Aberdeenshire Council : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 18,698 Show data context 17,078 Show data context 13,563 Show data context 374 Show data context
1981 28,760 Show data context 22,830 Show data context 6,423 Show data context 3,948 Show data context
1991 49,716 Show data context 20,048 Show data context 9,704 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 64,670 Show data context 14,359 Show data context 8,632 Show data context
2011 76,050 Show data context 12,541 Show data context 14,221 Show data context 1,902 Show data context
2021 85,489 Show data context 10,138 Show data context 2,159 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS19: "Households Tenure: Households with residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS13: "Tenure: Household with residents, residents in households, rooms in household spaces")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S20 Tenure and amenities: Households with residents [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV64, Tenure by Household)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS405UK, "Tenure - Households")
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV404, "Household tenure - Households", covering "All occupied households")

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The census small area statistics for 2001 record whether households had sole use of a bath or shower AND sole use of a toilet. These data are not easily compared with earlier data which record access to baths/showers and to toilets separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeenshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 12th June 2026