Mnemonic: number_bedrooms
Applicability: Household
Type: Standard variable
Definition
The number of bedrooms in a household’s accommodation.
This number is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.
Classification
Total number of categories: 5
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 bedroom |
| 2 | 2 bedrooms |
| 3 | 3 bedrooms |
| 4 | 4 or more bedrooms |
| -9 | Does not apply |
View all number of bedrooms classifications.
Question asked
How many bedrooms are available for use only by this household?
In Census 2021 the question was a combination of the two part question asked in the 2011 Census.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Why we ask the question
The answer helps communities by allowing local authorities to understand and address housing shortages or overcrowded accommodation in their area.
The census first asked this question in 2011.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Broadly comparable
We have removed the category “0 bedrooms”.
What does broadly comparable mean?
A variable that is broadly comparable means that it can be generally compared with the same variable used in the 2011 Census. However, changes may have been made to the question or options that people could choose from or how write-in answers are classified.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland comparisons
Not comparable
This variable is not comparable as the data is not available for all countries.
What does not comparable mean?
A variable that is not comparable means that it cannot be compared for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Find out more about variables produced for Census 2021 in Northern Ireland and Census 2022 in Scotland.
Census 2021 data that uses this variable
We use variables from Census 2021 data to show findings in different ways.
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