The Scottish Government

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly poor

Very poor

No opinion

All

Quiet/peaceful

70

49

13

6

*

57

Convenient shop/amenities

33

36

27

16

*

33

Good neighbours

38

28

16

13

*

32

Friendly people

36

25

13

7

*

30

Nicely landscaped/open spaces

24

14

5

4

*

18

Good outlook/view

22

12

7

4

*

17

Good public transport

15

17

16

11

*

16

Safe/low crime

21

11

3

1

*

16

Good local shops

11

12

11

5

*

12

Area well maintained

13

6

1

1

*

9

Good local schools

9

7

5

2

*

8

Community spirit

8

5

3

2

*

6

Good local leisure facilities

6

6

4

1

*

6

No/little traffic

6

4

2

1

*

5

Safe/slow traffic

4

2

2

1

*

3

Accessible/good location handy

3

3

1

1

*

3

Good facilities for children

3

2

1

1

*

3

Close to countryside/rural

3

1

1

0

*

2

Family/friends here

0

2

3

2

*

1

Always lived here/been here long time

0

1

0

0

*

1

Like house

0

1

2

-

*

1

Near work

0

1

1

1

*

1

Seclusion/privacy

1

0

0

-

*

1

Like area/like living here

0

0

0

1

*

0

Affordable housing

0

0

-

-

*

0

Other

6

7

5

5

*

7

Nothing

1

4

24

52

*

4

Base

7,541

5,341

665

346

75

13,968

Large
urban areas

Other
urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote
small towns

Accessible
rural

Remote
rural

Scotland

Quiet/peaceful

49

58

62

61

71

71

57

Convenient shop/amenities

42

36

29

38

14

14

33

Good neighbours

33

33

33

39

30

27

32

Friendly people

28

27

30

38

37

36

30

Nicely landscaped/open spaces

18

13

18

19

28

32

18

Good outlook/view

14

12

15

19

27

43

17

Good public transport

27

13

7

5

4

3

16

Safe/low crime

15

13

13

16

21

27

16

Good local shops

19

9

7

9

3

4

12

Area well maintained

13

8

6

4

8

3

9

Good local schools

9

8

6

5

5

5

8

Community spirit

7

4

6

5

11

8

6

Good local leisure facilities

9

5

4

4

2

2

6

No/little traffic

5

4

5

6

5

5

5

Safe/slow traffic

4

3

2

4

3

4

3

Accessible/good location handy

4

2

2

1

3

1

3

Good facilities for children

3

3

2

3

2

1

3

Close to countryside/rural

1

1

3

2

6

2

2

Family/friends here

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

Always lived here/been here long time

1

1

1

-

1

0

1

Like house

1

1

0

1

0

-

1

Near work

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

Seclusion/privacy

0

1

0

1

2

1

1

Like area/like living here

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

Affordable housing

0

0

0

-

0

-

0

Other

7

6

4

4

8

7

7

Nothing

5

5

4

3

3

3

4

Base

4,996

3,932

1,438

668

1,690

1,244

13,968

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly poor

Very poor

No opinion

All

Young people hanging about/nothing for young people to do

6

19

41

46

*

14

Vandalism

3

11

38

53

*

9

Too much traffic/speeding traffic

6

7

6

6

*

6

Drug abuse

1

7

31

46

*

6

Parking problems

5

7

6

7

*

6

Too much traffic

5

6

6

3

*

5

Nowhere for children to play

2

7

13

20

*

5

Poor public transport

5

4

6

6

*

5

Noise

2

6

15

20

*

5

Alcohol abuse

1

5

23

33

*

4

Poor local leisure facilities

3

5

12

10

*

4

Unsafe/crime

1

4

22

34

*

4

Poorly maintained/rundown

1

4

19

33

*

4

Problem with neighbours

1

4

17

24

*

4

Poor local shops

2

4

7

10

*

4

Problems with dogs

3

4

6

11

*

3

Litter/rubbish

1

2

3

2

*

2

Problems with road/pavement maintenance

2

1

0

0

*

2

Poor outlook/view

0

1

5

9

*

1

Remoteness/isolation

0

1

1

2

*

1

Poor local schools

0

1

1

2

*

0

Lack of policing

0

0

2

1

*

0

Pollution/problems with industry

0

0

1

0

*

0

Inadequate lighting

0

0

0

0

*

0

Too expensive/council tax

0

0

-

0

*

0

Other

8

9

13

12

*

9

Nothing

59

36

5

1

*

46

Base

7,540

5,341

665

346

75

13,967

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote
rural

Scotland

Young people hanging about/nothing for young people to do

18

13

11

6

9

3

14

Vandalism

13

8

4

3

5

0

9

Too much traffic/speeding traffic

8

5

5

3

7

3

6

Drug abuse

7

8

4

2

3

1

6

Parking problems

8

5

5

4

2

1

6

Too much traffic

7

4

5

2

4

2

5

Nowhere for children to play

7

5

4

3

3

2

5

Poor public transport

4

2

3

2

12

9

5

Noise

6

5

4

4

2

1

5

Alcohol abuse

6

5

3

2

2

0

4

Poor local leisure facilities

4

4

4

2

7

7

4

Unsafe/crime

6

4

2

1

2

0

4

Poorly maintained/rundown

6

4

2

2

1

1

4

Problem with neighbours

4

5

3

2

2

1

4

Poor local shops

4

3

3

3

6

4

4

Problems with dogs

4

3

4

2

3

1

3

Litter/rubbish

3

1

1

1

1

0

2

Problems with road/pavement maintenance

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

Poor outlook/view

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

Remoteness/isolation

0

1

1

-

2

2

1

Poor local schools

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

Lack of policing

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Pollution/problems with industry

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

Inadequate lighting

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Too expensive/council tax

0

0

0

-

0

1

0

Other

8

8

10

10

12

11

9

Nothing

39

49

52

61

47

59

46

Base

4,996

3,932

1,438

668

1,689

1,244

13,967

Single adult

Small adult

Single parent

Small family

Large family

Large adult

Older smaller

Single pensioner

All

Noisy neighbours/loud parties

14

9

17

8

8

5

5

6

8

Vandalism/graffiti/damage to property

23

17

34

16

20

18

15

17

18

Groups of young people hanging about

37

30

49

32

33

31

23

25

31

People drinking or using drugs

30

23

41

23

24

21

15

16

22

Rubbish or litter lying around

35

30

42

29

31

27

26

25

29

Base

2,325

2,279

841

1,872

915

1,233

2,084

2,418

13,967

Owned outright

Buying with help of loan/ mortgage

Rent - Local Authority/ Scottish Homes

Rent - Housing Association/ Co-op

Rent - private landlord

Other

All

Noisy neighbours/loud parties

4

6

16

15

9

6

8

Vandalism/graffiti/damage to property

15

14

31

31

15

11

18

Groups of young people hanging about

23

29

44

45

29

14

31

People drinking or using drugs

16

18

37

34

22

13

22

Rubbish or litter lying around

26

27

38

40

25

18

29

Base

3,982

5,133

2,869

893

828

262

13,967

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

Noisy neighbours/loud parties

10

8

8

5

4

2

8

Vandalism/graffiti/damage to property

24

18

13

9

11

3

18

Groups of young people hanging about

35

33

30

21

24

9

31

People drinking or using drugs

25

25

22

17

15

8

22

Rubbish or litter lying around

34

30

28

21

20

11

29

Base

4,996

3,932

1,438

668

1,689

1,244

13,967

Noisy neighbours/ loud parties

Vandalism/graffiti/ damage to property

Groups of young people hanging about

People drinking or using drugs

Rubbish or litter lying around

Base

Edinburgh

9

20

30

18

33

1,102

Glasgow

12

34

43

32

47

1,495

Fife

7

17

33

25

27

941

North Lanarkshire

7

18

34

27

29

801

South Lanarkshire

7

17

33

25

25

752

Highlands and Islands

6

8

17

13

17

1,947

Grampian

7

11

25

18

21

1,093

Tayside

8

17

27

17

24

991

Central

10

20

37

27

35

870

Dunbartonshire

10

23

37

29

32

455

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

8

21

34

23

30

1,002

Ayrshire

7

17

30

24

29

909

Lothians

6

12

26

19

26

899

Southern Scotland

4

7

17

10

21

710

Scotland

8

18

31

22

29

13,967