Dwellings and private households
At the 2021 Jersey census, there were:
- 48,610 private dwellings (including vacant dwellings)
- 44,583 occupied private households
- 162 communal establishments
Vacant dwellings
8.3% of all private dwellings were vacant (4,027 dwellings):
- St Helier had the highest number of vacant dwellings (1,741 dwellings)
- St Peter had the highest proportion of vacant dwellings (10%)
Household tenure
At the 2021 census:
- more than half of households were owner-occupied
- a third were privately rented (qualified or non-qualified)
- around one in seven households were in social housing
Tenure of private households, 2011 and 2021, excluding vacant dwellings
| Owner-occupier | 22,574 | 23,870
|
Social housing rent
| 5,656 | 5,826
|
| Qualified private rental | 7,806 | 10,739
|
| Staff, service or tied accommodation | 1,274 | 1,095
|
| Registered lodging house | 652 | 700
|
| Lodger in private household | 1,070 | 857
|
| Other non-qualified accommodation | 2,563 | 1,496
|
|
Total | 41,595 |
44,583 |
Source: 2021 Jersey census
The 2021 census also found that:
- 41% of single parent households with dependent children were living in States, housing trust or parish rental accommodation
- 23% of single parent households with dependent children were living in owner-occupied accommodation
- 83% of households with two or more pensioners lived in owner-occupied accommodation
Property type
In terms of the types of occupied property in Jersey in 2021:
- over half were houses (55%)
- more than two-fifths were flats (45%)
- a third (31%) were semi-detached or terraced houses
Property types in 2011 and 2021, excluding vacant dwellings
| Detached house | 10,808 | 11,115
|
| Semi-detached house | 7,990 | 9,097
|
| Terraced house | 4,528 | 4,517
|
| Flat (purpose built block) | 11,759 | 14,009
|
| Flat (part of converted house) | 5,278 | 4,714
|
| Flat (in a commercial building) | 1,080 | 1,007
|
| Temporary structure (tent, boat or portable building) | 152 | 124
|
|
All |
41,595 |
44,583 |
Source: 2021 Jersey census
Number of bedrooms
The 2011 census also provides a breakdown of dwellings by number of bedrooms:
- 82% of dwellings had one, two or three bedrooms
- over two-thirds (66%) of non-qualified accommodation had one bedroom
- almost seven out of ten (68%) owner-occupier households had three or more bedrooms
More information
You can find more information on Jersey households and housing statistics by following the links below.
2021 census results
Jersey Opinions and Lifestyle Survey
Future housing needs
House price statistics
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