The bar chart shows the percentage of households in England and Wales in percentages that lived in owned and rented accommodation between 1918 and 2011.
In general, what stands out from the graph is that while the number of owned households witnessed a slight decline from 1918, the number of rented households experienced a different trend.Another interesting and important point is that, in the year 1971 these two types of accommodation had an equal percentage of households.
At the beginning of the period in 1918, renting was far more common than owning, with the vast majority of households living in rented accommodation. However, homeownership gradually increased over the years, and by 1971, the two categories were equal, marking a major change in housing trends.
Following this, homeownership continued to rise, reaching a peak in 2001, while the percentage of renters declined. However, from 2001 to 2011, this trend slightly reversed, with rental accommodation becoming more common again.