Scotland Country (Dep) : Housing Statistics

These simple graphs compare Scotland with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Houses under Construction as Percentage of All Houses 1821 to 1921 While detailed statistics on housing density and amenities were not gathered until much later, som…
% of Persons in Households with over 1.5 person per room 1971 to 2011 These figures record the percentage of people living in households with more than one and a half p…
% of Persons in Households with over 3 person per room 1951 These figures record how many persons were living in households with 3 or more persons per room (no…
% Owner-Occupier 1971 to 2011 From 1961 onwards, the census has recorded the proportion of households own their own homes. This …
% Council Housing 1971 to 2011 From 1961 onwards, the census has recorded the proportion of households renting their homes, and wh…

We hold these detailed statistics for Scotland, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Having Central Heating 1991 to 2021 Having Central Heating (2)
House Occupancy 1821 to 1951 Housing Occupancy (3)
House Occupancy 10 years earlier 1851 to 1931 Housing Occupancy (3)
House Occupancy 20 years earlier 1951 Housing Occupancy (3)
Housing Density (Generalised) 1971 to 2011 Persons per Room (3)
Housing Density (Scottish categories) 1951 Persons per Room (3)
Housing Tenure 1991 to 2021 Housing Tenure (6)
Housing Tenure (Simplified) 1971 to 2021 Housing Tenure by Household (4)
Sole use of bath/shower & toilet 1981 to 2001 Having sole use of Bath/Shower & WC (2)
Total Households 1861 to 1951 Total Households (4)
Total Houses 1821 to 1951 Total Houses (1)
Total Rooms 1901 to 1951 Total Rooms (1)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.