5. Related publications and websites
The Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics website contains the information included in this publication, at data zone level - the number of dwellings by Council Tax band, type of dwelling, number of rooms per dwelling, density of housing, and the percentage of dwellings which are occupied, vacant, second homes, or are entitled to a ‘single adult‘ Council Tax discount, or an ‘occupied exemption’.
The SNS website,
GROS household projections show forward projections of the number of households in Scotland and each local authority area, for a 25 year period, broken down by household type and age group. They are available from the GROS website at http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/housholds/household-projections.
GROS population estimates and projections are available from http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population.
In 2008, GROS produced, for the first time, a set of population and household projections for Scotland’s National Parks. Further information about these projections and the data zones which make up the National Park projections are available from http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/housholds/household-projections/archive/2006-based-sdp-areas
GROS is currently producing population and household projections for Scotland’s Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA) areas.
More information about SDPAs is available from the Scottish Government’s Planning Circular 3/08:
The Scottish Government produces housing statistics for Scotland, including the number of new houses built each year, which are available from
Scottish Government planning statistics, which include statistics on vacant and derelict land, are available from
Local government finance statistics are available from the Scottish Government website at
Household estimates and projections for other parts of the UK are available from the following sources:
You can register with the Scottish Government’s ScotStat website, to receive notification of forthcoming household estimates and projections publications, or a range of other statistics on Scotland: