The bar chart illustrates the proportion of households in owned and rented accommodation in two different countries (England and Wales) from 1918 to 2011, measured in percentages.
Overall, the proportion of households living in rented accommodation showed a significant decline over the period recorded, while the percentage of homeowners increased remarkably throughout the timeframe.
Looking at the details, the proportion of households living in rented accommodation stood at approximately 77% in 1918, making it considerably higher than the percentage of homeowners. After that, the figure for households living in rented accommodation decreased remarkably to 50 percent in 1971. After falling sharply to 31% in 2001, the proportion of households living in rented accommodation recovered and levelled off at 36% by the end of the period.
By contrast, the percentage of homeowners began at a much lower level than that of households living in rented accommodation, standing at around 23% in 1918. 1971 saw a significant rise to around 50% for the ratio of homeowners, surpassing the proportion of households living in rented accommodation. Subsequently, the percentage of homeowners increased gradually to around 69% in 2001, before dropping to around 64% by the end of the timeframe, making it the predominant category.