Share of private rented households in England 2000-2022
The proportion of households occupied by private renters in England from 2000 to 2023 generally increased during this period, from a share of ten percent of households in 2000 to a share of 20 percent of households as of 2017. Since then, however, the number has lowered again. In 2023, the share of households that were occupied by private renters amounted to 18.8 percent. This was slightly higher than the year before. Around 4.6 million households were privately rented in England in 2023.