Figure 5: Change in the rate of older households living in social housing between 2011 and 2021 by lower-tier authorities in England

Between 2011 and 2021 most areas in England saw the number of older social renters fall. This is particularly true in smaller English cities and areas around larger cities.

Heat map of the change in older social renters in each English lower tier authority showing that it has decreased most in small cities and in areas surrounding larger cities.