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- 2. Navigate toThings you need to know section
- 3. Navigate to By ethnicity section
- 4. Navigate to By ethnicity and area section
- 5. Navigate to By ethnicity and weekly income section
- 6. Navigate to By ethnicity and age group section
- 7. Navigate to By ethnicity and socio-economic group section
- 8. Navigate toData sources section
- 9. Navigate toDownload the data section
1. Main facts and figures
- 63% of households in England owned their own homes in the 2 years from 2016 to 2018
- 68% of White British households owned their own homes, compared with 74% of Indian households
- households in the Black African (20%) and Arab (17%) ethnic groups had the lowest rates of home ownership
- in every, socio-economic group and age group, White British households were more likely to own their own homes than all ethnic minority households combined
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
This data measures the number and percentage of households whose occupants owned their home (including people with a mortgage on the home).
The information relates to households, which is either one person or a group of people sharing cooking facilities and a living room or dining area.
Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number but have been worked out using unrounded numbers.
Not included in the data
Estimates based on fewer than 30 households have not been included. This is because it is harder to make reliable generalisations from smaller numbers of survey respondents.
The ethnic groups used in the data
For data analysed by ethnicity, the 18 standardised ethnic groups from the 2011 Census are shown.
For data analysed by ethnicity and another factor, 2 ethnic groups are shown:
- White British
- Other – all ethnic minority groups (including White minorities)
This is to keep group sizes big enough to be able to make reliable generalisations.
Some households contain people from different ethnic backgrounds. The ethnicity assigned to the household is that of the head of the household (usually the person with the highest income). The data does not account for people of different ethnic backgrounds who live in the same household.
The ethnicity was known for 99.8% of households.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for this data.
The data is an average for the years ending March 2017 and March 2018. This is to make sure there are enough households to be able to make reliable generalisations.
The figures on this page are based on survey data. Find out more about interpreting survey data, including how reliability is affected by the number of people surveyed.
In the data file
See Download the data for:
- figures rounded to 1 decimal place
- sample sizes
- weighted figures for the numerator and denominator
3. By ethnicity
| Ethnicity | % | Homeowners ('000s) | All households ('000s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 63 | 14,604 | 23,160 |
| Asian | |||
| Bangladeshi | 46 | 69 | 152 |
| Chinese | 45 | 50 | 111 |
| Indian | 74 | 406 | 550 |
| Pakistani | 58 | 207 | 358 |
| Asian other | 39 | 74 | 190 |
| Black | |||
| Black African | 20 | 88 | 431 |
| Black Caribbean | 40 | 124 | 308 |
| Black other | 37 | 12 | 32 |
| Mixed | |||
| Mixed White/Asian | 70 | 36 | 52 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 34 | 29 | 85 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 32 | 30 | 93 |
| Mixed other | 42 | 31 | 73 |
| White | |||
| White British | 68 | 12,851 | 18,863 |
| White Irish | 56 | 120 | 213 |
| White Gypsy/Traveller | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable |
| White other | 30 | 388 | 1,307 |
| Other | |||
| Arab | 17 | 14 | 83 |
| Any other | 29 | 71 | 250 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV)
Summary of Home ownership By ethnicity Summary
The number of Gypsy or Irish Traveller households in the data is very small. To avoid disclosing personal information about individuals in those groups, information about them is not presented in some of the tables and charts.
This data shows that:
- 63% of households in England were homeowners (around 14.6 million households)
- 68% of White British households were homeowners
- White British households had a higher rate of home ownership than most ethnic minority households
- however, 74% of Indian households were homeowners, a higher rate than White British households
- Mixed White and Asian households had a similar rate of home ownership to White British households (at 70%)
- households in the Black African (20%) and Arab (17%) ethnic groups had the lowest rates of home ownership
4. By ethnicity and area
| White British | Other than White British | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | White British % | White British Homeowners ('000s) | White British All households ('000s) | Other than White British % | Other than White British Homeowners ('000s) | Other than White British All households ('000s) |
| East | 70 | 1,541 | 2,186 | 46 | 168 | 367 |
| East Midlands | 71 | 1,200 | 1,688 | 42 | 121 | 289 |
| London | 62 | 1,026 | 1,660 | 35 | 621 | 1,778 |
| North East | 62 | 673 | 1,090 | 50 | 34 | 68 |
| North West | 67 | 1,834 | 2,757 | 43 | 166 | 384 |
| South East | 72 | 2,327 | 3,244 | 45 | 236 | 522 |
| South West | 71 | 1,602 | 2,269 | 40 | 70 | 175 |
| West Midlands | 68 | 1,344 | 1,978 | 50 | 207 | 415 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 66 | 1,305 | 1,992 | 44 | 131 | 299 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity and area’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity and area’ (CSV)
Summary of Home ownership By ethnicity and area Summary
This data shows that:
- in every region in England except the North East, White British households were more likely to be homeowners than all ethnic minority households combined
- although a higher percentage of White British households in the North East own their home than all ethnic minority households combined, these figures may not be reliable because of the small number of households surveyed
5. By ethnicity and weekly income
| White British | Other than White British | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income_band | White British % | White British Homeowners ('000s) | White British All households ('000s) | Other than White British % | Other than White British Homeowners ('000s) | Other than White British All households ('000s) |
| Up to £99 | 21 | 37 | 179 | 20 | 8 | 40 |
| £100 to £199 | 40 | 598 | 1,501 | 21 | 65 | 311 |
| £200 to £299 | 50 | 1,007 | 2,008 | 28 | 122 | 430 |
| £300 to £399 | 57 | 1,147 | 2,028 | 31 | 137 | 447 |
| £400 to £499 | 64 | 1,123 | 1,767 | 33 | 120 | 362 |
| £500 to £599 | 67 | 1,110 | 1,668 | 31 | 134 | 432 |
| £600 to £699 | 71 | 1,119 | 1,576 | 38 | 143 | 373 |
| £700 to £799 | 75 | 962 | 1,282 | 46 | 128 | 279 |
| £800 to £899 | 79 | 903 | 1,148 | 38 | 108 | 281 |
| £900 to £999 | 80 | 747 | 936 | 56 | 107 | 190 |
| £1000 and above | 86 | 4,005 | 4,636 | 60 | 668 | 1,117 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity and weekly income’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity and weekly income’ (CSV)
Summary of Home ownership By ethnicity and weekly income Summary
This data shows that:
- in every income band except for the lowest, White British households were more likely to be homeowners than all ethnic minority households combined
6. By ethnicity and age group
| White British | Other than White British | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age_group | White British % | White British Homeowners ('000s) | White British All households ('000s) | Other than White British % | Other than White British Homeowners ('000s) | Other than White British All households ('000s) |
| 16 - 24 | 12 | 71 | 580 | 6 | 12 | 202 |
| 25 - 34 | 44 | 1,009 | 2,297 | 23 | 231 | 1,009 |
| 35 - 44 | 61 | 1,700 | 2,773 | 39 | 472 | 1,218 |
| 45 - 54 | 71 | 2,645 | 3,705 | 47 | 394 | 844 |
| 55 - 64 | 77 | 2,586 | 3,373 | 57 | 283 | 499 |
| 65 or over | 79 | 4,841 | 6,136 | 69 | 362 | 526 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity and age group’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity and age group’ (CSV)
Summary of Home ownership By ethnicity and age group Summary
The age group assigned to the household is that of the ‘household reference person’ (the person in whose name the home is owned or rented).
This data shows that:
- in every age group, White British households were more likely to be homeowners than all ethnic minority households combined
7. By ethnicity and socio-economic group
| White British | Other than White British | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS-SEC | White British % | White British Homeowners ('000s) | White British All households ('000s) | Other than White British % | Other than White British Homeowners ('000s) | Other than White British All households ('000s) |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 81 | 6,213 | 7,684 | 53 | 868 | 1,629 |
| Intermediate occupations | 71 | 2,816 | 3,958 | 42 | 329 | 792 |
| Routine and manual occupations | 53 | 3,161 | 6,010 | 30 | 428 | 1,427 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity and socio-economic group’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity and socio-economic group’ (CSV)
Summary of Home ownership By ethnicity and socio-economic group Summary
This data shows that:
- in every socio-economic group, White British households were more likely to be homeowners than all ethnic minority households combined
8. Data sources
Source
English Housing Survey 2017 to 2018
Type of data
Survey data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Note on corrections or updates
Information published in the headline report and other annual reports is based on a single year rather than 2 years' data. As a result, the figures shown here may not match those in the English Housing Survey reports.
Publication frequency
Yearly
Purpose of data source
The English Housing Survey collects information about:
- people’s housing circumstances
- the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England
9. Download the data
This file contains the following: ethnicity, year, geography, age group, NS-SEC (socio-economic group), income, region, value, denominator, numerator and sample size -- Please note, the overall percentage of people owning their own home differs when other variables are included in the analysis. This is because there were different response rates for questions about age, income, regions and socio-economic status (NS-SEC). This has resulted in 4 different percentages, sample sizes etc.