People per bedroom by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by people per bedroom, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Number of people per bedroom in household (5 categories)”).

Up to and including 0.5 people per bedroom, highest: Birmingham

101,952

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:20 UTC

People per bedroom 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	Up to and including 0.5 people per bedroom	Over 0.5 and up to and including 1.0 people per bedroom	Over 1.0 and up to and including 1.5 people per bedroom	Over 1.5 people per bedroom
Birmingham E08000025	101,952	200,485	59,420	61,599
Leeds E08000035	97,013	179,313	39,062	26,078
North Yorkshire E06000065	96,140	141,155	25,983	11,103
Somerset E06000066	83,196	126,461	26,882	13,581
County Durham E06000047	81,317	119,704	24,351	9,389
Cornwall E06000052	78,485	129,023	28,337	14,690
Wiltshire E06000054	72,082	107,959	24,273	10,767
Buckinghamshire E06000060	66,819	109,762	27,372	16,375
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	64,467	122,591	26,265	18,627
Liverpool E08000012	63,098	107,553	23,259	13,579
Cheshire East E06000049	61,893	88,911	16,817	7,235
Dorset E06000059	57,557	86,240	17,066	8,398
Bradford E08000032	56,401	101,941	29,883	21,639
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	53,036	79,092	14,169	5,769
Northumberland E06000057	52,614	74,822	13,846	5,640
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	51,558	80,678	16,281	6,639
West Northamptonshire E06000062	51,515	86,655	21,427	13,043
Manchester E08000003	50,684	107,700	27,314	29,033
Kirklees E08000034	49,415	90,649	22,543	15,384
Wirral E08000015	49,224	73,660	14,719	5,650
Shropshire E06000051	48,464	70,532	14,186	6,397
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	47,273	91,292	20,731	14,546
Cumberland E06000063	46,396	62,124	12,561	4,344
Wakefield E08000036	46,293	79,697	18,111	8,974
North Northamptonshire E06000061	44,112	76,560	19,084	9,162
Bristol, City of E06000023	44,095	103,422	23,557	20,562
Wigan E08000010	42,172	75,074	18,070	7,789
Cardiff W06000015	41,221	77,684	16,678	11,749
Doncaster E08000017	41,109	69,196	15,355	7,820
Sefton E08000014	39,679	64,103	13,493	5,796
East Suffolk E07000244	38,583	56,275	10,672	5,217
Stockport E08000007	37,813	66,263	15,452	7,120
Dudley E08000027	37,345	71,549	18,210	9,965
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	36,888	51,993	10,437	4,211
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	36,710	64,194	13,479	8,414
Bromley E09000006	36,665	69,709	17,669	11,784
Sunderland E08000024	36,532	64,846	14,720	6,080
Coventry E08000026	35,649	65,926	19,200	13,365
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	35,153	62,499	15,865	7,238
Swansea W06000011	34,495	53,646	11,355	5,468
Barnet E09000003	34,312	70,661	21,745	22,198
South Gloucestershire E06000025	33,913	62,556	15,017	6,615
Croydon E09000008	33,903	72,684	22,797	23,562
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	33,014	56,710	12,644	5,683
Rotherham E08000018	32,868	60,685	13,521	6,851
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	32,627	53,766	12,359	4,587
Bolton E08000001	32,526	57,550	16,673	12,042
Nottingham E06000018	31,700	64,272	15,180	13,591
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	31,519	59,003	15,532	9,418
North Tyneside E08000022	31,253	50,670	10,248	4,061
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	31,139	54,299	14,957	10,005
North Somerset E06000024	31,004	49,083	9,940	4,621
Salford E08000006	30,484	59,676	14,388	10,568
Sandwell E08000028	29,910	61,999	21,461	16,875
Plymouth E06000026	29,814	62,527	13,776	8,441
Derby E06000015	29,729	52,626	13,478	9,819
Milton Keynes E06000042	29,232	56,681	15,853	11,336
Walsall E08000030	29,069	54,759	16,869	11,531
Carmarthenshire W06000010	28,407	41,067	8,709	3,576
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	28,319	41,518	8,586	4,404
Wandsworth E09000032	28,248	73,855	14,768	20,522
Solihull E08000029	28,144	45,552	10,807	4,980
Gateshead E08000037	27,876	46,295	10,360	4,470
Tameside E08000008	27,422	50,401	13,753	7,951
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	27,083	43,813	8,988	3,873
Medway E06000035	27,057	56,693	17,198	10,507
Warrington E06000007	27,038	48,269	10,446	4,785
Trafford E08000009	26,972	50,588	12,622	6,087
Calderdale E08000033	26,808	47,177	10,353	6,138
Brighton and Hove E06000043	26,659	68,228	12,643	13,870
West Suffolk E07000245	26,396	39,193	8,905	4,252
York E06000014	26,373	46,120	8,481	4,485
Wolverhampton E08000031	26,108	51,940	15,846	11,247
Huntingdonshire E07000011	25,850	39,036	8,221	3,773
Swindon E06000030	25,769	48,564	12,839	8,690
New Forest E07000091	25,712	39,774	8,149	3,931
Leicester E06000016	25,292	57,773	19,858	24,465
Enfield E09000010	25,065	54,676	20,213	20,969
Ealing E09000009	25,060	60,688	20,923	26,988
Lambeth E09000022	24,900	72,825	14,966	21,997
St. Helens E08000013	24,390	42,801	9,841	3,979
Rochdale E08000005	24,048	44,506	12,559	9,110
Havering E09000016	24,006	50,379	16,235	10,657
Oldham E08000004	23,829	44,072	13,924	11,315
Bury E08000002	23,300	41,046	10,384	5,965
Wealden E07000065	23,278	34,260	7,389	3,339
East Devon E07000040	22,954	34,093	6,541	3,200
Southwark E09000028	22,941	68,112	15,302	24,463
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	22,928	42,506	8,763	5,053
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	22,869	39,449	9,498	4,694
Powys W06000023	22,846	29,148	5,834	2,354
Caerphilly W06000018	22,777	40,219	9,534	3,727
North Lincolnshire E06000013	22,722	38,517	8,009	3,925
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	22,687	33,765	7,320	3,224
Colchester E07000071	22,684	41,397	10,215	5,414
Lewisham E09000023	22,626	61,845	16,658	21,263
Bexley E09000004	22,544	47,461	15,592	9,703
Charnwood E07000130	22,430	38,988	8,405	3,964
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	22,354	39,475	9,658	5,158
South Kesteven E07000141	22,285	31,936	6,103	2,526
Greenwich E09000011	22,110	55,318	16,995	19,629
Chelmsford E07000070	21,894	39,531	8,924	5,054
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	21,885	41,308	9,591	7,922
Peterborough E06000031	21,875	41,470	11,912	9,277
Arun E07000224	21,731	37,534	8,101	5,295
Wokingham E06000041	21,714	35,163	8,521	3,764
Tendring E07000076	21,671	34,660	7,141	3,979
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	21,657	30,080	5,559	2,168
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	21,527	34,567	7,531	3,839
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	21,483	37,344	7,554	3,444
East Lindsey E07000137	21,446	34,043	6,049	3,216
Southampton E06000045	21,357	54,474	13,676	12,783
Hillingdon E09000017	21,271	49,371	19,031	19,555
Bedford E06000055	21,115	37,678	9,693	6,464
South Tyneside E08000023	21,079	36,023	7,952	3,233
Isle of Wight E06000046	20,911	33,491	6,620	3,753
South Norfolk E07000149	20,908	31,789	6,332	2,352
Flintshire W06000005	20,905	35,088	7,853	3,065
Redbridge E09000026	20,854	44,605	18,145	20,109
Brent E09000005	20,425	52,547	18,804	26,836
Portsmouth E06000044	20,423	45,944	11,523	8,265
West Berkshire E06000037	20,412	34,274	7,772	4,200
Bridgend W06000013	20,384	32,254	6,919	2,803
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	20,189	32,152	6,486	2,811
Pembrokeshire W06000009	20,156	27,015	5,783	2,534
Stafford E07000197	20,134	31,367	6,030	2,516
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	20,091	29,080	5,891	2,388
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	20,033	41,197	9,964	7,150
Teignbridge E07000045	19,996	30,772	6,163	2,906
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	19,976	32,635	7,118	2,646
Newport W06000022	19,892	33,802	8,016	4,346
Horsham E07000227	19,849	32,050	6,924	3,547
Basildon E07000066	19,844	38,331	10,905	7,282
Knowsley E08000011	19,829	34,100	8,792	3,352
South Oxfordshire E07000179	19,722	31,280	7,101	3,394
Warwick E07000222	19,654	33,057	6,734	3,174
Broadland E07000144	19,573	30,132	6,039	2,016
Maidstone E07000110	19,502	36,280	9,844	5,582
Wychavon E07000238	19,296	29,258	5,838	2,964
Haringey E09000014	19,262	51,635	13,909	20,286
Breckland E07000143	19,195	31,061	6,809	3,294
Braintree E07000067	19,052	33,407	8,372	4,155
Mid Sussex E07000228	19,032	32,976	7,455	3,886
Gwynedd W06000002	18,977	24,228	5,395	2,505
Blackpool E06000009	18,915	35,315	6,932	3,627
Vale of White Horse E07000180	18,891	29,181	6,328	3,101
Cherwell E07000177	18,867	33,937	8,415	4,675
Lancaster E07000121	18,819	31,600	6,438	3,122
Canterbury E07000106	18,721	33,485	7,266	4,320
Chichester E07000225	18,649	26,811	5,527	3,131
Middlesbrough E06000002	18,423	30,472	7,198	4,169
Waltham Forest E09000031	18,419	48,646	16,057	19,779
Torbay E06000027	18,335	33,779	6,836	4,044
Harrow E09000015	18,320	39,949	15,257	16,117
Norwich E07000148	18,269	34,413	6,567	5,210
Hounslow E09000018	18,230	44,593	17,369	22,769
Amber Valley E07000032	18,229	29,503	6,174	2,371
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	18,219	30,830	7,336	4,547
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	18,199	27,338	5,453	2,341
Rushcliffe E07000176	18,148	25,919	4,426	1,390
Sutton E09000029	18,060	39,834	13,263	11,191
Westminster E09000033	17,991	51,270	9,135	16,419
North Kesteven E07000139	17,925	26,596	4,864	1,604
East Hertfordshire E07000242	17,891	32,369	7,678	4,083
Wrexham W06000006	17,805	29,439	7,354	3,316
North Norfolk E07000147	17,788	24,083	4,268	2,235
Stroud E07000082	17,751	26,723	5,470	2,434
Thanet E07000114	17,680	32,251	7,358	4,911
Conwy W06000003	17,527	26,796	5,265	2,647
Merton E09000024	17,518	39,333	11,987	12,891
Bassetlaw E07000171	17,325	26,747	5,114	2,273
Test Valley E07000093	17,300	28,186	6,316	2,906
East Hampshire E07000085	17,289	26,972	5,649	2,808
Dacorum E07000096	17,145	32,715	8,419	5,133
Preston E07000123	17,138	29,941	7,627	4,899
Elmbridge E07000207	17,117	28,745	6,212	3,516
Winchester E07000094	16,970	26,494	5,438	2,813
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	16,932	29,969	7,998	4,948
Tower Hamlets E09000030	16,843	57,619	14,290	31,787
Waverley E07000216	16,800	26,957	5,538	3,152
Camden E09000007	16,786	50,480	9,447	16,046
Wyre E07000128	16,755	27,199	4,855	1,957
Gedling E07000173	16,721	26,986	5,732	2,112
St Albans E07000240	16,711	30,976	7,076	4,227
Cheltenham E07000078	16,701	27,612	5,340	3,246
Hackney E09000012	16,624	54,781	13,139	21,537
North Hertfordshire E07000099	16,590	29,666	6,786	3,690
Halton E06000006	16,503	29,746	6,735	2,967
Eastleigh E07000086	16,281	30,004	7,336	3,303
Darlington E06000005	16,261	24,843	5,350	2,464
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	16,088	28,270	6,185	2,880
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	16,060	26,069	5,244	2,073
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	15,957	29,570	7,411	3,648
Chorley E07000118	15,956	26,695	5,434	2,047
Guildford E07000209	15,932	28,955	6,563	4,310
East Staffordshire E07000193	15,910	25,762	6,107	3,514
Ashfield E07000170	15,829	29,087	6,641	2,950
South Ribble E07000126	15,814	25,662	5,315	1,795
West Oxfordshire E07000181	15,769	24,309	5,450	2,453
Swale E07000113	15,696	31,037	8,742	5,020
Newham E09000025	15,689	46,185	20,043	33,590
West Lindsey E07000142	15,632	21,484	3,777	1,452
West Lancashire E07000127	15,626	25,410	5,439	2,057
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	15,611	43,942	8,396	13,296
Luton E06000032	15,586	34,381	13,330	15,643
North East Derbyshire E07000038	15,583	23,793	4,739	1,872
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	15,571	27,413	9,215	6,568
Ashford E07000105	15,469	26,834	7,225	4,054
Ipswich E07000202	15,454	30,565	8,051	5,437
Havant E07000090	15,427	27,866	6,633	3,663
Chesterfield E07000034	15,399	24,878	5,197	2,584
Mid Suffolk E07000203	15,392	22,604	4,503	1,844
Islington E09000019	15,361	53,118	10,415	17,602
Erewash E07000036	15,355	26,788	5,791	2,400
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	15,314	33,066	9,398	7,848
Fareham E07000087	15,266	25,831	5,438	2,104
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	15,264	27,975	6,891	3,443
Gloucester E07000081	15,253	28,768	7,113	4,273
Monmouthshire W06000021	15,232	20,462	3,675	1,554
Cotswold E07000079	15,231	20,045	3,493	1,828
Dover E07000108	15,184	25,941	6,002	3,421
South Staffordshire E07000196	15,127	24,157	4,917	1,920
Broxtowe E07000172	15,037	26,104	5,076	2,144
Epping Forest E07000072	14,993	28,076	7,089	4,399
Reading E06000038	14,965	33,684	9,758	9,277
Lichfield E07000194	14,947	23,970	4,776	1,937
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	14,924	24,764	5,311	3,339
Sevenoaks E07000111	14,843	25,112	5,890	3,168
North West Leicestershire E07000134	14,832	23,519	4,733	1,889
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	14,724	36,243	6,556	9,361
Rother E07000064	14,699	20,980	4,053	2,370
South Derbyshire E07000039	14,684	23,736	4,921	1,899
Exeter E07000041	14,261	28,903	5,788	3,602
North Devon E07000043	14,164	22,183	4,734	2,116
Wyre Forest E07000239	14,155	23,692	4,881	2,589
Harborough E07000131	14,140	20,769	4,004	1,500
Denbighshire W06000004	14,126	21,471	4,654	2,136
Rugby E07000220	14,101	24,159	5,819	2,934
South Hams E07000044	14,012	19,757	3,825	1,741
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	14,001	24,856	5,503	3,863
Babergh E07000200	13,942	20,271	4,160	1,828
Mansfield E07000174	13,841	25,545	5,673	2,971
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	13,715	22,231	4,587	1,822
Bracknell Forest E06000036	13,611	25,886	6,699	4,052
High Peak E07000037	13,560	20,941	4,434	1,837
Lewes E07000063	13,528	22,480	5,006	2,672
Tewkesbury E07000083	13,507	21,088	4,385	1,951
Fylde E07000119	13,371	19,737	3,063	1,435
Hart E07000089	13,360	20,231	4,546	1,827
Thurrock E06000034	13,356	32,309	12,054	8,658
Bromsgrove E07000234	13,303	21,961	4,376	1,626
Oxford E07000178	13,178	28,691	7,072	6,297
Hartlepool E06000001	13,144	21,370	4,469	1,947
Blaby E07000129	13,074	22,377	5,254	1,870
Great Yarmouth E07000145	13,008	23,331	5,044	3,161
Cambridge E07000008	12,917	27,986	6,006	5,563
Fenland E07000010	12,872	22,962	5,277	2,972
Worthing E07000229	12,764	26,671	5,902	4,201
Eastbourne E07000061	12,707	23,484	5,268	4,151
Worcester E07000237	12,591	23,862	5,177	3,092
South Holland E07000140	12,481	21,070	4,727	2,425
Malvern Hills E07000235	12,419	17,686	3,382	1,405
Forest of Dean E07000080	12,107	19,143	4,085	1,882
Mid Devon E07000042	12,074	17,751	3,839	1,969
Torfaen W06000020	11,999	21,196	4,897	2,149
Uttlesford E07000077	11,973	19,079	4,170	1,736
Mole Valley E07000210	11,923	18,911	3,818	2,487
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	11,914	19,329	4,091	1,869
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	11,889	28,489	15,173	18,353
Lincoln E07000138	11,811	22,561	4,783	3,352
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	11,800	16,297	2,994	1,192
Surrey Heath E07000214	11,756	17,798	4,217	2,237
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	11,708	23,759	6,615	4,127
Burnley E07000117	11,588	19,367	5,423	3,493
Cannock Chase E07000192	11,525	23,813	5,365	2,754
Ceredigion W06000008	11,522	15,223	2,843	1,305
Hastings E07000062	11,272	20,826	4,907	3,449
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	11,256	15,005	3,209	1,352
Woking E07000217	11,194	20,850	5,239	4,157
Tandridge E07000215	11,056	17,869	4,367	2,333
Bolsover E07000033	11,048	18,308	4,138	1,768
Pendle E07000122	10,944	17,660	5,139	4,323
Torridge E07000046	10,780	15,270	3,044	1,363
Hertsmere E07000098	10,752	21,571	6,194	4,162
Castle Point E07000069	10,650	19,410	5,011	2,319
Rochford E07000075	10,241	18,915	4,632	1,771
Spelthorne E07000213	10,211	20,802	6,407	4,382
Dartford E07000107	9,995	22,724	7,738	5,239
Broxbourne E07000095	9,982	19,604	6,166	4,098
Hyndburn E07000120	9,981	17,107	4,607	3,095
Brentwood E07000068	9,925	16,586	3,735	2,096
Three Rivers E07000102	9,892	18,845	5,221	2,900
Gravesham E07000109	9,657	20,734	6,734	4,597
Redditch E07000236	9,635	19,221	4,682	2,840
Gosport E07000088	9,600	19,151	4,496	2,675
Crawley E07000226	9,538	22,230	7,508	6,226
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	9,330	15,721	3,733	1,555
Rossendale E07000125	9,314	15,657	3,738	1,852
Ribble Valley E07000124	9,213	13,978	2,651	905
Runnymede E07000212	9,122	18,004	4,553	3,159
Maldon E07000074	9,106	14,349	3,004	1,441
West Devon E07000047	8,902	12,405	2,352	1,160
Rushmoor E07000092	8,823	19,433	6,429	4,618
Tamworth E07000199	8,790	17,686	4,374	2,045
Watford E07000103	8,248	18,639	6,205	6,536
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	8,197	16,150	4,409	2,567
North Warwickshire E07000218	8,185	14,530	3,437	1,428
Stevenage E07000243	8,121	18,813	5,584	3,993
Harlow E07000073	8,018	18,393	6,240	5,206
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	7,931	13,281	3,284	1,287
Boston E07000136	7,813	15,063	4,094	2,435
Melton E07000133	7,781	11,652	2,255	909
Slough E06000039	7,694	21,352	10,157	13,222
Adur E07000223	7,283	14,587	3,737	2,072
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	6,902	11,144	3,158	1,411
Rutland E06000017	6,583	8,081	1,477	553
City of London E09000001	747	2,977	246	944
Isles of Scilly E06000053	286	476	88	92
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
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

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Up to and including 0.5 people per bedroom · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

286 to 13k
13k to 16k
16k to 20k
20k to 27k
27k to 102k

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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Publisher

Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)

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https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create

Licence

Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Retrieved

1 November 2026, 12:16 UTC

Raw files fetched

https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ltla23&dimensions=hh_persons_per_bedroomSHA-256 5d328c55ddaf53cd24765b0aaed13f5ce995f1801942f378cf4a28ff952a4fc8 · 535,470 bytes
https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/dimensions?limit=500SHA-256 1d975dc4aefd42401ab90f911470590ac63e6faea9e8fd6f81b555127037b6d3 · 27,052 bytes

Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:20 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:20 UTC; 1272 of 1272 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:16:34Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	1272 of 1272 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	1272 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	1272 of 1272 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 8 of 8 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=hh_persons_per_bedroom within twice the square root of the councils summed (1 exactly; the largest gap 0.43 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 people per bedroom in household (5 categories)”: The number of household members is divided by the number of bedrooms in the household.