Scottish Household Survey 2025 findings: Neighbourhoods and Communities
Key data from the Scottish Household Survey (2025) exploring neighbourhoods and communities.
Detailed tables showing 2025 scores for ‘neighbourhood trust’ and ‘loneliness’ by Local Authority
Table 1: Percentage of adults who 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that most people in their neighbourhood can be trusted, 2025, Local Authority Areas in Scotland
|
Local Authority |
Percentage of adults |
Colour range in map |
|
Aberdeen City |
73% |
Light blue |
|
Aberdeenshire |
89% |
Dark blue |
|
Angus |
82% |
Medium blue |
|
Argyll and Bute |
91% |
Dark blue |
|
Clackmannanshire |
75% |
Light blue |
|
Dumfries and Galloway |
81% |
Medium blue |
|
Dundee City |
76% |
Light blue |
|
East Ayrshire |
75% |
Light blue |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
85% |
Medium blue |
|
East Lothian |
88% |
Dark blue |
|
East Renfrewshire |
92% |
Dark blue |
|
Edinburgh, City of |
78% |
Medium blue |
|
Falkirk |
73% |
Light blue |
|
Fife |
82% |
Medium blue |
|
Glasgow City |
67% |
Light blue |
|
Highland |
83% |
Medium blue |
|
Inverclyde |
74% |
Light blue |
|
Midlothian |
89% |
Dark blue |
|
Moray |
85% |
Medium blue |
|
Na h-Eileanan Siar |
96% |
Dark blue |
|
North Ayrshire |
74% |
Light blue |
|
North Lanarkshire |
70% |
Light blue |
|
Orkney Islands |
95% |
Dark blue |
|
Perth and Kinross |
88% |
Dark blue |
|
Renfrewshire |
81% |
Medium blue |
|
Scottish Borders |
93% |
Dark blue |
|
Shetland Islands |
92% |
Dark blue |
|
South Ayrshire |
86% |
Medium blue |
|
South Lanarkshire |
79% |
Medium blue |
|
Stirling |
87% |
Dark blue |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
68% |
Light blue |
|
West Lothian |
80% |
Medium blue |
Table 2: Percentage of adults who experienced loneliness in the last week ‘all or almost all of the time’, ‘some of the time’, ‘most of the time’, 2025, Local Authority Areas in Scotland
|
Local Authority |
Percentage of adults |
Colour range in map |
|
Aberdeen City |
20% |
Medium blue |
|
Aberdeenshire |
17% |
Dark blue |
|
Angus |
28% |
Light blue |
|
Argyll and Bute |
22% |
Medium blue |
|
Clackmannanshire |
23% |
Medium blue |
|
Dumfries and Galloway |
17% |
Dark blue |
|
Dundee City |
22% |
Medium blue |
|
East Ayrshire |
28% |
Light blue |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
13% |
Dark blue |
|
East Lothian |
25% |
Medium blue |
|
East Renfrewshire |
13% |
Dark blue |
|
Edinburgh, City of |
23% |
Medium blue |
|
Falkirk |
22% |
Medium blue |
|
Fife |
22% |
Medium blue |
|
Glasgow City |
22% |
Medium blue |
|
Highland |
21% |
Medium blue |
|
Inverclyde |
16% |
Dark blue |
|
Midlothian |
24% |
Medium blue |
|
Moray |
25% |
Medium blue |
|
Na h-Eileanan Siar |
12% |
Dark blue |
|
North Ayrshire |
30% |
Light blue |
|
North Lanarkshire |
15% |
Dark blue |
|
Orkney Islands |
14% |
Dark blue |
|
Perth and Kinross |
16% |
Dark blue |
|
Renfrewshire |
10% |
Dark blue |
|
Scottish Borders |
26% |
Light blue |
|
Shetland Islands |
13% |
Dark blue |
|
South Ayrshire |
23% |
Medium blue |
|
South Lanarkshire |
17% |
Dark blue |
|
Stirling |
20% |
Medium blue |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
18% |
Dark blue |
|
West Lothian |
28% |
Light blue |
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