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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2009

Table 6: Characteristics of dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, 2009

SDP area

National Park

Scotland

Glasgow and the Clyde Valley

Aberdeen City and Shire

SESplan

TAYplan

Cairngorms

LLTNP1

Council Tax band of dwelling2

Bands A-C

66%

54%

59%

61%

46%

35%

62%

Bands D-E

24%

29%

26%

27%

34%

38%

26%

Bands F-H

10%

18%

15%

12%

20%

27%

12%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Dwelling type

Flats

49%

34%

43%

34%

10%

14%

38%

Terraced

20%

15%

23%

19%

13%

13%

21%

Semi-detached

18%

23%

17%

20%

23%

26%

20%

Detached

12%

28%

17%

26%

51%

46%

21%

Unknown

0%

0%

0%

0%

2%

1%

1%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Number of rooms per dwelling3

1-3 rooms

45%

42%

44%

46%

32%

32%

42%

4-6 rooms

49%

47%

51%

46%

53%

55%

50%

7 or more rooms

4%

11%

6%

8%

12%

12%

6%

Unknown

1%

0%

0%

1%

3%

2%

1%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Median number of rooms per dwelling3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Dwellings per hectare

2.52

0.41

0.82

0.28

0.02

0.04

0.32

Population, by age group4

0-15 (children)

18%

18%

18%

17%

17%

15%

18%

16-59/64 (working age)

64%

64%

64%

61%

58%

60%

63%

60/65+ (pensionable age)

18%

18%

19%

22%

25%

25%

20%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 

1. LLTNP is Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

2. Each dwelling is placed in one of eight Council Tax bands (A to H), with dwellings in band H being the most expensive.

3. No information is available on the number of rooms in a dwelling in Shetland Islands.

4. 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.

The Sources, Methods and Definitions section of the main publication contains definitions of the dwelling types listed in the table. It also describes the areas covered by each SDP area and National Park.

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