Classifies dwellings by their type of accommodation. For example, houses, flats or mobile and temporary structures.

The type of building or structure used or available by an individual or household. This could be: * the whole house or bungalow * a flat, maisonette or apartment * a temporary or mobile structure, such as a caravan More information about accommodation types Whole house or bungalow: This property type is not divided into flats or other living accommodation. There are three types of whole houses or bungalows. Detached: None of the living accommodation is attached to another property but can be attached to a garage. Semi-detached: The living accommodation is joined to another house or bungalow by a common wall that they share. Terraced: A mid-terraced house is located between two other houses and shares two common walls. An end-of-terrace house is part of a terraced development but only shares one common wall. Flats (Apartments) and maisonettes: An apartment is another word for a flat. A maisonette is a 2-storey flat.

Classifies households by the age of the people in them. In this classification, an “adult” is any person aged 16 years and over and a “child” is any person aged under 16 years. It does not take into account the relationships between people in households.

The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members. Vehicles included: * pick-ups, camper vans and motor homes * vehicles that are temporarily not working * vehicles that have failed their MOT * vehicles owned or used by a lodger * company cars or vans if they're available for private use Vehicles not included: * motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scooters * vehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) * vehicles owned or used only by a visitor * vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessed The number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted. Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10. Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.

Classifies households by whether household members have the same ethnic group or if there are combinations of multiple ethnic groups. These are classified according to the tick-box response options available.

Classifies households by the religious affiliation of household members who chose to answer the religion question, which was voluntary. These combinations identify: * households with the same stated religious identity (for each of the 8 tick-box response options) * what combinations of multiple religions exist in the household * household members who did not answer the question * households with no religion * households with different religions This question was voluntary and the variable includes those who answered the question alongside those who chose not to.

Classifies the number of dependent children in a household, by the age of the youngest child.

Identifies whether the Household Reference Person (HRP) in a household has previously served in the UK armed forces. This includes those who have served for at least one day in armed Forces, either regular, reserves or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations. Households are classified by if they were in the regular or reserved UK armed forces, both or neither.

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

The dimensions of deprivation used to classify households are indicators based on four selected household characteristics. Education A household is classified as deprived in the education dimension if no one has at least level 2 education and no one aged 16 to 18 years is a full-time student. Employment A household is classified as deprived in the employment dimension if any member, not a full-time student, is either unemployed or economically inactive due to long-term sickness or disability. Health A household is classified as deprived in the health dimension if any person in the household has general health that is bad or very bad or is identified as disabled. People who have assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010). Housing A household is classified as deprived in the housing dimension if the household's accommodation is either overcrowded, in a shared dwelling, or has no central heating.

A household is classified as deprived in the education dimension if no one has at least a level 2 education and no one aged 16 to 18 years is a full-time student.

A household is classified as deprived in the employment dimension if any member, not a full-time student, is either unemployed or economically inactive due to long-term sickness or disability.

A household is classified as deprived in the health dimension if any person in the household has general health that is bad or very bad or is identified as disabled. People who have assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

A household is classified as deprived in the housing dimension if the household's accommodation is either overcrowded, in a shared dwelling, or has no central heating.

Classifies households by the combination of adults and children (aged 3 to 15 years) within a household that have English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language.

The number of people in the household. Visitors staying at an address do not count to that household’s size.

Classifies households in an alternative way to the "household composition" classification used in most standard census results. The type of family present classifies a household. However, households with more than one family are categorised using this priority order: * married couple family * civil partnership couple family * cohabiting couple family * lone parent family Within a family type, a family with dependent children takes priority. The alternative definitions used in tables that use this classification are: * married couple household * same-sex civil partnership couple household * cohabiting couple household * lone parent household

This measures households where resident students or schoolchildren live away from home during term time. A schoolchild or student cannot be under 5 years old. Students or schoolchildren who board full-time at their school are counted as residents at their school's address. If they board for 3 days or less per week, they are counted as residents at their home address.

Household lifestage classifies households according to: * the age of the Household Reference Person (HRP) * whether the HRP is in a one or two-person household * whether there are dependent children for households that contain two or more people

Classifies households by whether members identify as having the same or different ethnic groups. If multiple ethnic groups are present, this identifies whether they differ between generations or partnerships within the household.

Classifies households by whether members speak the same or different main language. If multiple main languages are spoken, this identifies whether they differ between generations or partnerships within the household.

Classifies households by whether members identify with the same religion, no religion, did not answer the question, or a combination of these options. This question was voluntary and the variable includes those who answered the question alongside those who chose not to.

The number of bedrooms in a household’s accommodation. This number is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.

The number of employed adults in a household. An adult is a person who is not a dependent child. A person aged 16 years and over is defined as employed (or in employment) if in the week before the census they carried out at least one hour's paid work, either as an employee or self-employed. This also includes: * any other form of paid work * being away from work ill * on maternity leave * on holiday * temporarily "laid off"

An adult in a household is any person who is not a dependent child.

The number of adults in a household who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

The number of people in a household who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses and are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

The number of people in the household who have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more that reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities a little. The extent of the limitation gives an indication of severity of disability. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

The number of people in the household who have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more that reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities a lot. The extent of the limitation gives an indication of severity of disability. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).

Number of families in household.

Number of people in the household who have previously served in the UK armed forces. This includes those who have served for at least one day in armed forces, either regular, reserves or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations.

The number of people in the household who assessed themselves as having long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses that do not limit their day-to-day activities. These people are not regarded as disabled in line with the Equality Act (2010) definition of disability.

The number of people in the household who assessed themselves as not having any long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more. These people are not regarded as disabled in line with the Equality Act (2010) definition of disability.

The number of household members is divided by the number of bedrooms in the household.

The number of household members is divided by the number of rooms in the household.

This groups the number of people who work in a household and the different methods they use to travel to work. This classification also includes categories for people who work mainly from home.

A room can be any room in a dwelling apart from bathrooms, toilets, halls or landings, kitchens, conservatories or utility rooms. All other rooms, for example, living rooms, studies, bedrooms, separate dining rooms and rooms that can only be used for storage are included. If two rooms have been converted into one, they are counted as one room. The number of rooms is recorded by address, this means that for households living in a shared dwelling the number of rooms are counted for the whole dwelling and not the individual household. This definition is based on the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) definition.

An unpaid carer may look after, give help or support to anyone who has long-term physical or mental ill-health conditions, illness or problems related to old age. This does not include any activities as part of paid employment. This help can be within or outside of the carer's household.

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

Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of rooms the household requires to the number of available rooms. The number of rooms the household requires uses a formula which states that: * one-person households require three rooms comprised of two common rooms and one bedroom * two-or-more person households require a minimum of two common rooms and a bedroom for each of the following: 1. married or cohabiting couple 2. single parent 3. person aged 16 years and over 4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years 5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex 6. pair of children aged 10 years, regardless of their sex 7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 above An occupancy rating of: * -1 or less implies that a household’s accommodation has fewer rooms than required (overcrowded) * +1 or more implies that a household’s accommodation has more rooms than required (under-occupied) * 0 suggests that a household’s accommodation has an ideal number of rooms The number of rooms is taken from Valuation Office Agency (VOA) administrative data for the first time in 2021. The number of rooms is recorded at the address level, whilst the 2011 Census recorded the number of rooms at the household level. This means that for households that live in a shared dwelling, the available number of rooms are counted for the whole dwelling in VOA, and not each individual household. VOA’s definition of a room does not include bathrooms, toilets, halls or landings, kitchens, conservatories or utility rooms. All other rooms, for example, living rooms, studies, bedrooms, separate dining rooms and rooms that can only be used for storage are included. Please note that the 2011 Census question included kitchens, conservatories and utility rooms while excluding rooms that can only be used for storage. To adjust for the definitional difference, the number of rooms required is deducted from the actual number of rooms it has available, and then 1 is added.

Whether a household owns or rents the accommodation that it occupies. Owner-occupied accommodation can be: * owned outright, which is where the household owns all of the accommodation * with a mortgage or loan * part-owned on a shared ownership scheme Rented accommodation can be: * private rented, for example, rented through a private landlord or letting agent * social rented through a local council or housing association This information is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.

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.

Number of people (aged 3 years and over) who can speak Welsh in households in Wales.

Number of adults (aged 16 years and over) who can speak Welsh in households in Wales.

Classifies households by the ability of people within that household to speak Welsh. It categorises both adults (aged 16 years and over) and children (aged 3 to 15 years) and indicates households where none of the residents speak Welsh.