You asked
I would like to know the current amount of households in various postcode sectors.
We said
Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to households in specific postcode sectors.
The following table provides data for household composition in England and Wales. KS105EW - Household composition - is available from the Nomis website: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks105ew
You can use the "Query data" option to refine your search to various geographies (e.g. postcode sectors). You can then select the specific sectors you requested.
It may be that you might find a 'household spaces' table more appropriate than a 'households' table. A household space is the accommodation used or available for use by an individual household. A household space with no usual residents may still be used by short-term residents and/or visitors who were present on census night, may be a second addresses or might be vacant. For a fuller definition of the terms 'household' and 'household space' please refer to the 2011 Census glossary: http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011census/2011censusdata/2011censususerguide/glossary
The following table provides data for household spaces in England and Wales. QS417EW - Household spaces - is available from the Nomis website: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs417ew
You can use the "Query data" option to refine your search to various geographies (e.g. postcode sectors). You can then select the specific sectors you requested. Selecting the 'household space' option will allow you to choose ‘household spaces with at least one usual resident’ and ‘household spaces with no usual residents’.
Please note that, in the above tables, in order to protect against disclosure of personal information, records have been swapped between different geographic areas. Some counts will be affected, particularly small counts at the lowest geographies.
If you have any further questions may I suggest that, rather than using the Freedom of Information route, you contact Census Customer Services directly. They will be glad to deal with any census related queries and the process is much speedier. Web: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censuscustomerservices
Email: census.customerservices@ons.gov.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1329 444972
Census Customer Services: ONS, Titchfield, Fareham, Hants, PO15 5RR