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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2008

Table 4: Characteristics of dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2008

 

Most deprived

 

Least deprived

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Council Tax band of dwelling1

Bands A-C

94%

90%

86%

80%

72%

62%

50%

37%

24%

13%

Bands D-E

5%

8%

12%

16%

22%

28%

35%

43%

50%

46%

Bands F-H

1%

2%

2%

4%

6%

10%

15%

20%

26%

42%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Dwelling type

Flats

71%

55%

49%

43%

33%

27%

24%

23%

22%

28%

Terraced

16%

27%

29%

28%

28%

23%

17%

15%

11%

10%

Semi-detached

10%

14%

15%

18%

19%

22%

24%

25%

28%

26%

Detached

2%

3%

6%

11%

19%

28%

34%

36%

38%

36%

Unknown

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Number of rooms per dwelling

1- 3 rooms

64%

56%

54%

48%

43%

37%

35%

30%

27%

22%

4-6 rooms

34%

42%

44%

48%

50%

54%

55%

58%

62%

63%

7 or more rooms

0%

1%

2%

2%

4%

6%

9%

10%

11%

15%

Unknown

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

2%

1%

1%

0%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Median number of rooms per dwelling

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

Dwellings per hectare

14.99

5.15

0.85

0.39

0.14

0.12

0.13

0.32

0.77

5.01

Population,
by age group2

0-15 (children)

21%

18%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

18%

18%

18%

16-59/64 (working age)

62%

62%

62%

63%

62%

62%

62%

63%

64%

63%

60/65+ (pensionable age)

17%

19%

20%

20%

21%

20%

21%

19%

18%

19%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

1. Each dwelling is placed in one of eight Council Tax bands (A to H), with dwellings in band H being the most expensive.
2. Working age includes males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59, pensionable age includes males aged 65+ and females aged 60+.
Source: GROS 2007 mid-year population estimates.

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