Housing: key data sources
Scottish Government publish quarterly Housing & Regeneration statistics on Housing in Scotland, covering affordable housing, new housing supply, rents in the private sector, local authority housing, and social housing.
Scottish Statistics hosts a number of housing related indicators.
Poverty Statistics describe poverty before and after housing costs.
The Scottish Government’s Centre for Housing Market Analysis provides statistics relating to the housing market.
A range of relevant data sources can be found in Scottish Government guidance for preparing a Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA): A Practitioner’s Guide (see section 3, ‘Evidence & Analysis’).
A range of information relating to housing is available from the Scottish Household Survey.
The Scottish House Condition Survey collates in-depth information on a national annual sample of around 3,000 dwellings in Scotland. This includes details of properties below tolerable standard, in disrepair, with relevant amenities, as well as information on dampness and condensation, energy efficiency and fuel poverty. Note that the Scottish House Condition Survey has been incorporated into the Scottish Household Survey from 2012.
The Scottish Government produces data on a set of performance indicators for measuring progress on housing and regeneration outcomes.
The Scottish Housing Regulator provides information on social landlords and social housing stock.
A new look up tool, called the CURL file, has been developed by linking together CHI numbers, unique property reference numbers (UPRN), and the Scottish census for the Scottish population. This was developed by the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research at the University of Edinburgh and Public Health Scotland. This tool has created the unique ability to identify the health, household characteristics (including household structure, the highest level of education, and occupation of household members), and the urban-rural classification individual properties in Scotland.
