Assets by Urban Rural Classification 2022

Community owned assets in remote rural areas in 2024: 509

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 2024 by Six-fold Urban Rural Classification 2022

The figure is available in the Figures supporting document.

Of the 23 assets which came into community ownership in 2024, 14 were in remote rural areas and four in accessible rural areas. The remaining five were in urban areas. There were two in other urban areas and one each in large urban areas, accessible small towns and remote small towns.

Remote rural areas contain 60% of community owned assets (509) and 97% of community owned land. A further 177 assets (21%) are in accessible rural areas, comprising just over 2% of the land area.

While almost a fifth of assets (167) are located in urban areas, these assets only comprise just 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 2022 Classification can be found on the Scottish Government website.