The bar chart demonstrates the data on percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales during the period from 1918 to 2011.
Overall, it is clear that the indicators of owned and rented accommodation showed contrast trends. The popularity of rented accommodation went down, while owned type increased.
Looking at the figures of households in owned accommodation, what stands out from the chart is that, in 1918, it constituted approximately 24 %. After growth in 1939, owned type remained with just over 30 percent until 1961. At this point, owned accommodation began to improve steadily and, in 2001, its portion comprised roughly 70 % of all accommodation. By the end, in 2011, owned kind experienced a slight decline to 65 percent, holding the domineering position.
Turning to the rented type of accommodation, it can be seen that, in 1918, it was a peak of rented accommodation’s popularity with 77 %. Having stabilized after a decrease in 1939, rented kind started to drop. In 1971, rented and owned accommodations converged at 50 percent. Following this, rented was outranked by owned type. The lowest position was reached in 2001 with just over 30 %. At the finish of the given period, rented accommodation illustrated a negligible rise to 35 percent.