken from Valuation Office Agency (VOA) administrative data for the first time in 2021. The number of rooms is recorded at the address level, whilst the 2011 Census recorded the number of rooms at the household level. This means that for households that live in a shared dwelling, the available number of rooms are counted for the whole dwelling in VOA, and not each individual household. VOA’s definition of a room does not include bathrooms, toilets, halls or landings, kitchens, conservatories or utility rooms. All other rooms, for example, living rooms, studies, bedrooms, separate dining rooms and rooms that can only be used for storage are included. Please note that the 2011 Census question included kitchens, conservatories and utility rooms while excluding rooms that can only be used for storage. To adjust for the definitional difference, the number of rooms required is deducted from the actual number of rooms it has available, and then 1 is added. __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.
England and Wales Census 2021 - RM101: Occupancy rating (rooms) by household composition
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
Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service.
Excel file containing data and metadata at country level for England and Wales.
Country level data for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at region level for England and Wales.
Excel file containing data and metadata at NHS England Regions data for England.
Excel file containing data and metadata at Local Health Boards data for Wales.
Excel file containing data and metadata at Integrated Care Boards data for England.
Excel file containing data and metadata at Sub Integrated Care Board Locations data for England. Locations (formal title Sub Integrated Care Board Locations) have replaced clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and are NHS organisations that organise the delivery of NHS services in England.
Sub Integrated Care Board Locations data for England
Excel file containing data and metadata at Upper Tier Local Authority level. In some areas of England, local government is divided between a county council (upper-tier) and a district council (lower tier), which are responsible for different services. In other areas, there is a single unitary authority instead. In Wales there are only unitary single tier councils. Where a council is a Unitary Authority it appears in both Upper and Lower Tier Local Authority datasets.
Upper Tier Local Authority level data for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Lower Tier Local Authority level. In some areas of England, local government is divided between a county council (upper-tier) and a district council (lower tier), which are responsible for different services. In other areas, there is a single unitary authority instead. In Wales there are only unitary single tier councils. Where a council is a Unitary Authority it appears in both Upper and Lower Tier Local Authority datasets.
Lower Tier Local Authority level data for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies data for England and Wales. The UK Parliament currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament to the House of Commons.
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies data for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Electoral Wards/Divisions level for England and Wales. Areas used to elect councillors to a lower tier local authority. Sometimes known as "electoral wards"
Electoral Wards/Divisions level data for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Middle Super Output Area (MSOA). Super Output Areas are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small-area statistics. In the 2021 Census there were 7,264 MSOAs in England and Wales.
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) level data for England and Wales
CSV file containing data at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA). Super Output Areas are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small-area statistics. In the 2021 Census there were 35,672 LSOAs in England and Wales. LSOAs are built from contiguous Output Areas.
Lower Super Output Level (LSOA) data for England and Wales
JSON file containing metadata at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA). Super Output Areas are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small-area statistics. In the 2021 Census there were 35,672 LSOAs in England and Wales. LSOAs are built from contiguous Output Areas.
Lower Super Output Level (LSOA) metadata for England and Wales
CSV file containing data at Output Area (OA) level. OAs are the smallest geographical area, the building blocks for Census data. OAs are designed to have a minimum size of 40 households and a mean of around 125 households and be sociologically homogenous.
Output Area (OA) level data for England and Wales
JSON file containing metadata at Output Area (OA) level. OAs are the smallest geographical area, the building blocks for Census data. OAs are designed to have a minimum size of 40 households and a mean of around 125 households and be sociologically homogenous.
Output Area (OA) level metadata for England and Wales
post-2019 Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies data for England and Wales