In the 3 years to March 2023, 25% of households from the Arab ethnic group were overcrowded, compared with 2% of White British households.

This statistic shows the share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015. In 2015, the United Kingdom had an overcrowding rate of 7.3 percent.

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Among residents of the United Kingdom planning to go on holiday in 2021, those aged 55 years and older were most likely to be concerned about overcrowded destinations. Younger travelers were less concerned by the risk of overcrowding.

The percentage of housing in England that was deemed overcrowded between 2005 and 2023 varied depending on the tenure. Social renters were most likely to occupy an overcrowded home, with *** percent of homes falling in this category in 2023. Meanwhile, for owner-occupied housing, this share stood at *** percent. In 2023, there were around 24 dwellings in England.

This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied, by age, for Birmingham. This occupancy rating is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms.An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more bedroom than the standard requirement.CoverageThis dataset is focused on the data for Birmingham at city level. About the 2021 CensusThe Census takes place every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.Protecting personal dataThe ONS sometimes need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, they: Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, they swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area. Very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority. Added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five. This might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when they applied perturbation.

For more geographies, aggregations or topics see the link in the Reference below. Or, to create a custom dataset with multiple variables use the ONS Create a custom dataset tool.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester MSOAs and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city MSOAs.

This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied, by age, for Birmingham. This occupancy rating is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms.An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more bedroom than the standard requirement.CoverageThis dataset is focused on the data for Birmingham at 2021 constituency level. About the 2021 CensusThe Census takes place every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.Protecting personal dataThe ONS sometimes need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, they:Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, they swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area. Very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority.Added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five. This might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when they applied perturbation.For more geographies, aggregations or topics see the link in the Reference below. Or, to create a custom dataset with multiple variables use the ONS Create a custom dataset tool.

This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied. It is calculated by summing households with one room too few and households with two or more rooms too few, as a percentage of all households. The ages of the household members and their relationships to each other are used to derive the number of rooms/bedrooms they require, based on a standard formula. The number of rooms/bedrooms required is subtracted from the number of rooms/bedrooms in the household's accommodation to obtain the occupancy rating. An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer room/bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more room/bedroom than the standard requirement. Statistical Disclosure Control: In order to protect against disclosure of personal information from the Census, there has been swapping of records in the Census database between different geographic areas, and so some counts will be affected. In the main, the greatest effects will be at the lowest geographies, since the record swapping is targeted towards those households with unusual characteristics in small areas.Data is Powered by LG Inform Plus .

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester wards and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city wards.

Dataset population: Households

Occupancy rating (rooms)

Occupancy rating provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or underoccupied. There are two measures of occupancy rating:

1. Based on the number of rooms in a household's accommodation
2. Based on the number of bedrooms in a household's accommodation

The ages of the household members and their relationships to each other are used to derive the number of rooms/bedrooms they require, based on a standard formula. The number of rooms/bedrooms required is subtracted from the number of rooms/bedrooms in the household's accommodation to obtain the occupancy rating. An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer room/bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more room/bedroom than the standard requirement.

In June 2025, the prisoner population of England and Wales stood at around 87,300 while the operating capacity of prisons was almost 89,600.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester and compare this with national statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city and England overall.

Number of households which are overcrowded Source: Census 2001 Publisher: Neighbourhood Statistics Geographies: Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Ward, Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2001 Type of data: Survey (census)

Utilising a regression analysis we created a correlation matrix utilising a number of demographic indicators from the Local Insight platform. This application is showing the distribution of the datasets that were found to have the strongest relationships, with the base comparison dataset of proportion of overcrowded households. This app contains the following datasets: proportion of over 65's receiving pension credit guarantee element, proportion of people in employment (aged 16 to 74) in the approximated social grade N-SEC 14.1 never worked, proportion of mlaes aged 16 to 74 working 16 to 30 hours a week, proportion of households where no people aged over 16 but at least one person aged 3 to 15 has English as a main language, proportion of households where all people aged 16 and over have English as a main language, Indices of Deprivation 2019 income deprivation affecting older people score, proportion of people whose main language is not English and who do not speak English well, proportion of people whose main language is not English and who do not speak English at all and proportion of people who stated their religion as Christian.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by occupancy rating (bedrooms) and by household composition. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Data about household relationships might not always look consistent with legal partnership status. This is because of complexity of living arrangements and the way people interpreted these questions. Take care when using these two variables together. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Occupancy rating for bedrooms

Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms.

The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:

1. adult couple
2. any remaining adult (aged 21 years or over)
3. two males (aged 10 to 20 years)
4. one male (aged 10 to 20 years) and one male (aged 9 years or under), if there are an odd number of males aged 10-20
5. one male aged 10-20 if there are no males aged 0-9 to pair with him.
6. repeat steps 3-5 for females
7. two children (aged 9 years or under) regardless of sex
8. any remaining child (aged 9 years or under)

An occupancy rating of:

• -1 or less implies that a household’s accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)
• +1 or more implies that a household’s accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)
• 0 suggests that a household’s accommodation has an ideal number of bedrooms

Household composition

Households according to the relationships between members.

One-family households are classified by:

• the number of dependent children
• family type (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family)

Other households are classified by:

• the number of people
• the number of dependent children
• whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 and over