Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of individuals who owned or rented houses in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

As an overall trend, the proportion of households in rented accommodation was greater than the percentage of households in owned accommodation during the first half of the timeline. The maximum percentage of households in owned accommodation was in 2011 and the percentage of households in rented accommodation remained the lowest. However, the largest percentage of households for rented accommodation was 1918 while the percentage of households for owned accommodation was the minimum. Additionally, households in both owned and rented accommodation had the same proportion in 1971.

In 1918, households in owned accommodation were approximately 23%. It developed to almost 32% in 1939 and 1953, it was constant. Then, it improved significantly from about 32% to 69% between 1939 and 2001. However, it slightly dropped to about 64% in 2011.

As far as households in rented accommodation were concerned, 1918 was the boom year with nearly 78% which started to drop afterward. Though it remained constant at around 68% between 1939 and 1953, it continued to go down and reached only 30% in 2001. In the year 2011, it slightly increased to around 36%.