Table 5: Characteristics of dwellings by local authority area, 2008
Local Authority | Council Tax band of dwelling1 | Dwelling type | Number of rooms per dwelling | Median number of rooms per dwelling | Dwellings per hectare | ||||||||||||
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(% of total dwellings) | (% of total dwellings) | (% of total dwellings) | |||||||||||||||
Bands A-C | Bands D-E | Bands F-H | Total | Flats | Terraced | Semi-detached | Detached | Unknown | Total | 1-3 rooms | 4-6 rooms | 7 or more rooms | Unknown | Total | |||
Scotland | 62% | 26% | 12% | 100% | 38% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 100% | 42% | 50% | 6% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 0.32 |
Aberdeen City | 61% | 24% | 14% | 100% | 54% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 0% | 100% | 55% | 39% | 6% | 0% | 100% | 3 | 5.91 |
Aberdeenshire | 46% | 33% | 21% | 100% | 12% | 12% | 30% | 46% | 0% | 100% | 28% | 55% | 16% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.17 |
Angus | 64% | 28% | 8% | 100% | 26% | 22% | 20% | 32% | 0% | 100% | 43% | 48% | 9% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.25 |
Argyll & Bute | 58% | 28% | 14% | 100% | 32% | 15% | 19% | 34% | 1% | 100% | 35% | 52% | 11% | 3% | 100% | 4 | 0.07 |
Clackmannanshire | 66% | 23% | 11% | 100% | 27% | 26% | 24% | 23% | 1% | 100% | 49% | 48% | 3% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 1.48 |
Dumfries & Galloway2 | 63% | 27% | 10% | 100% | 15% | 27% | 25% | 33% | 0% | 100% | 37% | 62% | * | 1% | 100% | 4 | 0.11 |
Dundee City | 75% | 20% | 4% | 100% | 54% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 0% | 100% | 57% | 39% | 4% | 0% | 100% | 3 | 12.21 |
East Ayrshire | 73% | 21% | 6% | 100% | 26% | 27% | 29% | 19% | 0% | 100% | 37% | 59% | 4% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.44 |
East Dunbartonshire | 30% | 41% | 29% | 100% | 20% | 16% | 34% | 30% | 0% | 100% | 27% | 64% | 8% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 2.52 |
East Lothian | 56% | 25% | 19% | 100% | 28% | 27% | 24% | 21% | 0% | 100% | 37% | 55% | 8% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.65 |
East Renfrewshire | 28% | 38% | 33% | 100% | 25% | 17% | 30% | 28% | 0% | 100% | 29% | 62% | 9% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 2.11 |
Edinburgh, City of | 48% | 32% | 20% | 100% | 67% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 0% | 100% | 49% | 45% | 6% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 8.72 |
Eilean Siar | 81% | 18% | 1% | 100% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 64% | 7% | 100% | 25% | 62% | 5% | 8% | 100% | 4 | 0.05 |
Falkirk | 68% | 23% | 10% | 100% | 31% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 1% | 100% | 48% | 49% | 3% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 2.36 |
Fife | 66% | 24% | 11% | 100% | 28% | 28% | 21% | 22% | 1% | 100% | 45% | 51% | 4% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 1.27 |
Glasgow City | 72% | 22% | 6% | 100% | 74% | 11% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 100% | 57% | 38% | 3% | 3% | 100% | 3 | 16.83 |
Highland | 59% | 30% | 11% | 100% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 41% | 4% | 100% | 32% | 55% | 8% | 5% | 100% | 4 | 0.04 |
Inverclyde | 75% | 16% | 8% | 100% | 53% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 0% | 100% | 44% | 52% | 4% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 2.41 |
Midlothian | 65% | 23% | 11% | 100% | 23% | 33% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 100% | 32% | 62% | 5% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.99 |
Moray | 68% | 26% | 6% | 100% | 13% | 20% | 31% | 36% | 0% | 100% | 31% | 57% | 12% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.19 |
North Ayrshire | 71% | 22% | 7% | 100% | 28% | 31% | 21% | 20% | 0% | 100% | 35% | 61% | 4% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 0.75 |
North Lanarkshire | 74% | 20% | 6% | 100% | 34% | 31% | 20% | 15% | 0% | 100% | 39% | 57% | 4% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 3.11 |
Orkney Islands | 72% | 25% | 2% | 100% | 7% | 10% | 21% | 62% | 0% | 100% | 40% | 55% | 5% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.10 |
Perth & Kinross | 51% | 30% | 18% | 100% | 26% | 15% | 21% | 37% | 0% | 100% | 40% | 49% | 11% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.13 |
Renfrewshire | 64% | 25% | 11% | 100% | 44% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 0% | 100% | 45% | 51% | 3% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 3.15 |
Scottish Borders | 64% | 21% | 15% | 100% | 29% | 22% | 21% | 28% | 1% | 100% | 44% | 48% | 7% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 0.12 |
Shetland Islands3 | 71% | 26% | 2% | 100% | 8% | 8% | 27% | 58% | 0% | 100% | * | * | * | 100% | 100% | * | 0.07 |
South Ayrshire | 53% | 32% | 14% | 100% | 27% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 100% | 36% | 57% | 8% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.43 |
South Lanarkshire | 64% | 25% | 11% | 100% | 31% | 29% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 100% | 36% | 57% | 6% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.80 |
Stirling | 48% | 26% | 26% | 100% | 28% | 19% | 22% | 30% | 1% | 100% | 40% | 51% | 8% | 1% | 100% | 4 | 0.18 |
West Dunbartonshire | 74% | 21% | 5% | 100% | 53% | 20% | 19% | 8% | 0% | 100% | 52% | 44% | 2% | 3% | 100% | 3 | 2.77 |
West Lothian | 69% | 21% | 10% | 100% | 22% | 34% | 21% | 23% | 0% | 100% | 31% | 63% | 6% | 0% | 100% | 4 | 1.73 |
* Information not available
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. For Dumfries and Galloway, no separate information is available on dwellings with more than 6 rooms.
3. No information is available on the number of rooms in a dwelling in Shetland Islands.