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Accommodation type

  • Mnemonic reference

    TYPACCOM

  • Applicability

    Household

  • Type

    Primary variable

Definition

The type of accommodation used or available for use by an individual household. Examples include the whole of a terraced house, or a flat in a purpose-built block of flats.

Classification

Total number of categories 7

Code Name
1 Detached
2 Semi-detached
3 Terraced (including end-terrace)
4 In a tenement or purpose-built block of flats (including '4-in-a-block')
5 Part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits)
6 In a commercial building (for example in an office building hotel or over a shop)
7 A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure

Source question or variables

H6: What type of accommodation is this?

A whole house or bungalow that is:

  • detached
  • semi-detached
  • terraced (including end-terrace)

A flat, maisonette, or apartment that is:

  • in a tenement or purpose-build block of flats (including '4-in-a-block')
  • part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits)
  • in a commercial building (for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop)

A mobile or temporary structure:

  • a caravan or other mobile or temporary structure

Reason for asking

This question provides information on the amount and type of housing in each area.  It identifies changes in the state of the housing stock, and provides a firm basis for assessing current and future demand.

This information also helps with calculating whether appropriate forms of housing are available in local areas and contributes to the allocation of improvement grants.

England and Wales (2011) and Scotland (2001) comparisons

The England and Wales (2011) question was the same as Scotland 2011. The question in 2001 was also the same and therefore the data is fully comparable.

  • Mnemonic reference

    ACCHUK

  • Applicability

    All household spaces, UK

Definition

This variable records the type of accommodation occupied by the household.

Classification

Total number of categories 7

Code Name
1 Detached house or bungalow
2 Semi-detached house or bungalow
3 Terraced house or bungalow (including end-terrace)
4 Purpose-built flat, maisonette, or apartment
5 Flat, maisonette, or apartment which is part of a converted or shared house (includes bed-sits)
6 Flat, maisonette, or apartment in a commercial building
7 A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure