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Statistical Bulletin: Housing Series: HSG/2005/4: Housing trends in Scotland: quarter ending 31 March 2005

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Public sector vacant stock as at 31 March 2005 (Table 16)

Area

Normal letting stock

Other vacant dwellings 1

Total stock

Vacant dwellings

Total dwellings

Vacancy rate (%)

Vacant dwellings

Total dwellings

Vacancy rate (%)

SCOTLAND

6,614

353,647

1.9

8,457

15,071

374,033

4.0

Local authority

6,614

353,183

1.9

8,442

15,056

373,554

4.0

Aberdeen City

1,289

23,204

5.6

373

1,662

24,683

6.7

Aberdeenshire

186

13,864

1.3

33

219

13,994

1.6

Angus

83

7,563

1.1

129

212

8,494

2.5

Argyll & Bute

78

5,516

1.4

153

231

5,707

4.0

Clackmannanshire

76

5,365

1.4

154

230

5,482

4.2

Dumfries & Galloway

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Dundee City

140

15,638

0.9

494

634

15,940

4.0

East Ayrshire

147

14,175

1.0

438

585

14,657

4.0

East Dunbartonshire

17

3,987

0.4

10

27

4,077

0.7

East Lothian

72

8,352

0.9

44

116

8,417

1.4

East Renfrewshire

121

3,350

3.6

163

284

3,536

8.0

Edinburgh, City of

413

23,421

1.8

240

653

24,115

2.7

Eilean Siar 2

24

1,818

1.3

4

28

1,841

1.5

Falkirk

128

17,628

0.7

421

549

18,196

3.0

Fife

797

23,149

3.4

747

1,544

34,207

4.5

Glasgow City

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Highland

189

14,644

1.3

48

237

14,725

1.6

Inverclyde

112

9,228

1.2

1,287

1,399

9,328

15.0

Midlothian

26

6,342

0.4

12

38

6,385

0.6

Moray

22

6,355

0.3

-

22

6,373

0.3

North Ayrshire

73

14,701

0.5

4

77

14,816

0.5

North Lanarkshire

227

40,643

0.6

463

690

41,145

1.7

Orkney

3

757

0.4

19

22

819

2.7

Perth & Kinross 2

245

8,230

3.0

268

513

8,312

6.2

Renfrewshire

1,249

14,625

8.5

1,015

2,264

15,725

14.4

Scottish Borders, The

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Shetland

76

1,917

4.0

6

82

2,027

4.0

South Ayrshire

182

8,961

2.0

50

232

9,024

2.6

South Lanarkshire

281

28,197

1.0

653

934

29,094

3.2

Stirling

81

6,593

1.2

238

319

6,618

4.8

West Dunbartonshire

249

11,427

2.2

872

1,121

12,121

9.2

West Lothian

28

13,533

0.2

104

132

13,696

1.0

Scottish Homes

-

464

0.0

15

15

479

3.1

Source: Stock1 and Stock2 returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics), Scottish Homes data provided by Communities Scotland.
Note: Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils are not included on the Scotland totals.
1. Includes dwellings used as temporary accommodation for the homeless, dwellings that are awaiting demolition, dwellings that are part of a modernisation scheme, and dwellings identified as being in a low demand area.
2. Estimates for vacant dwellings based on March 2004 figures due to outstanding returns (total dwelling figures are Stock 1 2005 figures).

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