1.

Single-detached House

A detached house is a single free standing residential unit built on a lot. The lot is larger than the
house for an area for a yard or a garden. The detached house can either have a built-in garage or a
detached one. It must be understood that a detached house can take on any form or style. It does not
matter if the house is a bungalow or a cottage or a mansion. It also does not matter if the house is Victorian
or Tudor or Minimalist. As long as no walls of the structure are connected to another dwelling, the house
remains to be a detached house.
One advantage of a detached house is the fact that the free space surrounding the building is
private to the owner and his family. Depending on local regulations and codes, you can do whatever
allowable extension or modification you would like to be done in your house. You would not have to worry
about getting a permit from a landlord to do renovations. You would not need to pay property management
fees like those paid by condominiums and townhouse dwellers.
The disadvantage is that all repairs and maintenance of the house and lot is at the expense of the
owner. Every site improvement like adding a patio or a pool or a garden is at the expense of the owner too.
Note that maintaining the upkeep of the lawn costs a dent to the owner's pocket too.
2. Duplex

This is also referred to as a semi-detached home. A semi-detached house is a pair of housing units
that shares one common wall. The two houses are built to mirror each other. Interestingly enough this type
of housing is called a duplex in other parts of the world. This type of housing became popular in the UK and
Ireland in the 1920s to the 1930s. This type of housing became popular to middle-income families who
preferred this type to the terrace houses. Presently the semi-detached is still the most popular type of
housing in England. Sometime in 2004, a group of very enterprising realtors thought to demolish old semidetached homes and built in its place two detached homes with inches of space between them.
One advantage of living in a semi-detached house is that there is still a level of privacy even if one wall
is shared by the two houses. A glaring disadvantage is that the upkeep of your side of the property still falls
solely on you. Another disadvantage is that you cannot just plan extensive renovations and extensions as
you have to consider your twin house.
3. Row Houses

Row Housing or Townhomes is also known Terraced Housing. The origin of this type of dwelling was in
the 17th century in Europe. A row of identical looking houses sit side by side forming a long row of housing
that share side walls. The end units of this row of housing are called end terrace and are far larger than the
units in between the said two end units.
It used to be only associated with the working class for this type of housing was cheap, small and has
very little privacy. The Great Fire of London brought about the building of terrace housing that had faade
reminiscent of columnar fronts. Row Housing, dependent on its location and design, was either for the
working class or the wealthy class. As time went by, row housing evolved and became known as
townhomes or townhouses which were more associated with wealthy people buying properties in less
affluent communities.
One of the major advantages of row housing is that it is relatively cheaper than a semi-detached built in
the same location. One great disadvantage is that there is no typically no yard or garden that comes with a
unit. As two walls are shared, there is less privacy too. However in today's row housing, most are enclosed
in an area complete with gates and guards to check entries and exits to the compound. This makes a
current middle class or high class row housing (townhome) very much secured.

4. Residential Buildings

Residential Building means a structure that is a one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling house
or a dwelling unit within that structure, any accessory structures incidental to that dwelling house, and a unit
in a condominium development in which the owner holds title to that unit. "Residential building" includes
any structure that is used as a model to promote the sale of a similar dwelling house.
4.1 Condominiums

A condominium is one of a group of housing units where each homeowner owns their individual
unit space, and all the dwelling share ownership of areas of common use.
The individual units normally share walls, but that isn't a requirement. The main difference in
condos and regular single homes is that there is no individual ownership of a plot of land. All the land in the
condominium project is owned in common by all the homeowners.
Usually, the exterior maintenance is paid for out of homeowner dues collected and managed under
strict rules. The exterior walls and roof are insured by the condominium association, while all interior walls
and items are insured by the homeowner.
4.2 Apartment Building

A flat or an apartment is a unit of a self-contained housing that is a part of a larger building. Such
building is called an apartment building since it usually consists of several apartments for rent. The
apartment is owned by the owner or occupier and may be rented out to tenants. In the UK, some flat
owners have a share in the company that owns the freehold (ownership of land and the building). The
freehold company has the legal capacity to charge the flat owners ground rent. The freeholder also has the
right to develop or sell the building. A flat can be a studio unit, a one- bedroom, two-bedroom or threebedroom unit.
The main disadvantage of renting out a flat is that the unit will never be yours. You do not have the
right to make improvement on the premises to suit your needs unless you ask permission from the landlord.
The one advantage of renting a flat is that you don't have sole responsibility on the property as you are only
renting. In case you feel like changing locations, you can just finish your lease term and leave after.
5. Population
According to NNC or The National Nutrition Council, NCR has an annual growth rate of 2.02, the total
population of NCR as of May 1, 2010 is 11, 855, 975 (NSO Quick stat, NCR, December 2012). The 2010
population is higher by 1.93 million compared to the 2000 population of 9.93 million. The region's
population is almost 12.8% of the entire country's population which is 93, 337, 852.

NCR is the smallest among the 17 administrative regions but is the most densely populated.
Together with regions III and IV-A, these three comprised more than one third of the country's population.
Table 1. Population for the Philippines and Its Regions, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities, based on
1990, 2000, 2010 Census

Among all the cities and municipality in NCR, Quezon City has the largest population with 2.76
million followed by city of Manila and Caloocan with 1.65 and 1.48 million. Municipality of Pateros has the
smallest population with only 64, 147 residents.
The total population of children aged zero to fourteen (0 - 14) years old based on the 2010 NSO Census
reached 3, 432, 903 which is equivalent to 29% of the total population of 11, 796, 783 in Metro Manila.
There are more males (1, 771, 244) than females (1, 661, 659) in the region. Almost four out of ten children
belong to under five age group.

Population of the City of Manila stands at 1.65 million

Population of the City of Manila increases by 0.44 percent annually
Total 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) revealed that the total population of the City of Manila
was at 1,652,171 as of May 1, 2010, representing an increase of 71,089 persons over the May 2000
population. The increase in the population translates to an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of
0.44 percent from 2000 to 2010, higher than the PGR for the period 1990 to 2000.
The City of Manila contributed 13.94 percent to the total population of the National Capital Region
(NCR) with 11,855,975 and was second to Quezon City (2,761,720) in cities with million populations in
2010. The following table presents the total population and average annual population growth rate by
census years.
TABLE 1 Total Population and Average Annual Population Growth Rate,
Philippines, NCR, & City of Manila: 2010, 2000, & 1990
Total Population

Average Annual Growth Rate

2010

2000

1990

(2000-2010)

Philippines

92,337,852

76,506,928

60,703,810

1.90

2.34

NCR

11,855,975

9,932,560

7,948,392

1.78

2.25

1,652,171

1,581,082

1,601,234

0.44

-0.13

City of Manila

(1990-2000)

Source: 2010, 2000 & 1990 Census of Population and Housing, NSO
City of Manila is the most densely populated city
With a land area of 24.98 square kilometers, population density of the City of Manila registered at 66,140
persons per square kilometer in 2010. The population density of the City of Manila was more than three

times that of the NCR, making it the most densely populated city in the entire country. The following table
presents the population density and percent change by census years.
TABLE 2 Population Density and Percent Change, Philippines, NCR, & City of Manila:
2010, 2000 & 1990
Population Density
(persons per square kilometer)

Percent Change in Population Density

2010

2000

1990

(2000-2010)

(1990-2010)

(1990-2000)

308

255

202

20.72

52.12

26.01

NCR

19,137

16,032

12,830

19.36

49.16

24.96

City of Manila

66,140

63,294

64,101

4.50

3.18

-1.26

Philippines

Source: 2010, 2000 & 1990 Census of Population and Housing, NSO
Barangays along coastal bay area tops in total population size
Of the 897 barangays in the City of Manila, the top five barangays with highest population were among
those along the coastal bay area. Barangay 649 in Port Area registered highest total population of 50,918
in 2010 followed by Barangay 20 in Tondo with 42,369 persons. The following table presents the total
population of the top barangays exceeding 15,000.
TABLE 3 Total Population of Top Barangays, City of Manila: 2010
Total Population
2010
Barangay 649

50,918

Barangay 20

42,369

Barangay 105

25,844

Barangay 275

20,932

Barangay 128

15,385

Source: 2010 Census of Population and Housing, NSO

6. Total Household
According to NSO or the National Statistics Office,
Household population increases by 4.66 percent
Total household population of City of Manila reached 1,642,743 as of May 1, 2010, posting an increase of
4.66 percent compared to 1,569,584 persons in 2000. Household population accounted for 99.43 percent
of the total population. The following table presents the household population and percent change by
census years.

TABLE 4 Household Population and Percent Change, Philippines, NCR, & City of Manila:
2010, 2000 & 1990
Household Population

Percent Change

2010

2000

1990

(2000-2010)

(1990-2000)

Philippines

92,097,978

76,286,062

60,559,116

20.73

25.97

NCR

11,796,873

9,880,102

7,907,386

19.40

24.95

1,642,743

1,569,584

1,588,203

4.66

-1.17

City of Manila

Average household size in City of Manila stands at 4.25

There were 386,835 households recorded in the City of Manila in 2010. This showed an increase of 15.98
percent from 333,547 households in 2000.
The average household size in 2010 was 4.2 persons, which was lower than the average household size of
4.7 persons in 2000.
The following table presents the number of households and average households size by census years.
TABLE 5 Number Households and Average Household Size,
Philippines, NCR, & City of Manila: 2010, 2000 & 1990
Number of Households

Philippines
NCR
City of Manila

Average Households Size

2010

2000

1990

2010

2000

1990

20,171,899

15,278,808

11,407,262

4.6

5.0

5.3

2,759,829

2,132,989

1,569,588

4.3

4.6

5.0

386,835

333,547

308,909

4.2

4.7

5.1

Source: 2010, 2000, & 1990 Census of Population and Housing, NSO

Sex ratio in City of Manila is 96 males for every 100 females

Of the total household population in 2010, 49.03 percent were males and 50.97 percent were females.
These figures resulted to a sex ratio of 96 males for every 100 females, which was slightly higher than that

recorded in 2000. The census results further revealed that the sex ratio for age groups below 15 years had
more males than females. However, age groups 15 years and over, except for age groups 30 to 39, had
more females than males.
The following figures present the comparative age-sex pyramid for City of Manila for the year 2010 and
2000.

Source: 2010 Census of Population and Housing, NSO

Overall dependency ratio is 48 in 2010
Household population of the City of Manila comprised of 28.54 percent young dependents (age group 0 to
14), 3.70 percent old dependents (age group 65 and over), and 67.76 percent working age population (age
group 15 to 64 years). These reflected a dependency ratio of 48 dependents (six old dependents and 42
young dependents) for every 100 persons in the working population. In 2000, the overall dependency ratio
was 51 with five old dependents and 46 young dependents for every 100 persons in the working age group.
Senior citizens constitute 6.22 percent of the household population
Senior citizens people, comprising those aged 60 years old and over, numbered 102,244 in the City of
Manila. Males accounted for 40.51 percent and the rest were females. Senior citizens represent 6.22
percent of the total household population.
Two in five of the household population are of school age
The school-age population (5 to 24 years old) in the City of Manila represents 39.46 percent of the total
household population. This is slightly lower than the proportion of school-age population (40.58%) in 2000.
Of the 648,263 school age population, males made up 49.72 percent, while females made up 50.28
percent.

Reference/Source
NCR, Statistics Office
http://census-ncr1.ph/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102%3Astatistics&Itemid=54
http://www.nso-ncr.ph/special%20release/2010%20CPH%20Special%20Release_NCR.pdf
Advantages and Disadvantages of UK House Types
http://www.whatprice.co.uk
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1312
http://realestate.about.com/od/ac/g/defcondo.htm