Scottish Council Housing Stock Figures
This is the most accurate official data I can provide. Couple of issues. Some council such as Glasgow don't show, the reason for that is because all of their stock was transferred to housing associations in the early 2000s, so they appear to have no stock to report as official data does not track housing associations. Some other anoomalies exist such as fife combining all it's tenement and four in a block into a single figure in 2009 showing a blip then changing it back in 2010. I will update if and when new data becomes available.
Total housing stock
Property age profile –
Property type mix
Scotland – Total Council Housing Stock (All Councils)
Largest changes in total stock (2000 → 2025)
Top 10 declines
| Council | 2000 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lanarkshire | 48,581 | 36,880 | -11,701 |
| South Lanarkshire | 35,531 | 25,923 | -9,608 |
| Renfrewshire | 21,550 | 12,078 | -9,472 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 29,368 | 20,634 | -8,734 |
| Fife | 39,902 | 31,243 | -8,659 |
| Dundee City | 21,157 | 12,647 | -8,510 |
| East Ayrshire | 18,079 | 12,157 | -5,922 |
| Falkirk | 21,528 | 16,999 | -4,529 |
| North Ayrshire | 17,612 | 13,319 | -4,293 |
| Aberdeen City | 27,829 | 23,550 | -4,279 |
Top 10 increases
Yup, currently there is only one council over the past 25 years that has more stock.
| Council | 2000 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney | 926 | 1,033 | +107 |
Largest changes in total stock (2020 → 2025)
Top 10 declines
Yup, also correct, no councils show a decline in the last 5 years. Bear in mind that right to buy ended in Scotland during 2016. Soon after the stock started going back up.
| Council | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|
Top 10 increases
| Council | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 21,936 | 23,550 | +1,614 |
| Highland | 14,179 | 15,250 | +1,071 |
| South Lanarkshire | 24,864 | 25,923 | +1,059 |
| Fife | 30,471 | 31,243 | +772 |
| Midlothian | 7,001 | 7,677 | +676 |
| East Lothian | 8,832 | 9,415 | +583 |
| Perth & Kinross | 7,680 | 8,226 | +546 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10,042 | 10,547 | +505 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 20,130 | 20,634 | +504 |
| Falkirk | 16,509 | 16,999 | +490 |