The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant

The chart illustrates the proportion of buying and renting houses in Wales and England between 1918 and 2011.

Overall, there had some significant changes over the period of 93 years. While the share of people who rented houses fell gradually, those of bought houses people increased steadily during over 90 years period.

In 1918, the figure of households in rented hit the highest point around 78 percent, as low as over 3 times with the data of people who bought houses showed that reached the lowest point and made up around 22 percent. In 2011, renting's figure was reduced from around 78 to 35 percent. Compared to the proportion of buying houses people was higher, at about 64 percent.

In 1971, the share of buying houses people grew dramatically, and had the result equalled with another information in this chart. Over a 10-years period, the number of individuals buying houses surpassed renting people at 60 percent.