The bar chart compares the percentage of English people leading a single life by age and

gender in 2011 while the pie chart demonstrates differences in the number of bedrooms in these
single person households.

Overall, among people aging from 16 to 49, there were more males who lived alone whereas
the opposite was true for those over 65. Moreover, the majority of these one-person houses had
between one and three bedrooms.

Males outnumbered their counterparts in the three youngest age groups, though with variations.
While among those between 16 and 24 years olds who lived alone, men occupied only slightly
over a half, the percentage grew to above 60% in the two older age groups. This was no longer
the case in the remaining age groups as the figure for women grew higher, varying between
60% and 80% among people over 65. However, on average, the gap was reduced to under 5%.

Most one-person residences in England had between one and three bedrooms, with the largest
proportion (35.4%) owning two bedrooms. Meanwhile, the figures for one-bedroom and three-
bedroom households were almost identical, recorded at nearly 30% each. The percentage of
single-person households with four bedrooms was significantly lower (5.3%) but still greater
than those with five or more bedrooms, which accounted for a negligible 1.4%.