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Housing Trends in Scotland: Quarter Ending 31 March 2006

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Table 15
Public sector vacant stock as at 31 March 2006

Area

Normal letting stock

Other vacant dwellings 1

Total stock

Vacant dwellings

Total dwellings

Vacancy rate (%)

Vacant dwellings

Total dwellings

Vacancy rate (%)

SCOTLAND

4,192

344,113

1.2

8,072

12,264

363,779

3.4

Aberdeen City

694

22,385

3.1

677

1,371

24,119

5.7

Aberdeenshire 2

186

13,544

1.4

33

219

13,669

1.6

Angus 2

83

7,563

1.1

129

212

8,494

2.5

Argyll & Bute

51

5,337

1.0

193

244

5,550

4.4

Clackmannanshire

126

5,316

2.4

47

173

5,360

3.2

Dumfries & Galloway

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Dundee City

35

15,003

0.2

623

658

15,650

4.2

East Ayrshire

279

12,999

2.1

430

709

13,923

5.1

East Dunbartonshire

22

3,987

0.6

13

35

4,077

0.9

East Lothian

83

8,198

1.0

16

99

8,284

1.2

East Renfrewshire

79

3,226

2.4

51

130

3,306

3.9

Edinburgh, City of

188

23,863

0.8

647

835

23,914

3.5

Eilean Siar 2

17

1,818

0.9

5

22

1,841

1.2

Falkirk

192

16,948

1.1

312

504

17,443

2.9

Fife

575

22,443

2.6

652

1,227

33,017

3.7

Glasgow City

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Highland

180

14,342

1.3

107

287

14,442

2.0

Inverclyde 2

152

9,228

1.6

1,012

1,164

9,328

12.5

Midlothian 2

26

6,342

0.4

11

37

6,385

0.6

Moray

27

6,157

0.4

4

31

6,173

0.5

North Ayrshire

51

14,264

0.4

-

51

14,392

0.4

North Lanarkshire

141

39,337

0.4

371

512

39,889

1.3

Orkney

8

734

1.1

10

18

799

2.3

Perth & Kinross 3

245

7,926

3.1

268

513

8,033

6.4

Renfrewshire

151

13,796

1.1

1,045

1,196

15,000

8.0

Scottish Borders, The

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

Shetland

79

1,848

4.3

16

95

1,980

4.8

South Ayrshire

74

8,732

0.8

71

145

8,801

1.6

South Lanarkshire

183

27,161

0.7

405

588

27,861

2.1

Stirling

52

6,334

0.8

257

309

6,361

4.9

West Dunbartonshire

185

11,749

1.6

563

748

11,992

6.2

West Lothian 2

28

13,533

0.2

104

132

13,696

1.0

Source: Stock1 and Stock2 returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics)

Note: Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders are not included.

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 based on March 2005 figures due to outstanding returns.

3. Estimates based on March 2004 figures due to outstanding returns.

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