Scottish Household Survey 2025 findings: Neighbourhoods and Communities
Key data from the Scottish Household Survey (2025) exploring neighbourhoods and communities.
Data tables for charts
This section contains the underlying data in an accessible table format for charts in the report.
Table 1 Percentage of adults who rate their neighbourhood as a 'very good' and 'fairly good' place to live by SIMD Quintiles, 2025, Scotland (Data for Figure 1)
|
Rating |
Quintile 1 - 20% most deprived |
Quintile 2 |
Quintile 3 |
Quintile 4 |
Quintile 5 - 20% least deprived |
|
Very good |
30% |
42% |
59% |
68% |
76% |
|
Fairly good |
55% |
49% |
38% |
30% |
24% |
Table 2 Percentage of adults who agree that this is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted by SIMD Quintiles, 2025, Scotland (Data for Figure 3)
|
Statement |
Quintile 1 – 20% most deprived |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Quintile 5 – 20% least deprived |
|
This is a neighbourhood where most people can be trusted |
59% |
72% |
84% |
88% |
92% |
Table 3 Percentage of adults who report feeling lonely 'some of the time', or 'most, almost all or all of the time', by age, 2025, Scotland (Data for Figure 5)
|
Age |
Some of the time |
Most, almost all or all of the time |
|
16 to 24 |
20% |
4% |
|
25 to 34 |
18% |
4% |
|
35 to 44 |
17% |
5% |
|
45 to 59 |
14% |
5% |
|
60 to 74 |
13% |
3% |
|
75 and over |
19% |
4% |
Table 4 Percentage of adults who have personally experienced ‘any’ neighbourhood problems in the past 12 months, by the highest and lowest % for different sub-groups, 2025, Scotland (Data for Figure 6)
|
Sub-group |
Percentage |
|
SIMD Quintile 1 - 20% most deprived |
70% |
|
25 to 34 year olds |
63% |
|
Social renters |
63% |
|
Large urban areas |
62% |
|
Owner occupied |
55% |
|
SIMD Quintile 5 - 20% least deprived |
50% |
|
75 and over |
40% |
|
Remote rural |
40% |
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