| 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 from Council Tax | Dwellings with 'occupied exemptions' from Council Tax | Number of data zones in the LA | |
| Scotland | 2,515,042 | 2,404,068 | 72,725 | 38,249 | 948,208 | 67,338 | 95.6% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 37.7% | 2.7% | 6,505 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 112,073 | 107,273 | 2,304 | 2,496 | 43,045 | 6,860 | 95.7% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 38.4% | 6.1% | 267 |
| Aberdeenshire | 111,773 | 106,439 | 4,055 | 1,279 | 32,872 | 1,123 | 95.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 29.4% | 1.0% | 301 |
| Angus2 | 54,566 | 51,744 | 2,071 | 751 | 19,902 | 558 | 94.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 36.5% | 1.0% | 142 |
| Argyll & Bute | 47,105 | 41,471 | 1,719 | 3,915 | 15,249 | 1,193 | 88.0% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 32.4% | 2.5% | 122 |
| Clackmannanshire3 | 23,774 | 23,048 | 726 | * | 9,305 | 365 | 96.9% | 3.1% | * | 39.1% | 1.5% | 64 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 73,224 | 69,035 | 2,393 | 1,796 | 25,072 | 837 | 94.3% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 34.2% | 1.1% | 193 |
| Dundee City4 | 73,818 | 69,999 | 2,815 | 1,004 | 31,729 | 5,313 | 94.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 43.0% | 7.2% | 179 |
| East Ayrshire2 | 56,919 | 55,201 | 1,542 | 176 | 21,640 | 476 | 97.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 38.0% | 0.8% | 154 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 44,564 | 43,773 | 580 | 211 | 14,132 | 412 | 98.2% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 31.7% | 0.9% | 127 |
| East Lothian | 45,364 | 43,959 | 873 | 532 | 15,730 | 602 | 96.9% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 34.7% | 1.3% | 120 |
| East Renfrewshire3 | 37,448 | 36,834 | 433 | 181 | 11,659 | 504 | 98.4% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 31.1% | 1.3% | 120 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 235,850 | 225,748 | 4,300 | 5,802 | 92,458 | 16,158 | 95.7% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 39.2% | 6.9% | 549 |
| Eilean Siar | 14,458 | 12,714 | 858 | 886 | 4,819 | 68 | 87.9% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 33.3% | 0.5% | 36 |
| Falkirk | 71,742 | 69,880 | 1,224 | 638 | 26,797 | 608 | 97.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 37.4% | 0.8% | 197 |
| Fife | 170,881 | 162,703 | 4,220 | 3,958 | 63,165 | 3,206 | 95.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 37.0% | 1.9% | 453 |
| Glasgow City | 301,513 | 288,979 | 11,006 | 1,528 | 141,728 | 15,118 | 95.8% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 47.0% | 5.0% | 694 |
| Highland | 112,812 | 104,827 | 3,465 | 4,520 | 36,919 | 1,286 | 92.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 32.7% | 1.1% | 292 |
| Inverclyde | 39,590 | 36,722 | 2,589 | 279 | 15,598 | 530 | 92.8% | 6.5% | 0.7% | 39.4% | 1.3% | 110 |
| Midlothian | 37,051 | 36,135 | 878 | 38 | 12,288 | 614 | 97.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 33.2% | 1.7% | 112 |
| Moray | 43,139 | 40,536 | 2,019 | 584 | 14,107 | 1,494 | 94.0% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 32.7% | 3.5% | 116 |
| North Ayrshire | 66,888 | 62,999 | 2,375 | 1,514 | 26,483 | 669 | 94.2% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 39.6% | 1.0% | 179 |
| North Lanarkshire | 149,763 | 147,334 | 2,102 | 327 | 53,788 | 1,385 | 98.4% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 35.9% | 0.9% | 418 |
| Orkney Islands | 10,613 | 9,529 | 588 | 496 | 3,373 | 88 | 89.8% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 31.8% | 0.8% | 27 |
| Perth & Kinross | 69,618 | 65,408 | 2,154 | 2,056 | 24,148 | 790 | 94.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 34.7% | 1.1% | 175 |
| Renfrewshire3 | 83,166 | 79,795 | 3,371 | * | 34,939 | 1,519 | 95.9% | 4.1% | * | 42.0% | 1.8% | 214 |
| Scottish Borders | 56,765 | 52,836 | 2,897 | 1,032 | 19,860 | 613 | 93.1% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 35.0% | 1.1% | 130 |
| Shetland Islands | 10,789 | 10,171 | 480 | 138 | 3,484 | 111 | 94.3% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 32.3% | 1.0% | 30 |
| South Ayrshire | 54,202 | 52,457 | 1,293 | 452 | 19,677 | 695 | 96.8% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 36.3% | 1.3% | 147 |
| South Lanarkshire | 145,257 | 141,465 | 3,322 | 470 | 56,471 | 1,712 | 97.4% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 38.9% | 1.2% | 398 |
| Stirling | 39,798 | 38,182 | 1,247 | 369 | 13,313 | 1,408 | 95.9% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 33.5% | 3.5% | 110 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 44,790 | 42,966 | 1,528 | 296 | 17,186 | 417 | 95.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 38.4% | 0.9% | 118 |
| West Lothian | 75,729 | 73,906 | 1,298 | 525 | 27,272 | 606 | 97.6% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 36.0% | 0.8% | 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) Angus reviewed its policy on Council Tax discounts for long-term empty properties in 2012. Therefore, some properties that had been classified previously as long-term empty are now classified as second homes. Also in 2012, East Ayrshire reviewed its second homes properties. As a result, some of these properties were re-classified as long-term empty.
3) Clackmannanshire 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'. In past publications, East Renfrewshire could not separate figures from these two categories. However, this year, figures are available for the first time, and so they are included here.
4) Dundee City reviewed its entitlements to single adult discounts in 2012, which resulted in several hundred cases being cancelled.
* Information not available.
Source: Council tax base return 2012 and 2012 neighbourhood level collection of Council Tax information.
Please go to Sources, Methods and Definitions for more information. Please note that figures might not add up to 100% exactly, due to rounding.