Number of bedrooms by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by number of bedrooms, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Number of Bedrooms (6 categories)”).

1 bedroom, highest: Birmingham

59,488

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC

Number of bedrooms by council, Census 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics (Census 2021). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

318 rows

Area	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	5 or more bedrooms
Birmingham E08000025	59,488	102,784	190,603	48,564	22,018
Leeds E08000035	42,204	100,486	129,735	51,780	17,261
Tower Hamlets E09000030	37,943	48,055	24,119	7,603	2,819
Southwark E09000028	37,732	49,079	28,586	10,712	4,709
Lambeth E09000022	35,459	48,333	30,711	13,648	6,537
Westminster E09000033	34,129	34,387	17,957	5,550	2,789
Manchester E08000003	33,402	70,157	85,527	18,127	7,518
Islington E09000019	33,071	34,745	18,433	7,317	2,930
Hackney E09000012	31,667	37,174	24,549	8,768	3,923
Camden E09000007	31,478	31,459	18,708	7,392	3,722
Wandsworth E09000032	31,318	49,124	29,660	17,032	10,259
Bristol, City of E06000023	30,983	54,420	74,425	22,203	9,607
Brighton and Hove E06000043	29,944	37,846	31,679	15,467	6,466
Lewisham E09000023	28,519	41,885	35,085	12,096	4,807
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	28,482	60,376	104,513	28,189	10,390
Haringey E09000014	27,494	34,299	24,811	11,141	7,347
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	27,098	56,598	56,856	25,513	7,777
Ealing E09000009	26,735	38,670	41,167	18,301	8,786
Croydon E09000008	26,513	44,445	52,291	21,268	8,429
Barnet E09000003	25,931	44,373	40,781	24,521	13,311
Brent E09000005	25,492	35,833	33,426	15,989	7,872
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	25,142	27,041	15,889	8,648	4,524
Liverpool E08000012	24,960	53,676	98,842	22,786	7,227
Newham E09000025	24,647	37,793	36,988	10,884	5,195
Bradford E08000032	24,014	54,391	83,150	36,330	11,982
Cornwall E06000052	23,155	71,970	102,970	40,459	11,981
Greenwich E09000011	23,084	38,226	37,954	10,994	3,794
Somerset E06000066	22,563	63,663	102,488	47,150	14,256
North Yorkshire E06000065	22,450	72,262	107,601	54,246	17,822
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	22,000	23,470	12,521	5,616	3,277
Southampton E06000045	21,066	30,864	37,537	9,146	3,678
Buckinghamshire E06000060	20,955	49,212	79,613	49,034	21,514
Kirklees E08000034	20,309	50,979	70,133	28,317	8,252
Cardiff W06000015	19,983	37,389	57,210	24,353	8,398
Leicester E06000016	19,921	32,520	55,588	13,805	5,554
Waltham Forest E09000031	19,777	31,833	33,413	12,712	5,166
Hounslow E09000018	19,542	32,510	32,795	12,636	5,478
Enfield E09000010	18,173	33,995	45,338	17,296	6,121
Nottingham E06000018	17,705	35,426	54,970	11,104	5,539
Bromley E09000006	17,654	35,370	47,004	26,179	9,620
Plymouth E06000026	16,317	33,603	46,928	13,608	4,102
Hillingdon E09000017	16,294	30,788	41,314	15,714	5,118
Wiltshire E06000054	15,972	51,905	85,975	46,806	14,421
Salford E08000006	15,894	39,296	45,429	11,109	3,388
West Northamptonshire E06000062	15,049	42,940	67,525	36,538	10,588
Dorset E06000059	14,932	45,806	67,982	31,203	9,338
Redbridge E09000026	14,462	24,897	35,742	19,273	9,339
Sandwell E08000028	14,068	32,343	68,876	11,937	3,022
County Durham E06000047	13,963	76,325	105,319	32,120	7,035
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	13,631	38,702	50,467	10,044	2,628
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	13,496	23,326	26,969	11,263	3,290
Portsmouth E06000044	13,369	25,178	35,413	8,948	3,248
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	13,101	39,316	49,457	13,965	6,961
Dudley E08000027	12,977	33,325	70,471	17,343	2,953
Merton E09000024	12,968	22,186	28,243	12,628	5,704
Milton Keynes E06000042	12,917	28,359	42,741	22,605	6,480
Coventry E08000026	12,857	34,603	65,434	16,282	4,964
Sutton E09000029	12,739	24,744	28,332	11,948	4,584
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	12,622	23,373	21,611	14,920	8,178
Cheshire East E06000049	12,548	44,059	67,535	38,881	11,833
Wirral E08000015	12,380	31,709	67,640	24,230	7,292
Wolverhampton E08000031	12,235	25,264	52,926	11,684	3,030
Luton E06000032	12,065	19,520	34,737	8,825	3,793
Stockport E08000007	12,050	33,509	54,033	21,068	5,988
Harrow E09000015	11,810	21,313	33,009	16,892	6,618
Medway E06000035	11,775	27,969	52,346	15,779	3,589
Sefton E08000014	11,636	26,686	60,213	19,026	5,511
Norwich E07000148	11,333	20,462	24,238	6,053	2,373
Reading E06000038	11,279	19,604	24,366	8,816	3,618
Bolton E08000001	11,272	38,324	49,567	15,758	3,869
Sunderland E08000024	11,132	39,609	53,506	14,920	3,010
Wakefield E08000036	10,947	45,443	70,377	22,213	4,095
Derby E06000015	10,902	29,559	46,507	14,605	4,081
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	10,810	35,789	70,915	29,821	7,821
North Northamptonshire E06000061	10,662	35,486	67,977	28,163	6,630
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	10,637	26,286	29,387	5,725	1,867
Calderdale E08000033	10,636	28,736	33,892	13,009	4,203
Northumberland E06000057	10,606	41,342	62,997	25,071	6,906
Swindon E06000030	10,476	25,425	39,563	16,683	3,715
Tameside E08000008	10,113	33,757	43,281	10,440	1,937
Havering E09000016	10,080	23,622	47,528	15,774	4,273
Shropshire E06000051	9,970	33,863	59,067	28,067	8,615
Wigan E08000010	9,943	40,326	71,027	19,085	2,724
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	9,941	17,779	21,339	11,287	5,280
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	9,913	40,868	62,683	30,292	8,310
Swansea W06000011	9,727	27,516	47,139	15,947	4,633
Slough E06000039	9,719	14,040	19,814	6,543	2,307
Cambridge E07000008	9,659	14,531	16,464	7,692	4,126
Doncaster E08000017	9,625	31,501	71,006	17,200	4,149
Bexley E09000004	9,617	24,786	41,000	15,762	4,135
Peterborough E06000031	9,608	21,161	35,502	14,292	3,970
Basildon E07000066	9,606	18,785	30,692	14,497	2,782
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	9,572	41,910	48,447	8,543	1,928
Blackpool E06000009	9,567	17,067	29,669	6,641	1,845
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	9,532	28,683	50,128	26,029	6,384
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	9,477	18,743	30,097	15,310	5,623
East Suffolk E07000244	9,427	28,623	46,592	19,924	6,180
South Gloucestershire E06000025	9,363	25,231	52,165	25,700	5,643
North Somerset E06000024	9,329	24,661	34,565	20,525	5,568
Torbay E06000027	9,157	19,533	23,000	8,636	2,668
Walsall E08000030	9,157	28,215	58,444	13,024	3,386
Trafford E08000009	9,130	21,354	43,420	16,454	5,911
Rochdale E08000005	9,018	27,450	39,259	11,784	2,712
Bedford E06000055	8,974	16,349	30,359	14,150	5,118
North Tyneside E08000022	8,933	30,260	40,691	13,141	3,207
York E06000014	8,903	25,633	30,918	15,228	4,777
Chelmsford E07000070	8,712	16,866	28,153	17,013	4,661
Worthing E07000229	8,629	15,340	17,320	6,383	1,867
Arun E07000224	8,546	22,418	27,927	10,942	2,828
Rotherham E08000018	8,542	28,095	58,982	15,439	2,867
Oldham E08000004	8,485	32,285	37,975	11,279	3,116
Thanet E07000114	8,482	21,255	21,640	7,987	2,836
Warrington E06000007	8,414	21,241	41,021	16,110	3,752
Oxford E07000178	8,383	14,289	19,622	8,676	4,268
Colchester E07000071	8,360	21,976	30,601	14,765	4,008
Dacorum E07000096	8,022	15,360	23,774	12,159	4,097
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	7,859	19,311	34,281	16,175	5,201
Ipswich E07000202	7,826	15,300	28,689	6,041	1,653
Eastbourne E07000061	7,746	15,017	15,910	5,230	1,707
Exeter E07000041	7,596	14,158	19,740	7,934	3,126
Solihull E08000029	7,587	16,989	39,370	19,262	6,275
Thurrock E06000034	7,552	17,016	31,506	8,394	1,909
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	7,530	28,965	45,440	16,629	4,965
Gateshead E08000037	7,527	32,549	37,415	9,118	2,393
Cheltenham E07000078	7,449	15,159	18,260	9,178	2,852
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	7,435	17,588	30,820	16,028	4,774
Bury E08000002	7,207	23,477	34,960	12,023	3,028
Watford E07000103	7,179	11,414	13,526	5,051	2,458
Isle of Wight E06000046	7,100	21,334	25,735	8,094	2,512
Canterbury E07000106	7,048	18,956	22,530	11,280	3,978
West Suffolk E07000245	6,950	22,048	32,137	13,985	3,626
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	6,944	31,366	53,516	13,929	2,299
East Hertfordshire E07000242	6,896	15,770	21,016	13,579	4,760
Maidstone E07000110	6,877	19,005	28,002	13,301	4,023
Tendring E07000076	6,840	24,126	24,570	9,291	2,624
Hastings E07000062	6,812	12,933	13,930	5,127	1,651
Cumberland E06000063	6,747	35,271	58,666	19,534	5,206
Preston E07000123	6,695	15,075	26,450	9,114	2,274
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	6,691	12,303	15,598	8,961	4,670
North Hertfordshire E07000099	6,670	13,752	22,261	10,609	3,440
South Tyneside E08000023	6,631	21,496	32,719	6,111	1,330
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	6,595	14,229	20,574	13,497	6,039
Guildford E07000209	6,570	13,012	19,189	11,658	5,331
Mid Sussex E07000228	6,569	14,813	22,731	14,549	4,687
West Berkshire E06000037	6,541	15,204	25,021	14,620	5,272
New Forest E07000091	6,506	19,643	32,249	15,307	3,861
St Albans E07000240	6,482	13,532	18,905	14,185	5,886
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	6,431	15,340	20,596	12,139	5,343
Epping Forest E07000072	6,426	12,871	20,005	10,822	4,433
Gloucester E07000081	6,421	14,749	22,887	9,239	2,111
Horsham E07000227	6,368	15,223	22,322	13,562	4,895
Cherwell E07000177	6,292	15,233	27,050	13,283	4,035
Crawley E07000226	6,203	10,645	20,892	6,384	1,378
Huntingdonshire E07000011	6,160	16,616	30,420	19,311	4,373
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	6,067	10,493	18,384	8,252	3,013
Harlow E07000073	6,022	12,087	14,739	4,105	904
Bracknell Forest E06000036	6,008	12,040	18,533	10,878	2,789
Warwick E07000222	5,989	17,325	22,562	12,020	4,723
Charnwood E07000130	5,908	16,982	31,731	14,643	4,521
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	5,873	22,510	57,010	15,159	2,787
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	5,851	14,647	38,325	9,314	1,686
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	5,834	18,571	40,365	15,350	3,637
Elmbridge E07000207	5,820	12,788	16,207	12,331	8,444
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	5,753	15,051	17,315	7,789	2,430
Stevenage E07000243	5,746	8,030	17,039	4,695	1,001
Braintree E07000067	5,745	17,343	25,781	12,334	3,783
Lancaster E07000121	5,684	17,495	24,687	9,044	3,070
Waverley E07000216	5,635	11,739	17,401	12,067	5,606
Havant E07000090	5,634	13,692	23,656	8,831	1,776
Worcester E07000237	5,629	11,525	18,688	7,123	1,757
Spelthorne E07000213	5,605	11,063	16,876	6,625	1,636
Woking E07000217	5,591	9,652	14,011	8,354	3,832
Dartford E07000107	5,504	13,576	18,255	6,665	1,698
Lincoln E07000138	5,458	13,325	16,682	5,413	1,629
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	5,412	18,020	35,199	14,855	3,023
Teignbridge E07000045	5,378	17,400	22,309	11,391	3,359
Rushmoor E07000092	5,353	10,696	16,470	5,631	1,153
Newport W06000022	5,323	14,117	32,669	11,413	2,532
Hertsmere E07000098	5,296	11,400	15,472	7,530	2,984
Winchester E07000094	5,230	11,934	16,992	12,278	5,281
Swale E07000113	5,196	15,943	27,801	9,123	2,432
St. Helens E08000013	5,193	20,853	44,509	8,969	1,489
Chichester E07000225	5,190	14,961	20,042	9,850	4,075
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	5,166	18,994	28,859	11,351	3,095
Wealden E07000065	5,162	18,372	23,823	14,956	5,953
Middlesbrough E06000002	5,093	14,520	30,792	8,076	1,781
Chesterfield E07000034	5,075	15,087	20,682	6,206	1,008
Conwy W06000003	5,058	15,766	21,205	7,810	2,396
Great Yarmouth E07000145	5,006	13,887	18,709	5,453	1,489
East Devon E07000040	5,000	19,181	26,029	12,527	4,051
Gravesham E07000109	4,999	9,760	19,015	6,232	1,717
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	4,979	18,439	24,726	8,302	2,319
Dover E07000108	4,871	15,243	21,403	6,977	2,055
Runnymede E07000212	4,868	9,392	11,565	6,525	2,486
Broxbourne E07000095	4,864	10,201	16,366	6,643	1,772
Wychavon E07000238	4,835	13,714	21,779	13,114	3,913
Mole Valley E07000210	4,807	8,448	11,777	8,177	3,930
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	4,777	15,953	30,528	8,735	1,645
Wokingham E06000041	4,762	13,433	23,966	20,644	6,359
Stafford E07000197	4,762	13,476	26,040	12,530	3,237
Eastleigh E07000086	4,759	14,521	23,499	11,349	2,796
Lewes E07000063	4,751	12,440	16,582	7,508	2,407
Test Valley E07000093	4,715	11,711	22,075	12,364	3,843
Vale of White Horse E07000180	4,685	12,558	21,538	14,059	4,658
Halton E06000006	4,675	13,175	28,821	8,045	1,235
East Hampshire E07000085	4,654	11,659	19,002	12,824	4,579
North Lincolnshire E06000013	4,643	15,980	38,793	11,151	2,606
South Oxfordshire E07000179	4,562	14,712	23,318	13,757	5,148
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	4,519	15,063	23,576	17,512	6,327
East Lindsey E07000137	4,508	22,110	25,762	9,491	2,883
Gosport E07000088	4,506	10,439	15,858	4,219	900
Sevenoaks E07000111	4,500	11,002	18,292	10,097	5,122
Stroud E07000082	4,440	12,379	20,046	11,660	3,852
Cannock Chase E07000192	4,423	10,818	20,744	6,508	964
Wyre Forest E07000239	4,390	11,532	20,725	7,064	1,609
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	4,382	12,868	21,370	11,069	3,886
Caerphilly W06000018	4,366	16,475	44,290	9,528	1,598
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	4,358	15,052	24,777	7,482	1,754
Ashford E07000105	4,338	13,648	21,748	10,200	3,648
Wrexham W06000006	4,336	16,297	26,857	8,617	1,807
Carmarthenshire W06000010	4,312	17,080	41,805	14,696	3,866
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	4,306	14,166	28,119	8,494	1,502
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	4,287	12,972	23,989	12,364	3,838
Darlington E06000005	4,269	15,883	19,932	7,009	1,825
Redditch E07000236	4,220	7,555	16,770	6,537	1,297
Breckland E07000143	4,127	15,742	26,178	11,323	2,991
Knowsley E08000011	4,096	13,694	38,083	9,357	843
Rother E07000064	4,092	13,141	15,002	7,085	2,783
Flintshire W06000005	4,088	14,699	34,333	11,642	2,149
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	4,057	14,980	21,617	13,664	5,146
Three Rivers E07000102	4,031	8,429	13,602	7,304	3,490
East Staffordshire E07000193	3,981	13,050	21,833	9,977	2,452
North Devon E07000043	3,942	11,247	17,317	7,746	2,945
Wyre E07000128	3,938	15,104	21,615	8,290	1,820
Pembrokeshire W06000009	3,910	13,398	25,497	9,532	3,151
Fenland E07000010	3,883	13,351	18,506	6,592	1,751
Powys W06000023	3,825	13,827	27,383	11,311	3,835
Mansfield E07000174	3,806	12,567	24,150	6,395	1,112
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	3,783	13,060	36,226	7,939	1,367
Rugby E07000220	3,715	11,345	19,632	9,438	2,883
North Norfolk E07000147	3,711	15,162	19,900	7,277	2,323
Erewash E07000036	3,707	14,149	24,280	6,814	1,384
Fareham E07000087	3,706	10,796	20,613	11,061	2,461
Fylde E07000119	3,697	10,649	13,946	7,470	1,844
South Norfolk E07000149	3,666	14,692	25,379	13,633	4,011
Amber Valley E07000032	3,599	16,739	24,824	8,955	2,160
South Kesteven E07000141	3,545	15,031	26,973	13,360	3,941
Brentwood E07000068	3,541	8,233	10,752	7,404	2,412
Chorley E07000118	3,518	12,306	21,807	10,353	2,150
West Oxfordshire E07000181	3,505	11,764	19,124	10,226	3,363
Burnley E07000117	3,497	15,063	16,124	4,278	912
Denbighshire W06000004	3,493	12,930	17,503	6,689	1,772
High Peak E07000037	3,491	11,783	16,304	7,260	1,934
Broxtowe E07000172	3,478	12,051	22,995	7,926	1,911
Bridgend W06000013	3,421	13,536	32,118	11,103	2,182
Tandridge E07000215	3,420	8,968	11,889	7,495	3,851
Cotswold E07000079	3,357	9,336	15,362	8,616	3,926
Hartlepool E06000001	3,337	11,306	18,739	5,858	1,690
Ashfield E07000170	3,332	15,008	28,065	6,793	1,310
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	3,318	12,102	25,034	9,783	3,094
Castle Point E07000069	3,300	10,248	14,767	7,738	1,336
Bassetlaw E07000171	3,244	11,854	24,712	9,210	2,438
Broadland E07000144	3,238	14,007	25,214	12,450	2,851
West Lancashire E07000127	3,230	10,154	22,572	10,050	2,527
Pendle E07000122	3,202	13,183	15,723	4,605	1,353
Gedling E07000173	3,186	12,633	24,808	8,740	2,184
Gwynedd W06000002	3,173	12,765	23,823	8,386	2,958
Monmouthshire W06000021	3,168	7,685	16,890	10,101	3,080
Adur E07000223	3,143	8,663	11,545	3,503	825
Surrey Heath E07000214	3,136	6,865	12,323	9,881	3,803
Tewkesbury E07000083	3,127	9,427	16,856	9,104	2,417
South Hams E07000044	3,091	9,708	15,367	8,351	2,817
Hyndburn E07000120	3,086	13,758	13,483	3,729	734
Torfaen W06000020	3,040	9,731	20,755	5,899	816
Bromsgrove E07000234	3,022	7,672	17,709	9,750	3,112
Rochford E07000075	3,015	8,537	14,064	8,217	1,727
Lichfield E07000194	3,003	10,249	19,922	9,384	3,072
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	2,989	7,670	11,075	7,167	2,420
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	2,950	12,801	21,653	9,682	2,360
Rossendale E07000125	2,898	9,845	11,444	5,237	1,137
Hart E07000089	2,885	7,806	13,726	11,638	3,910
Mid Devon E07000042	2,846	9,004	13,787	7,398	2,598
Uttlesford E07000077	2,829	7,602	12,654	9,305	4,568
Forest of Dean E07000080	2,800	8,989	16,145	7,219	2,064
South Ribble E07000126	2,782	11,492	23,531	9,264	1,515
North East Derbyshire E07000038	2,758	12,778	21,156	7,647	1,649
Mid Suffolk E07000203	2,757	10,889	17,576	9,982	3,136
Malvern Hills E07000235	2,739	8,733	13,263	7,493	2,662
Tamworth E07000199	2,728	7,080	16,644	5,610	830
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	2,720	9,512	14,351	8,147	2,470
Babergh E07000200	2,680	9,922	16,424	8,674	2,500
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	2,628	11,174	19,768	7,142	1,643
City of London E09000001	2,626	1,578	522	148	39
South Staffordshire E07000196	2,604	11,046	20,012	9,973	2,486
North West Leicestershire E07000134	2,595	10,066	20,095	9,909	2,308
Rushcliffe E07000176	2,560	10,526	18,657	13,533	4,607
Boston E07000136	2,543	8,612	13,452	3,832	965
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	2,351	7,864	13,455	6,286	2,327
South Holland E07000140	2,338	11,336	18,687	6,613	1,731
South Derbyshire E07000039	2,305	10,935	19,593	10,314	2,093
Harborough E07000131	2,295	8,743	14,523	11,170	3,680
Ceredigion W06000008	2,289	7,301	13,123	5,925	2,255
Maldon E07000074	2,280	6,371	10,261	6,815	2,173
Blaby E07000129	2,109	8,576	20,532	9,322	2,036
Torridge E07000046	2,065	8,392	12,621	5,508	1,869
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	2,002	8,642	16,940	2,334	422
North Warwickshire E07000218	1,879	6,542	13,360	4,663	1,136
West Devon E07000047	1,869	6,336	9,571	5,042	1,998
West Lindsey E07000142	1,829	10,943	18,262	8,732	2,579
Ribble Valley E07000124	1,740	7,038	10,175	6,004	1,792
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	1,720	7,177	15,102	5,400	1,423
North Kesteven E07000139	1,713	12,525	22,797	11,111	2,843
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	1,685	6,140	14,377	3,029	552
Bolsover E07000033	1,517	11,037	17,478	4,422	810
Melton E07000133	1,343	4,889	10,257	4,653	1,457
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	1,201	5,441	10,453	4,294	1,227
Rutland E06000017	913	3,430	6,597	4,139	1,615
Isles of Scilly E06000053	151	264	337	126	63
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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1 bedroom · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

151 to 3,421
3,421 to 4,979
4,979 to 7,207
7,207 to 12k
12k to 59k

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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1 November 2026, 12:16 UTC

Raw files fetched

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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC; 1590 of 1590 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:16:07Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	1590 of 1590 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	1590 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	1590 of 1590 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	The ONS's answer for England and for Wales agrees	in 10 of 10 cells (a category in a nation) the councils sum to the nation's count at https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ctry&dimensions=number_bedrooms_6a within twice the square root of the councils summed (4 exactly; the largest gap 0.20 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create – HTTP 200

Notes

Census Day was the 21st of March 2021. The ONS perturbs every count slightly to protect privacy, each cell on its own, so a council's categories can add up to a total a few people different from one topic to another, and its councils add up to England's and Wales's counts only within a few dozen.
By council as the ONS's Census API gives them, its lower-tier local authorities of 2023, with Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures under the codes they had until the 1st of April 2025, as the API gives them. Scotland's and Northern Ireland's censuses are separate, so their councils are not here.
Every council's categories together count all its households.
The ONS's description of the topic, “Number of Bedrooms (6 categories)”: The number of bedrooms in a household’s accommodation. This number is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.