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Housing tenure

The number of outright owners has risen steadily, while the share of mortgagors has dropped substantially since the early 200s. Meanwhile, private renting households now outnumber socially renting households, while the temporary accommodation crisis is worsening almost quarter-on-quarter.

 

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Tenure by age

 

Housing tenure by age

Notes

Data is in fiscal years e.g. 1994 represents 1994-95 fiscal year. Data is for GB until 2001-02 and the UK thereafter.

Source

RF analysis of DWP, Households Below Average Income.

Data

Update frequency: annual. Next update: Q2 2026.

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