In 2001 there was a total of 74335 households in Bury. There was an increase of some 5,000 households in the Borough between 1991 and 2001. (69,253 in 1991). 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. The vast majority of residents were home owners (75.5%) with 30.5% of them owning their property outright. In 1991 16% of households rented their property from the Local Authority compared with only 10.9% in 2001. This reduction can largely be associated with the 'Right to Buy' initiative and the transfer of one council estate to a housing association.
Reductions in the proportion of properties without central heating from 16% in 1991 to 8% in 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. Overcrowding appears to have risen since 1991, it now affects 3667 households compared to 172 in 1991. However, this increase can be attributed to a change in methodology used to calculate this figure (In 1991 it was measured as over1.5 persons per room, in 2001 this was measured by there being a room too few).
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