1 Key Indicators of the Scottish Housing Stock
11. Tables 2, 3, 4 and Figure 1 show the age of the current housing stock by dwelling type 3. They show that detached houses have dominated new-builds since 1982. Definitions of the dwelling types used in the SHCS can be found in paragraph 104.
Table 2: Type of dwelling by age of dwelling (000s)
Age of dwelling | Type of dwelling | Total 000s | Un-weighted sample size |
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Detached 000s | Semi- detached 000s | Terraced 000s | Tenement 000s | Other Flats 000s |
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Pre 1919 | 101 | 57 | 59 | 165 | 56 | 438 | 570 |
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1919 - 1944 | 30 | 74 | 40 | 43 | 113 | 299 | 397 |
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1945 - 1964 | 36 | 125 | 188 | 126 | 80 | 555 | 766 |
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1965 - 1982 | 117 | 138 | 170 | 76 | 51 | 552 | 700 |
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Post 1982 | 196 | 89 | 58 | 98 | 29 | 470 | 600 |
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Total | 480 | 483 | 515 | 508 | 328 | 2,314 | 3,033 |
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Unweighted sample size | 731 | 664 | 697 | 546 | 395 | 3,033 | |
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Figure 1: Type of dwelling by age of dwelling (000s)
Table 3: Type of dwelling by age of dwelling (Row %)
Age of dwelling | Type of dwelling | Total % | Un-weighted sample size |
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Detached % | Semi-detached % | Terraced % | Tenement % | Other Flats % |
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Pre 1919 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 100 | 570 |
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1919 - 1944 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 100 | 397 |
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1945 - 1964 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 100 | 766 |
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1965 - 1982 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 100 | 700 |
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Post 1982 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 100 | 600 |
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Total | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 100 | 3,033 |
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Table 4: Type of dwelling by age of dwelling (Column %)
Age of dwelling | Type of dwelling | Total % |
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Detached % | Semi-detached % | Terraced % | Tenement % | Other Flats % |
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Pre 1919 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 19 |
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1919 - 1944 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 13 |
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1945 - 1964 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
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1965 - 1982 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 24 |
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Post 1982 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 20 |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Unweighted sample size | 731 | 664 | 697 | 546 | 395 | 3,033 |
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12. Tables 2 - 4 and Figure 1 show data from the SHCS physical survey. As explained in paragraph 1, in addition to a physical inspection of the dwelling the SHCS also involves a social interview with one of the residents, either the highest income householder ( HIH) 4 or their partner. This 'social' interview covers a range of topics such as household characteristics, tenure, neighbourhood satisfaction, dwelling satisfaction, health status, income etc.
13. Council tax was introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the Community Charge ('Poll Tax'). It places every dwelling into one of eight valuation bands A to H. Any kind of house or flat will count as a dwelling if it is used as such, including second homes that are not let out commercially. Due to the range of values in each band, properties which are not identical in terms of accommodation or size can still be in the same band. 5
14. It was not possible to determine the council tax band for 48 dwellings; our address did not clearly match an Assessor address.
15. Table 5 shows council tax band by private and social sector tenures. The social sector covers all dwellings rented from a local authority, housing association, housing co-operative or other public sector organisations such as the MOD or Forestry Commission. Private sector dwellings are those which are either owner-occupied or privately rented. It shows that the higher the council tax band the more likely it is that a dwelling is in the private sector - with over 95% of dwellings with council tax band D, E, F, G and H are in the private sector.
16. Almost 50% of dwellings are in Council Tax Bands A and B; only 5% are in Bands G and H.
Table 5: Tenure by Council Tax band (000s and %)
Council Tax Band | Tenure - private/social | Total | Un- weighted sample size |
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Private | Social |
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Count 000s | Row % | Col % | Count 000s | Row % | Col % | Count 000s | Row % | Col % |
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A | 187 | 37 | 11 | 315 | 63 | 49 | 502 | 100 | 22 | 671 |
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B | 347 | 59 | 21 | 237 | 41 | 37 | 584 | 100 | 25 | 757 |
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C | 269 | 79 | 16 | 70 | 21 | 11 | 339 | 100 | 15 | 461 |
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D | 288 | 95 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 302 | 100 | 13 | 389 |
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E | 272 | 98 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 100 | 12 | 359 |
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F | 167 | 100 | 10 | | | | 167 | 100 | 7 | 207 |
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G | 105 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 100 | 5 | 130 |
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H | 11 | 100 | 1 | | | | 11 | 100 | 0 | 11 |
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Unobtainable | 24 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 100 | 1 | 48 |
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Total | 1,670 | 72 | 100 | 644 | 28 | 100 | 2,314 | 100 | 100 | 3,033 |
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Unweighted sample size | 2,199 |
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| 834 |
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| 3,033 | | | |
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17. Figure 2 shows dwelling Type by council tax band. 6 Almost two thirds of dwellings in council tax band A are flats whereas over 90% of dwellings with a council tax band of F or G are houses (44% of dwellings in the highest council tax band, band H, are houses and 56% are flats but there were only 15 dwellings in the sample).
Figure 2: Type of dwelling by council tax band (%)7
18. The SHCS has introduced a new variable which classifies dwellings as either on or off the mains gas grid. Dwellings are classified as on the gas grid if there is a medium/low pressure gas pipe in the mapping area 8 - a rectangle 300m by 174m (dictated by standard mapping scale and computer screen size).
19. Table 6 shows the figures for whether a dwelling is on or off the gas grid by urban/rural indicator. It shows that 97% of dwellings in urban areas are on the gas grid compared to 41% of dwellings in rural areas. For all dwellings in Scotland, 88% are on the gas grid.
20. The Energy Performance Certificate ( EPC) will be introduced in 2009 to promote the improvement of energy efficiency of buildings. Dwellings will be given an energy efficiency rating ( EER) on a scale from 'A' to 'G', with 'A' being the most and 'G' the least energy efficient. Every dwelling bought and sold or re-let will have to have an EPC. Using the data collected by the SHCS, dwelling EPCs can be emulated. This section analyses the 'emulated EPC' results. More information about EPCs can be found on the Scottish Building Standards Division web site 9 .
Table 6: Dwellings on/off the Gas Grid by urban/rural indicator (000s and %)
On Mains Gas Grid | Urban/Rural Indicator | Total | Un-weighted sample size |
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Urban | Rural |
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000s | Row % | Col % | 000s | Row % | Col % | 000s | Row % | Col % |
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Yes | 1,879 | 92 | 97 | 156 | 8 | 41 | 2,036 | 100 | 88 | 2,476 |
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No | 51 | 18 | 3 | 227 | 82 | 59 | 278 | 100 | 12 | 557 |
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Total | 1,930 | 83 | 100 | 384 | 17 | 100 | 2,314 | 100 | 100 | 3,033 |
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Unweighted sample size | 2,374 | |
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| 3,033 |
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21. Table 7 provides a breakdown of emulated EPC by a number of dwelling and household characteristics. Almost 50% of dwellings in Scotland have an EER of 'D', while no dwelling in the SHCS survey in 2007 is rated 'A'. 16% of detached houses have an EER of 'F' compared with 5% or less for other dwelling types. 52% of dwellings on the gas grid have an EER of band D, while only 24% of those dwellings not on the gas grid have the same rating. Likewise, dwellings in urban areas are more likely to have a higher EER than those in rural areas.