# Private renting: highest and lowest councils in Scotland (2021)

Edinburgh had the highest share of households renting privately of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2021, at 23.1%.

Na h-Eileanan Siar had the lowest, at 5.7%. The middle council, South Ayrshire, had 10.6%.

| Rank | Area | Private rented homes | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 23.1% | 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. |
| 2 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 21.1% | 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. |
| 3 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 19.9% | 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. |
| 4 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 16.9% | 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 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 13.7% | 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. |
| =5 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 13.7% | 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. |
| 7 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 13.4% | 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. |
| 8 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 12.8% | 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. |
| 9 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 11.9% | 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. |
| 10 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 11.8% | 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. |
| =11 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 11.6% | 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. |
| =11 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 11.6% | 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. |
| 13 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 11.0% | 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. |
| 14 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 10.7% | 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. |
| =15 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 10.6% | 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. |
| =15 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 10.6% | 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. |
| 17 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 10.0% | 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. |
| 18 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 9.6% | 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 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 9.5% | 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. |
| =19 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 9.5% | 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. |
| 21 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 9.3% | 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. |
| 22 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 9.1% | 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. |
| 23 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 8.9% | 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. |
| 24 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 8.6% | 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. |
| 25 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 8.5% | 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. |
| 26 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 8.3% | 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. |
| 27 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 8.2% | 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 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 7.7% | 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. |
| 29 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 7.0% | 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. |
| =30 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 5.8% | 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. |
| =30 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 5.8% | 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. |
| 32 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 5.7% | 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/private-rented/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/northern-ireland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/south-west)

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