The bar chart illustrates the number of households that owned and rented in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.
Overall, the percentage of households in owned accommodation increased dramatically, while the number of households in rented accommodation has tremendous decrease.
Firstly, the percentage of households that owned started from a relatively high point of around 78% in 1918. Secondly, this proportion experienced a sharp fall, and in the middle of the period, the figures of owned households went down significantly from 78% and stood at 32% in 2001. By contrast, in 2011, the proportion was slightly higher than that in 2001 and stood at 35%.
On the other hand, in the same period, the figures of rented households increased sharply and stood at around 77% in 1991. In the next 10 years, the proportion of households in rented was continued went up and reached the highest point at 79% although it has a steady decrease in 2011.
