2001 Census - Key Statistics
2001 Census - Key Statistics;Housing
| |
Value |
|
Eng & Wales
Rank/376
(proportion) |
Regional
Rank/43 |
| Number of households with residents |
74335 |
100.0% |
85 |
14 |
|
Number of people per hectare |
18.2 | 98
11 |
|
Average household size |
2.4 | 120
14 |
|
Vacant household spaces |
2446 | 154
30 |
|
Owner occupied |
56142 |
75.5% |
123 |
14 |
|
Without central heating |
5660 |
7.6% |
142 |
33 |
|
Without own bath/shower & toilet |
172 |
0.2% |
267 |
31 |
|
Overcrowding indicator |
3667 |
4.9% |
156 |
17 |
There was an increase of some 5,000 households in the Borough between 1991 and 2001. This is not simply a result of increasing numbers of people, but is partly due to a reduction in average household size over the period from 2.51 to 2.4 persons per household.
A reduction in the proportion of owner occupied property is a reflection of the construction of non-owner occupied property during the 1991-2001 period, rather than an actual reduction in the number of owner occupied dwellings.
Reductions in the proportion of properties without central heating (from 16% in 1991 to 8% 2001) and those without their own bath/ shower and toilet (from 0.8% to 0.2%) are a reflection of the overall improvement to the housing stock which has taken place over the period.
Produced by Research and Consultation Team, February 2003, Tel 0161 253 5121/6593
Source: National Statistics website:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/Crown copyright material is reporduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO
