Dwellings 2021 – accommodation type by occupied status

 

Of the 285,530 dwellings recorded in the 2021 census, 87.7% of these were occupied and 12.3% unoccupied. 36.6% of dwellings were detached houses or bungalows with 25% semi-detached, 21.6% terraced and 14.3% flats/maisonettes/apartments. Unoccupied dwellings had a different profile to the occupied one with lower shares of all categories but a higher share of flats/maisonettes/apartments and caravans. A fifth of all flats/maisonettes/apartments are in the unoccupied sector compared to only a tenth of detached dwellings.

 

Data

 

Accommodation type by occupation - nos.
Accommodation type	Occupied dwellings	Unoccupied dwellings	Total
Detached whole house or bungalow	93100	11380	104485
Semi-detached whole house or bungalow	66435	5070	71505
Terraced (including end-terrace) whole house or bungalow	54965	6795	61760
Flat, maisonette or apartment	32020	8705	40725
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure	3885	3170	7055
Total	250405	35120	285530

 

 

 

Accommodation type by occupation - % by use.
Accommodation type	Occupied dwellings	Unoccupied dwellings	Total
Detached whole house or bungalow	37.2	32.4	36.6
Semi-detached whole house or bungalow	26.5	14.4	25.0
Terraced (including end-terrace) whole house or bungalow	22.0	19.3	21.6
Flat, maisonette or apartment	12.8	24.8	14.3
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure	1.6	9.0	2.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accommodation type by occupation -% share of total by use
Accommodation type	Occupied dwellings	Unoccupied dwellings	Total
Detached whole house or bungalow	89.1	10.9	100.0
Semi-detached whole house or bungalow	92.9	7.1	100.0
Terraced (including end-terrace) whole house or bungalow	89.0	11.0	100.0
Flat, maisonette or apartment	78.6	21.4	100.0
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure	55.1	44.9	100.0
Total	87.7	12.3	100.0

 

Source: Office for National Statistics, (30 March 2023), Census 2021, Number of dwellings by housing characteristics in England and Wales, 2021 compared with 2011, Table 2a: Dwelling occupancy by dwelling type by detailed accommodation type of dwelling, national to local authority, England and Wales, 2021.