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<p>Of the estimated 22.5 million households in England in 2014-15, 14.3 million or
64% were owner occupiers. The proportion of all households in owner occupation increased
steadily from the 1980s to 2003 when it reached a peak of 71%. A period of gradual
decline in owner occupation followed but this has recently abated with a slight increase
in owner occupation rates between 2013-14 and 2014-15.</p><p>The department publishes
this information annually in the English Housing Survey headline report. Percentage
of households that are owner occupiers, England:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thousands
of households</p></td><td><p>percentages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1980</p></td><td><p><strong>9,680</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1981</p></td><td><p><strong>9,860</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1982</p></td><td><p><strong>10,237</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1983</p></td><td><p><strong>10,613</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p><strong>10,990</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p><strong>11,305</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p><strong>11,619</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p><strong>11,934</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p><strong>12,248</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p><strong>12,515</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p><strong>12,782</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p><strong>13,050</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p><strong>13,069</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p><strong>13,280</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p><strong>13,429</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p><strong>13,467</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p><strong>13,522</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p><strong>13,629</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p><strong>13,817</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p><strong>14,091</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p><strong>14,340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p><strong>14,359</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p><strong>14,559</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p><strong>14,701</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p><strong>14,678</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p><strong>14,791</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p><strong>14,791</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p><strong>14,733</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong>14,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p><strong>14,621</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p><strong>14,525</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p><strong>14,450</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p><strong>14,388</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p><strong>14,337</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p><strong>14,319</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p><strong>14,324</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63.6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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