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HSG/1999/4 Housing Trends in Scotland: Quarters Ended 31 December 1998

 

Key Indicators: 1988 to 1998

Table 1

 

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Population estimates at 30 June (000s)

5,093

5,097

5,102

5,107

5,111

5,120

5,132

5,137

5,128

5,122

5,120

Household estimates at 30 June (000s)

1,967

1,984

2,003

2,052

2,067

2,085

2,102

2,119

2,136

2,152

..

 
Estimated stock of dwellings at 31 December (000s)1

2,084

2,104

2,124

2,160

2,175

2,193

2,210

2,230

2,248

2,268

2,284

% owner occupied

46.7

49.1

51.2

52.4

54.1

55.5

56.9

58.0

59.0

60.3

61.3

% rented from public authorities

43.9

41.7

39.8

37.8

36.0

34.4

32.6

31.0

29.7

27.8

26.6

 
Total new dwellings completed

18,272

20,190

20,362

19,529

18,443

21,392

21,404

24,486

21,403

22,436

20,395

Private sector2

14,179

16,287

16,461

15,533

14,389

17,711

17,753

18,310

18,462

17,821

18,342

Housing Associations

1,278

1,620

1,963

2,264

3,044

2,723

2,990

5,003

2,683

4,507

1,967

Public authorities3

2,815

2,283

1,938

1,732

1,010

958

661

1,173

258

108

86

 
Dwellings demolished or closed3

1,328

875

1,896

1,684

3,577

4,029

3,804

5,823

4,115

4,538

3,258

                       
Public authority dwellings sold

32,305

39,275

33,673

24,735

30,956

23,497

29,478

27,633

19,466

28,573

22,151

 
Dwellings allocated by local authorities4,5

77,217

79,024

74,842

76,316

70,612

66,939

65,344

63,955

63,113

67,973

..

% new lets

58.3

60.7

62.9

62.2

62.7

61.6

61.6

63.0

65.6

65.4

..

% new lets under homelessness legislation

14.3

14.3

16.0

20.0

21.4

23.8

22.7

20.4

20.5

19.1

..

 
Housing provision for elderly6
by public agencies and housing associations
Very sheltered housing

..

..

..

173

326

401

547

671

719

1,197

1,414

Sheltered housing7

25,592

26,737

29,312

31,377

32,202

32,789

33,647

33,687

34,976

35,398

35,927

Amenity housing

9,724

10,516

14,312

16,321

17,244

15,759

16,506

19,013

17,813

17,900

17,579

Other housing with alarm

..

..

..

11,172

13,903

15,942

21,175

23,121

27,769

31,130

35,793

1. 1998 figures are provisional.
2. Includes estimates for outstanding returns.
3. Figures based on incomplete returns.
4. Figures relate to financial years, eg 1995-96 in the 1996 column. 1994-95 figures are based on incomplete returns.
5. Source: HRA return from local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Housing 1.
6. As at 31 March, except for 1996 which is as at 1 April.
7. Figures include sheltered wheelchair, but exclude very sheltered housing.

 

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