# Home ownership: highest and lowest councils in Scotland (2021)

East Renfrewshire had the highest owner-occupied homes of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2021, at 82.6%.

Glasgow had the lowest, at 46.7%. The middle council, Renfrewshire, had 66.7%.

| Rank | Area | Owner-occupied homes | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 82.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 2 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 82.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 3 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 74.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 4 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 73.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 5 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 70.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 6 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 69.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 7 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 69.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 8 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 68.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 9 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 68.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =10 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 67.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =10 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 67.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =10 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 67.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 13 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 67.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 14 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 67.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 15 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 66.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =16 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 66.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =16 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 66.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 18 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 65.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 19 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 65.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 20 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 65.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 21 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 65.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 22 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 63.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 23 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 63.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 24 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 63.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 25 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 62.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =26 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 62.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =26 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 62.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 28 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 60.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 29 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 57.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 30 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 56.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 31 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 51.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 32 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 46.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/northern-ireland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied)

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