Table 9: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each local authority, September 2011
| Total number of dwellings | Occupied dwellings | Vacant dwellings1 | Second homes1 | Dwellings with a single adult discount | Dwellings with 'occupied exemptions' | Occupied dwellings | Vacant dwellings1 | Second homes1 | Dwellings with a single adult discount | Dwellings with 'occupied exemptions' | Number of data zones in the LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,500,849 | 2,393,066 | 70,995 | 36,788 | 944,623 | 66,487 | 96% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 38% | 2.7% | 6,505 |
| Aberdeen City | 111,419 | 106,657 | 2,334 | 2,428 | 42,862 | 7,315 | 96% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 38% | 6.6% | 267 |
| Aberdeenshire | 110,649 | 105,397 | 4,025 | 1,227 | 32,277 | 841 | 95% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 29% | 0.8% | 301 |
| Angus | 54,372 | 51,334 | 2,569 | 469 | 19,685 | 547 | 94% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 36% | 1.0% | 142 |
| Argyll & Bute | 46,896 | 41,396 | 1,563 | 3,937 | 14,883 | 1,148 | 88% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 32% | 2.4% | 122 |
| Clackmannanshire2 | 23,720 | 22,934 | 786 | 0 | 9,165 | 253 | 97% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 39% | 1.1% | 64 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 72,871 | 68,720 | 2,353 | 1,798 | 24,968 | 680 | 94% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 34% | 0.9% | 193 |
| Dundee City3 | 73,529 | 69,913 | 2,656 | 960 | 32,487 | 5,276 | 95% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 44% | 7.2% | 179 |
| East Ayrshire | 56,614 | 54,948 | 1,337 | 329 | 21,502 | 467 | 97% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 38% | 0.8% | 154 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 44,332 | 43,459 | 633 | 240 | 13,998 | 406 | 98% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 32% | 0.9% | 127 |
| East Lothian | 44,967 | 43,518 | 920 | 529 | 15,599 | 598 | 97% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 35% | 1.3% | 120 |
| East Renfrewshire2,4 | 37,231 | 36,539 | 692 | 0 | 12,308 | 463 | 98% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 33% | 1.2% | 120 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 234,541 | 225,161 | 4,693 | 4,687 | 92,075 | 15,563 | 96% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 39% | 6.6% | 549 |
| Eilean Siar | 14,396 | 12,566 | 909 | 921 | 4,869 | 58 | 87% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 34% | 0.4% | 36 |
| Falkirk | 71,303 | 69,499 | 1,156 | 648 | 26,400 | 655 | 97% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 37% | 0.9% | 197 |
| Fife | 170,169 | 161,866 | 4,252 | 4,051 | 62,965 | 3,212 | 95% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 37% | 1.9% | 453 |
| Glasgow City | 299,881 | 288,789 | 9,684 | 1,408 | 141,525 | 15,061 | 96% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 47% | 5.0% | 694 |
| Highland5 | 111,830 | 103,864 | 3,386 | 4,580 | 36,767 | 1,224 | 93% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 33% | 1.1% | 292 |
| Inverclyde | 39,457 | 36,759 | 2,381 | 317 | 15,532 | 563 | 93% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 39% | 1.4% | 110 |
| Midlothian | 36,434 | 35,664 | 728 | 42 | 11,807 | 665 | 98% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 32% | 1.8% | 112 |
| Moray | 42,699 | 40,180 | 1,946 | 573 | 14,139 | 1,490 | 94% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 33% | 3.5% | 116 |
| North Ayrshire | 66,648 | 62,960 | 2,190 | 1,498 | 25,990 | 681 | 94% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 39% | 1.0% | 179 |
| North Lanarkshire | 149,190 | 146,543 | 2,331 | 316 | 53,849 | 1,078 | 98% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 36% | 0.7% | 418 |
| Orkney Islands | 10,438 | 9,424 | 543 | 471 | 3,329 | 82 | 90% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 32% | 0.8% | 27 |
| Perth & Kinross | 69,236 | 65,105 | 2,078 | 2,053 | 23,747 | 759 | 94% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 34% | 1.1% | 175 |
| Renfrewshire2 | 82,944 | 79,780 | 3,164 | 0 | 34,660 | 1,535 | 96% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 42% | 1.9% | 214 |
| Scottish Borders | 56,530 | 52,660 | 2,830 | 1,040 | 19,797 | 584 | 93% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 35% | 1.0% | 130 |
| Shetland Islands | 10,707 | 10,064 | 497 | 146 | 3,434 | 113 | 94% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 32% | 1.1% | 30 |
| South Ayrshire | 53,968 | 52,314 | 1,177 | 477 | 19,872 | 671 | 97% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 37% | 1.2% | 147 |
| South Lanarkshire | 144,386 | 140,560 | 3,381 | 445 | 56,535 | 1,963 | 97% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 39% | 1.4% | 398 |
| Stirling | 39,509 | 37,946 | 1,185 | 378 | 13,224 | 1,371 | 96% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 33% | 3.5% | 110 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 44,586 | 42,962 | 1,356 | 268 | 17,138 | 426 | 96% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 38% | 1.0% | 118 |
| West Lothian | 75,397 | 73,585 | 1,260 | 552 | 27,235 | 739 | 98% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 36% | 1.0% | 211 |
Footnotes
1) There can be variations in the ways that some local authorities classify vacant properties and second homes between different years. This can have a small effect on the percentages of dwellings which are vacant or second homes each year.
2) Clackmannanshire, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire cannot separately identify vacant dwellings which are classed as long-term empty and second homes, as they receive the same Council Tax discount. Therefore, the total figures have been included under 'vacant dwellings'.
3) Figures for 2010 onwards for occupied and vacant dwellings in Dundee City are not directly comparable with previously published figures for 2007, 2008 and 2009. This is because of a clarification of how certain Council Tax exemption categories are recorded. Earlier years are unaffected by this change. For 2007, 2008 and 2009 726, 1,328 and 900 dwellings respectively would move from the 'vacant dwellings' to 'occupied dwellings' categories as a result of this change.
4) For years before 2010 separate figures have been provided for vacant dwellings and second homes in East Renfrewshire. However the second homes figure should have been included in the 'vacant dwellings' total due to issues with separately identifying such dwellings. For 2009 this would give a figure of 709 vacant dwellings in East Renfrewshire, 1.9% of all dwellings in the council area.
5) Figures for 2011 exclude 4 dwellings which had been transferred from the Council Tax system to the Non-Domestic Rates system in Highland. These dwellings were mainly caravans and holiday lets, which were let out for more than 140 days per year, and are now classed as businesses rather than dwellings.
* Information not available
Source: Council tax base return 2011 and 2011 neighbourhood level collection of Council Tax information.
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