Assets by Urban Rural Classification 2020, 2022

Community owned assets in remote rural areas in 2022: 456

Figure 8: Six out of ten community owned assets are located in remote rural areas

The number of community owned assets recorded in Scotland as of 31 December 2022 by Six-fold Urban Rural Classification 2020

The figure is available in the Figures supporting document.

Of the 16 assets which came into community ownership in 2022, six were in remote rural areas and five in accessible rural areas. The remaining five were spread across urban areas.

Remote rural areas contain 60% of community owned assets (456) and 98% of community owned land. A further 143 assets (19%) are in accessible rural areas, comprising just over 1% of the land area.

While 21% of assets (155) are located in urban areas, these assets only comprise less than 0.5% of the area in community ownership.

The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification is assigned according to the address/location of the asset. Assets with large areas may straddle multiple classes. Further information on the Classification can be found on the Scottish Government website.