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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2009

Table 4: Characteristics of dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2009

Most deprived

Least deprived

Scotland

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Council Tax band of dwelling1

Bands A-C

95%

91%

85%

81%

71%

61%

50%

37%

23%

13%

62%

Bands D-E

4%

8%

13%

16%

23%

29%

35%

42%

50%

46%

26%

Bands F-H

1%

1%

2%

4%

6%

10%

15%

21%

27%

41%

12%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Dwelling type

Flats

69%

55%

49%

41%

34%

29%

24%

25%

22%

29%

38%

Terraced

19%

27%

29%

29%

26%

21%

18%

15%

11%

10%

21%

Semi-detached

11%

14%

16%

17%

20%

22%

23%

25%

28%

26%

20%

Detached

1%

3%

6%

12%

20%

27%

34%

35%

40%

36%

21%

Unknown

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

1%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Number of rooms per dwelling2

1- 3 rooms

63%

56%

53%

49%

44%

38%

35%

32%

26%

22%

42%

4-6 rooms

36%

42%

45%

47%

50%

53%

55%

56%

62%

62%

50%

7 or more rooms

0%

1%

2%

2%

4%

6%

9%

11%

11%

15%

6%

Unknown

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

2%

1%

1%

0%

1%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Median number of rooms per dwelling2

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

Dwellings per hectare

15.75

7.13

1.02

0.42

0.13

0.11

0.14

0.33

1.12

5.57

0.32

Population, by age group3

0-15 (children)

20%

19%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

18%

17%

18%

16-59/64 (working age)

62%

62%

63%

62%

63%

63%

62%

63%

64%

64%

63%

60/65+ (pensionable age)

17%

19%

20%

21%

20%

20%

21%

20%

19%

19%

20%

Total

100%

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. No information is available on the number of rooms in a dwelling for most dwellings in Shetland Islands.

3. 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 2008 mid-year population estimates by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile (2009)

The Sources, Methods and Definitions section of the main publication contains definitions of the dwelling types listed in the table. It also contains information on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

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