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, | 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.