Summary

Housing characteristics at the dwelling level, in England and Wales. Characteristics include dwelling occupancy, shared dwellings, accommodation type, tenure, central heating type and number of bedrooms. We also compare with the 2011 Census, where appropriate.

Publications

• Housing in England and Wales: 2021 compared with 2011

  Housing characteristics at the dwelling level, in England and Wales. Characteristics include dwelling occupancy, shared dwellings, accommodation type, tenure, central heating type and number of bedrooms. We also compare with the 2011 Census, where appropriate.

Data

• Number of dwellings by housing characteristics in England and Wales

  The number of dwellings by dwelling occupancy, shared dwellings, accommodation type, tenure, central heating type and number of bedrooms. Data are available at country, region, local authority, Middle layer Super Output Area and Lower layer Super Output Area in England and Wales, where possible.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest