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Housing Trends in Scotland: Quarters Ended 31 March 1999: HSG/2000/1

 

Key Indicators: 1988 to 1998

Table 1

 

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Population estimates at 30 June (000s)

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)

1,984

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

2,104

2,124

2,160

2,175

2,193

2,210

2,230

2,248

2,268

2,284

..

% owner occupied

49.1

51.2

52.4

54.1

55.5

56.9

58.0

59.0

60.3

61.3

..

% rented from public authorities

41.7

39.8

37.8

36.0

34.4

32.6

31.0

29.7

27.8

26.6

..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..

Total new dwellings completed

20,190

20,362

19,529

18,443

21,392

21,404

24,486

21,306

22,422

20,321

..

Private sector2

16,287

16,461

15,533

14,389

17,711

17,753

18,310

18,345

17,807

18,268

..

Housing Associations

1,620

1,963

2,264

3,044

2,723

2,990

5,003

2,683

4,507

1,967

..

Public authorities3

2,283

1,938

1,732

1,010

958

661

1,173

278

108

86

..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..

Dwellings demolished or closed3

875

1,896

1,684

3,577

4,029

3,804

5,823

4,115

4,538

3,400

..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..

Public authority dwellings sold

39,275

33,673

24,735

30,956

23,497

29,478

27,633

19,466

28,573

22,156

..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..

Dwellings allocated by local authorities4,5

79,024

74,842

76,316

70,612

66,939

65,344

63,955

63,113

67,973

65,555

..

% new lets

60.7

62.9

62.2

62.7

61.6

61.6

63.0

65.6

65.4

65.6

..

% new lets under homelessness legislation

14.3

16.0

20.0

21.4

23.8

22.7

20.4

20.5

19.1

20.0

..

 

Housing provision for elderly6 by public agencies and housing associations

Very sheltered housing

..

..

173

326

401

547

671

719

1,183

1,414

1,620

Sheltered housing7

26,737

29,312

31,377

32,202

32,789

33,647

33,687

34,976

35,484

35,927

36,648

Amenity housing

10,516

14,312

16,321

17,244

15,759

16,506

19,013

18,535

17,871

17,579

20,197

Other housing with alarm

..

..

11,172

13,903

15,942

21,175

23,121

27,769

32,490

35,793

37,184

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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