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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| 4A housing |
| Table 4A1 Key housing information, 1986, 1987, 1992-1997 |
1986 |
1987 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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| Population estimates at 30 June | (thousands) |
5,123 |
5,113 |
5,111 |
5,120 |
5,132 |
5,137 |
5,128 |
5,122 |
| Household estimates at 30 June | (thousands) |
1,934 |
1,950 |
2,067 |
2,085 |
2,102 |
2,119 |
2,136 |
.. |
| Estimated stock of dwellings at 31 December | (thousands) |
2,050 |
2,067 |
2,175 |
2,193 |
2,210 |
2,232 |
2,246 |
.. |
| Per cent owner occupied | 43.1 |
44.6 |
54.1 |
55.5 |
56.9 |
57.9 |
59.2 |
.. |
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| Per cent rented from public authorities | 46.9 |
45.6 |
36 |
34.4 |
32.6 |
31.1 |
29.7 |
.. |
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| New dwellings completed: | 18,637 |
17,707 |
18,443 |
21,392 |
21,217 |
24,091 |
20,686 |
.. |
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| Private sector | 14,870 |
13,904 |
14,389 |
17,711 |
17,569 |
18,164 |
17,762 |
.. |
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| Housing Associations | 1,466 |
1,169 |
3,044 |
2,723 |
2,991 |
5,011 |
2,683 |
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| Public authorities | 2,301 |
2,634 |
1,010 |
958 |
657 |
916 |
241 |
.. |
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| Dwellings demolished or closed | 1,635 |
2,003 |
3,577 |
4,029 |
3,804 |
5,823 |
4,115 |
.. |
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| Public sector dwellings sold or transferred | 14,258 |
20,119 |
30,970 |
23,516 |
29,275 |
27,502 |
21,656 |
.. |
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| Housing for the elderly at 31 March | |||||||||
| Very sheltered housing 1 | .. |
.. |
326 |
401 |
547 |
671 |
719 |
1,169 |
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| Sheltered housing 2 | 21,846 |
23,294 |
32,202 |
32,789 |
33,647 |
33,687 |
34,764 |
35,054 |
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| Amenity housing | 8,351 |
8,982 |
17,244 |
15,759 |
16,506 |
17,424 |
17,791 |
16,252 |
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| Other housing with alarm 1 | .. |
.. |
13,903 |
15,942 |
21,175 |
23,121 |
27,769 |
28,420 |
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| Estimated number of dwellings below the tolerable standard (BTS) at 31 March | (thousands) |
57 |
55 |
102 |
96 |
90 |
88 |
84 |
78 |
| Per cent of stock | 2.8 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
.. |
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Source: SODD, Housing Statistics Unit |
| 1 Information not collected prior to 1991. |
| 2 Figures include sheltered wheelchair housing. |
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