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Household and Dwelling Estimates by Urban Rural Classification (2011 Data Zone based)

Last update: 20 June 2024
Next update: June 2025

This section provides household and dwelling estimates for Urban and Rural areas in Scotland.

These estimates are based on the Scottish Government’s Urban Rural Classification 2020.

Household Estimates provide data on the number and percentage of dwellings which are occupied, vacant, unoccupied exemptions, long-term empty, second homes, occupied and exempt from paying council tax, or that are receiving a ‘single adult’ Council Tax discount. The estimates are available for each year from 2014 onwards.

Dwelling Estimates provide data on the number and characteristics of dwellings including Council Tax Band, type of dwelling, number of rooms per dwelling and number of dwellings per hectare. The estimates are available for each year from 2005 onwards. Data for 2018 to 2023 on type of dwelling and number of rooms are not yet available for publication.

The datasets are in Excel format.