AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES IN RURAL SCOTLAND
Annex B: Distribution of Households by the Rural-Urban Classification
The number of households has been calculated using GIS and the Postcode Index 2002 File. As a result, they may differ from Census results and GROS settlement information.
| Total No. Households | % |
Large urban areas - settlements over 125,000 population | 985,560 | 41.05 |
Other urban areas - settlements between 10,000 and 125,000 population | 687,185 | 28.62 |
URBAN SCOTLAND | 1,672,745 | 69.67 |
Accessible small towns - settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more | 237,647 | 9.9 |
Remote small towns - settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and within a drive time of between 30 and 60 minutes of a settlement of 10,000 or more. | 38,648 | 1.6 |
Very remote small towns - settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and over 60 minutes drive time of a settlement of 10,000 or more. | 28,987 | 1.2 |
SMALL TOWNS | 305,282 | 12.7 |
Accessible rural - settlements of less than 3,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more. | 278,894 | 11.6 |
Remote rural - settlements of less than 3,000 people and within a drive time of between 30 and 60 minutes of a settlement of 10,000 or more. | 68,759 | 2.87 |
Very remote rural - settlements of less than 3,000 people, over 60 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more | 75,140 | 3.1 |
RURAL SCOTLAND | 422,793 | 17.6 |
SCOTLAND | 2,400,820 | 100 |
Note: Isolated houses and hamlets are included in settlements of less than 3,000 people.