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England and Wales

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Households

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Households of multiple occupancy,Central heating

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About this dataset

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by dwellings that are HMOs by type of central heating in household. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Protecting personal data

Sometimes we need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, we:

  • Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, we 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 we applied perturbation.

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Households of multiple occupancy (HMO) (3 categories)

Description: A dwelling where unrelated tenants rent their home from a private landlord is a HMO, if both of the following apply: * at least three unrelated individuals live there, forming more than one household * toilet, bathroom or kitchen facilities are shared with other tenants

A small HMO is shared by 3 or 4 unrelated tenants. A large HMO is shared by 5 or more unrelated tenants.

Quality information: Improvements to the Census address frame allowed us to accurately list multiple household spaces within the same building. This means the data are more often counted as distinct households within separate dwellings reflecting living arrangements.

Comparability with 2011: Not comparable. This variable is new for Census 2021 and there is no comparability with the 2011 Census.

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Type of central heating in household (3 categories)

Description: Central heating is a heating system used to heat multiple rooms in a building by circulating air or heated water through pipes to radiators or vents. Single or multiple fuel sources can fuel these systems.
Central heating systems that are unused or not working are still considered. No information is available for household spaces with no usual residents.

Comparability with 2011: Broadly comparable We have added the categories "Renewable energy (for example, solar thermal or heat)" and "District or communal heat network". The category "Gas" has been split into "Mains gas" and "Tank or bottled gas". The category "Wood (for example, logs, waste wood or pallets)", has been separated from "Solid fuels".

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